Zhong Guo Hua Gong Bao·2025-07-30 09:31Group 1 - Walmart has been ranked as the largest company in the world for the twelfth consecutive year, followed by Amazon and China's State Grid Corporation [1] - The total revenue of the Fortune Global 500 companies for 2024 is approximately $41.7 trillion, which is over one-third of the global GDP, reflecting a year-on-year growth of about 1.8% [1] - The threshold for inclusion in the list has increased from $32.1 billion to $32.2 billion [1] Group 2 - China has 130 companies on the list, a decrease of three from the previous year, with a total revenue of $10.7 trillion, down 3% year-on-year [1] - The energy and chemical sector in China has 21 companies listed, with notable rankings including China National Petroleum Corporation at 5th and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation at 6th [1] Group 3 - The global oil and chemical industry has 49 companies on the list, with 9 in the chemicals sector, marking a decline of 2 companies from the previous year [2][3] - Saudi Aramco remains the most profitable company with a profit of approximately $105 billion, despite a year-on-year decline of about 13% [4] - Major oil and gas companies such as ExxonMobil, China National Petroleum, Chevron, Shell, and TotalEnergies are among the top 50 most profitable companies [4]