While we recently talked about the top 10 richest men in the world in 2017, we thought we could spice up your day with some more interesting facts. Of course the richest men had their own companies right! What if we say that most of the biggest companies do not belong to the top 10 richest people in the world.

In 2017, alot has been going for us. We have seen these companies grow from one bigger level to another and this is based on the fact that these companies had the drive to continue forging ahead irrespective of the numerous economic challenges. You may conclude that we regarded the biggest companies based on their networth or assets. It is dependable on your idea. But what we could just say is that these companies ain’t joking when it comes to their businesses.

10 Biggest Companies In The World In 2017

10. BP

British Petroluem ( British Industry Company) is a british multinational oil and has company that has its headquarter in London.

According to a recent report by Wikipedia, the company is rumored to have a revenue of about $183billion. The company is still trying to recover from the effect of a fatal explosion on the deepwater horizon oil platform in 2010.

9. Apple

Apple is an American multinational tech company with its headquatres in Cupertino.Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software and other online services.

Apple was founded on the 1st of April 1976 by Steve Jobs,Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak.

The company has a revenue of about $215.6 billion USD (2016)

8. Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer that has her headquarters in Toyota,Aichi, Japan.

The current chief executive officer of the company is Akio Toyoda.

Toyota is said to have a revenue of $237bn dollars. Tied with Volkswagen in terms of revenue, Toyota actually produces slightly more cars than its german competitor.

7. Volkswagen

Just like Toyota, Volkswagen earns the number seven spot (7) as one of the biggest companies to be reckoned with in
the year 2017. The german company is said to have a revenue of about $245 billion (2014) and prides itself as
a successful establishment.

Ceo: Matthias Muller.

The company was founded on the 28th of May 1937 by German Labour Front and is a German Automaker headquartered in Wolfsburg.

6. Exxon Mobil

Just like the rest of its kind, Exxon Mobil earns the number six spot (6) as one of the biggest companies to be reckoned with in
the year 2017. The Texas based company is said to have a revenue of about $246 billion (2014) and prides itself as
a successful establishment.

Ceo: Darren W. Woods

The company was founded on the 28th of May 1937 by German Labour Front and is a German Automaker headquartered in Wolfsburg.

5. Royal Dutch Shell – $272bn

Royal Dutch shell is one of the leading world standard companies known as Shell. It is an Anglo-Dutch multinational
oil and gas company that has its headquarters in Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.

The current Chief Executive Officer of the company is Ben Van Beurden.

The company has a revenue of about $233.6 billion.

4. Sinopec

Sinopec is a China Petroluem company based in Beijing,China.

It has a total assets of 1.451 trillion CNY (2014).

The company is one of the leading top notch businesses in the chineese. It is said to have a revenue of about $294bn.

3. China National Petroluem – $299bn

China National Petroluem Corporation is another Chinese state owned oil and gas corporation.Quite successful just like as Sinopec.

The company has its headquarter in Beijing,China and was founded on the 17th of September 1988.

They have a total assets of : 4.034 trillion CNY (2015) and a net income of 44.56 billion CNY.

2. State Grid Corporation

State Grid Corporation is a China company and is currently the largest electric utility company in the world. It is said
to be state-owned and distributes power in China.

Revenue: $329.6 billion

The company was founded in the year 2002 and has a total assets of 478.5 billion USD.

It has a total number of 1,583,00 employees.

1. WALMART

Walmart is an American multinational retailing corporation founded by Sam Walton on the 2nd of July 1962.

The company is owned by the Walton famuly and has its headquarters in Bentonville,Arkansas United States.

It has a revenye of $485.9 billion USD in 2017.

Well, this is the complete list of our top 10 biggest companies in 2017.