X5 Retail Group

The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

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The corporations on our annual list posted aggregate revenues of $41 trillion for the second year in a row.

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

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Russia’s largest food retailer increased annual revenue by 25.3% to $37.5 billion in 2022, driven by increased demand from Russian citizens who were less able to buy imported produce.    
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 	<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Verdana" data-listid="67" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">In August 2022, X5 announced plans to buy controlling stakes in two Siberian companies, Krasny Yar and Slata, to expand its footprint in the region. It followed this in April 2023 with the acquisition of Tamerlan, which has 295 stores in southern Russia.</li> 
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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.

Total revenue for the world’s biggest companies fell 4.8% to $31.7 trillion this year—the first decline in half a decade.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

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X5 Retail Group

X5 Retail Group in Fortune Rankings