This article lists the largest companies in the world for the first quarter of 2011 ranked by market capitalization, the mathematical product of a company’s stock price and number of shares outstanding.
Among the world’s twenty-five largest companies, twelve are Mega Cap corporations (market capitalizations of $200 billion and more) and thirteen are Large Cap corporations (market capitalizations from $10 to $200 billion).
Seventeen of these companies are headquartered in the United States, three in the United Kingdom, two in Brazil, and one each in Australia, China, and Hong Kong.
These twenty-five companies comprise seven sectors and nineteen different industries.
Each company’s sector, industry, headquarter location, and stock symbol is set forth in these market capitalization rankings.
1. Largest Companies – Market Capitalization: Exxon Mobil Corp.
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Irving, Texas (USA)
Stock Symbol: XOM
Market Capitalization: $430.33B
2. Largest Companies – Market Capitalization: Apple Inc.
Sector: Technology
Industry: Personal Computer
Headquarters: Cupertino, California (USA)
Stock Symbol: AAPL
Market Capitalization: $320.75B
3. Largest Companies – Market Capitalization: BHP Billiton Ltd.
4. Largest Companies – Market Capitalization: Petroleo Brasileiro
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Oil & Gas Drilling and Exploration
Headquarters: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stock Symbol: PBR
Market Capitalization: $259.57B
5. Largest Companies – Market Capitalization: PetroChina Co. Ltd.
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Major Integrated Oil & Gas
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Stock Symbol: PTR
Market Capitalization: $245.74B
