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The European edition of the Fortune 500, ranking companies by revenue.

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The corporations on our annual list of the world’s largest companies delivered a record $41 trillion in aggregate revenues.

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The first-ever European edition of the Fortune 500, ranking companies by revenue. 

F500 Europe-Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne+Nagel is the world's top freight forwarder by revenue with operations in over 100 countries in sea, air, road and contract logistics. Surging cargo volumes for a second consecutive year helped the group post a 15% annual increase in turnover to $41.3 billion in 2022, with net profit up 24.6% to $2.8 billion.    
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Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

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