Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-06-03 08:50Group 1 - The 2025 Fortune 500 list highlights the dominance of the technology and financial sectors in profitability, with tech companies occupying a significant portion of the profit rankings [1] - Alphabet (Google's parent company) achieved a net profit of $100.118 billion, surpassing Apple for the first time, marking a year-on-year increase of 35.7%, driven by strong growth in advertising and emerging businesses like cloud services and AI [3] - Apple ranked second with a net profit of $93.736 billion, but experienced a decline of 3.4%, indicating challenges in its core products like the iPhone [3] Group 2 - NVIDIA emerged as the fastest-growing tech giant, with a net profit surge of 144.9% to $72.88 billion, reflecting the booming demand for AI chips and its leading position in the global computing race [4] - Berkshire Hathaway, while ranking third, saw a profit decline of 7.5% to $88.995 billion, highlighting the macro challenges faced by diversified investment giants [5] - The list revealed that 42 companies reported losses, with Intel at the bottom with a loss of $18.7 billion due to a shrinking PC market and challenges in its transition to foundry services, while Boeing reported a loss of $11.8 billion due to ongoing struggles in its aviation business [6]