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  1. Biggest companies in the world by market value 2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 21, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Biggest companies in the world by market value 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263264/top-companies-in-the-world-by-market-capitalization/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 21, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    May 17, 2024
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    With a market capitalization of 3.12 trillion U.S. dollars as of May 2024, Microsoft was the world’s largest company that year. Rounding out the top five were some of the world’s most recognizable brands: Apple, NVIDIA, Google’s parent company Alphabet, and Amazon. Saudi Aramco led the ranking of the world's most profitable companies in 2023, with a pre-tax income of nearly 250 billion U.S. dollars. How are market value and market capitalization determined? Market value and market capitalization are two terms frequently used – and confused - when discussing the profitability and viability of companies. Strictly speaking, market capitalization (or market cap) is the worth of a company based on the total value of all their shares; an important metric when determining the comparative value of companies for trading opportunities. Accordingly, many stock exchanges such as the New York or London Stock Exchange release market capitalization data on their listed companies. On the other hand, market value technically refers to what a company is worth in a much broader context. It is determined by multiple factors, including profitability, corporate debt, and the market environment as a whole. In this sense it aims to estimate the overall value of a company, with share price only being one element. Market value is therefore useful for determining whether a company’s shares are over- or undervalued, and in arriving at a price if the company is to be sold. Such valuations are generally made on a case-by-case basis though, and not regularly reported. For this reason, market capitalization is often reported as market value. What are the top companies in the world? The answer to this question depends on the metric used. Although the largest company by market capitalization, Microsoft's global revenue did not manage to crack the top 20 companies. Rather, American multinational retailer Walmart was ranked as the largest company in the world by revenue. Walmart also had the highest number of employees in the world.

  2. Largest Companies by Market Capitalization — Global Ranking (USD)

    • capital.com
    Updated Aug 20, 2025
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    Capital.com (2025). Largest Companies by Market Capitalization — Global Ranking (USD) [Dataset]. https://capital.com/en-int/markets/shares/largest-companies-by-market-cap
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 20, 2025
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    Capital.com
    Variables measured
    Rank, Company name, Primary listing country, Market capitalization (USD)
    Measurement technique
    Market capitalization calculated as outstanding shares × latest share price; companies ranked by reported market cap in USD
    Description

    Continuously updated global ranking of the world’s largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization (USD) as displayed on Capital.com. The table lists each company’s rank, market cap in USD, latest share price and primary listing country; rankings reflect reported market caps as of the stated date and are updated over time.

  3. Largest Companies by Market Capital[7k+]

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    Updated Dec 9, 2023
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    Sujay Kapadnis (2023). Largest Companies by Market Capital[7k+] [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/sujaykapadnis/largest-companies-by-market-capital
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    zip(209382 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 9, 2023
    Authors
    Sujay Kapadnis
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Description

    Largest companies by market cap

    What is the market capitalization of a company? The market capitalization sometimes referred as Marketcap, is the value of a publicly listed company. In most cases it can be easily calculated by multiplying the share price with the amount of outstanding shares.

    Data from: https://companiesmarketcap.com/

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for United...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Mar 23, 2022
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    (2022). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01USA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 23, 2022
    License

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for United States (DDAM01USA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2016 about market cap, companies, stock market, and USA.

  5. Highest valued unicorn companies worldwide 2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Highest valued unicorn companies worldwide 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407888/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-worldwide/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Feb 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The global landscape of unicorn companies is set to evolve significantly by 2025, with SpaceX leading the pack at a valuation of *** billion U.S. dollars. _Second in the ranking came ByteDance, with a valuation of *** billion U.S. dollars. This Chinese tech giant, known for its popular app TikTok, exemplifies the growing influence of Asian companies in the global startup ecosystem.

  6. Biggest companies in the world by market capitalization 2009

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    Statista, Biggest companies in the world by market capitalization 2009 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261150/biggest-companies-in-the-world-by-market-cap-2009/
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2009
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    In 2009, Ecxxon Mobil Corp had a market capitalization of approximately ****** billion U.S dollars, making it the largest company in the world at the time. Five of the ten largest companies worldwide in 2009 were based in the United States, with three from Europe and two from China.

  7. Biggest Companies by Market Cap and Their Revenue

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    Updated Mar 27, 2024
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    Sukhmandeep Singh Brar (2024). Biggest Companies by Market Cap and Their Revenue [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/sukhmandeepsinghbrar/biggest-companies-by-market-cap-and-their-revenue/versions/1
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 27, 2024
    Authors
    Sukhmandeep Singh Brar
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Description

    This dataset presents a list of the biggest companies ranked by market capitalization, along with their corresponding revenue figures. Each entry includes the company's name, stock symbol, market capitalization, revenue, and other relevant financial metrics. The dataset provides valuable insights into the largest companies in terms of market value and their respective revenue performances, offering valuable information for investors, analysts, and researchers interested in understanding the financial landscape of prominent corporations.

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for China

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for China [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01CNA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
    License

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    China
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for China (DDAM01CNA156NWDB) from 2001 to 2020 about market cap, companies, stock market, and China.

  9. India's top 500 companies stock market data

    • kaggle.com
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    Updated Mar 18, 2025
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    Anurag Yadav (2025). India's top 500 companies stock market data [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/anukaggle81/india-top-500-compananies-dataset
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    zip(81412610 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 18, 2025
    Authors
    Anurag Yadav
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Area covered
    India
    Description

    In this dataset i have provided daily stock market data of top 500+ companies on the basis of valuation. which contains valuable feature like high price of the stock on a specific date, low price, close price, volume traded, opening price of stock on a particular date, is any stock splitting happened if yes then in which ratio and the dividend announce by the company. This data is good for analysis of the finding hidden stock pattern, finding a strategy for investing in the market.

    Columns of the dataset

    Date - Date of the trading day

    Open - Opening price of the stock on that particular date

    High - High price of the stock on that particular date

    Low - Low price of the stock on that particular date

    Close - Closing price of the stock on that particular date

    Volume - Volume traded on that trading day

    Dividends - Dividend provided by the company on particular trading day

    Stock splitting - Stocks splitting done by the company on a particular trading day

    What you can do with this dataset -

    • You can analyze the trends
    • You can make strategy based on the hidden pattern
    • You can make a stock price prediction model
    • You can apply your own made trading strategy
    • You can apply different different indicators on the data and can check your strategy
  10. Largest UK companies by market cap

    • kaggle.com
    Updated Oct 5, 2025
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    Steven Van Ingelgem (2025). Largest UK companies by market cap [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/svaningelgem/stock-prices-for-largest-uk-companies-by-market-ca
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 5, 2025
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    Authors
    Steven Van Ingelgem
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Largest UK companies by market cap

    The largest UK companies by market cap are those listed on the UK stock exchange with the highest total value of all shares, representing their perceived worth by investors. These companies, such as BP, Shell, Unilever, HSBC Holdings, and GlaxoSmithKline, are considered some of the most valuable and powerful in the country, with a significant impact on the global economy. AstraZeneca, Rio Tinto, and Reckitt Benckiser are also notable high-market cap companies in the UK, reflecting their strong foothold in their respective markets.

  11. Largest public companies in Taiwan 2025, by market value

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 14, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest public companies in Taiwan 2025, by market value [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254348/taiwan-largest-public-companies-by-market-value/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 14, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Taiwan
    Description

    According to Forbes Global 2000 ranking released on June 12, 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor was the biggest public company in Taiwan, with a market value of around 708 billion U.S. dollars, up from 672 billion U.S. dollars in the previous years' evaluation. As a global foundry leader, Taiwan Semiconductor generated around 97 billion U.S. dollars in sales revenue in 2024.

  12. Largest public companies in Turkey 2025, by market value

    • statista.com
    Updated Oct 7, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest public companies in Turkey 2025, by market value [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389653/turkey-largest-public-companies-by-market-value/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 7, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Turkey
    Description

    As of 2025, Turkish Airlines became the biggest public company in Turkey in the Forbes 2000 ranking, with a market value of ***** billion U.S. dollars. Koç Holding and Ford Otosan occupied the second and third places in the ranking, with a market value of *** billion and **** billion U.S. dollars, respectively.

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Norway

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Norway [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01NOA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
    License

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    Norway
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Norway (DDAM01NOA156NWDB) from 1999 to 2017 about Norway, market cap, companies, and stock market.

  14. Top Software Companies: Market Cap,Sales & HQ Data

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    Updated Oct 27, 2024
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    Muhammad Asif (2024). Top Software Companies: Market Cap,Sales & HQ Data [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/muhammadasif786/top-software-companies-market-capsales-and-hq-data
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    zip(1574 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 27, 2024
    Authors
    Muhammad Asif
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Description

    Description:

    Dive into the dynamic world of the software industry with this comprehensive dataset featuring key metrics from top software companies for the years 2022 to 2023.

    This dataset provides valuable insights into:

    • 1. Organizations: A list of leading software companies shaping the tech landscape. Sales: Annual sales figures, showcasing the revenue generated by each company. -2.**Market Cap**: Important market capitalization data reflecting the companies' financial health and investor confidence. -3.**Headquarters**: Geographical information about where these companies are headquartered, highlighting regional influence. Harness this rich dataset to conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA), visualize trends, and uncover valuable business insights. Whether you're an analyst, researcher, or data enthusiast, this dataset is perfect for understanding the performance and positioning of key players in the software sector.

    Benefits:

    Comprehensive: Data covering essential metrics for informed analysis. Recent: Insights from the latest two years (2022-2023) for current market trends. User-Friendly: Organized structure for easy integration with data manipulation tools like Pandas. Take your data analysis to the next level and explore the competitive landscape of the software industry!

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for World...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Aug 29, 2017
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    (2017). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for World (DISCONTINUED) [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM011WA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 29, 2017
    License

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for World (DISCONTINUED) (DDAM011WA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2015 about market cap, companies, and stock market.

  16. Leading tech companies worldwide 2025, by market cap

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    Updated Oct 29, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Leading tech companies worldwide 2025, by market cap [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350976/leading-tech-companies-worldwide-by-market-cap/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 29, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Oct 29, 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    As of October 29, 2025, Nvidia was the leading tech company by market capitalization globally at 5 trillion U.S. dollars. Nvidia became the first company to ever achieve the 5 trillion milestone, hitting this figure for the first time in October 2025. Apple ranked second at 4 trillion U.S. dollars, followed by Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), and Amazon. Nvidia's immense growth With a focus that began with origins in gaming, Nvidia's business strategy has been transformed by demand from data centers that sit at the heart of the AI boom. The company's chips have been favored to support the training and running of a range of large language models, most notably in the development of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Apple is also among the leaders Since its foundation in a Californian garage in 1976, Apple has expanded massively, becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world. The company started its origins in the PC industry with the Macintosh, but soon entered other segments of the consumer electronics market. Today, the iPhone is the most popular Apple product, although Mac, iPad, wearables, and services also contribute to its high revenues. Aiming at innovation, Apple invests every year in research and development, spanning a wide array of technologies from AI through to extended reality.

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Germany

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Germany [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01DEA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Germany (DDAM01DEA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about market cap, companies, stock market, and Germany.

  18. Google Stock Data 2025

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    Updated Aug 20, 2025
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    Umer Haddii (2025). Google Stock Data 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/umerhaddii/google-stock-data-2024
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 20, 2025
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    Kagglehttp://kaggle.com/
    Authors
    Umer Haddii
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Description

    Context

    Alphabet Inc. is a listed US holding company of the former Google LLC, which continues to exist as a subsidiary. The headquarters is Mountain View in Silicon Valley. The company is led by Sundar Pichai as CEO.

    With sales of $137 billion, a profit of $30.7 billion and a market value of $ 863.2 billion, Alphabet Inc. ranks 17th among the world's largest companies according to Forbes Global 2000 (as of 4th November 2019). The company had a market cap of $ 766.4 billion in early 2018. In 2019, Alphabet had annual sales of $161.9 billion and an annual profit of $34.3 billion.

    Market capitalization of Alphabet (Google) (GOOG)

    Market cap: $2.442 Trillion USD

    As of August 2025 Alphabet (Google) has a market cap of $2.442 Trillion USD. This makes Alphabet (Google) the world's 4th most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to measure how much a company is worth.

    Content

    Geography: USA

    Time period: August 2004- August 2025

    Unit of analysis: Google Stock Data 2025

    Variables

    VariableDescription
    datedate
    openThe price at market open.
    highThe highest price for that day.
    lowThe lowest price for that day.
    closeThe price at market close, adjusted for splits.
    adj_closeThe closing price after adjustments for all applicable splits and dividend distributions. Data is adjusted using appropriate split and dividend multipliers, adhering to Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) standards.
    volumeThe number of shares traded on that day.

    Acknowledgements

    This dataset belongs to me. I’m sharing it here for free. You may do with it as you wish.

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Colombia

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Colombia [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01COA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Colombia (DDAM01COA156NWDB) from 2003 to 2020 about Colombia, market cap, companies, and stock market.

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    Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Cyprus

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Cyprus [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM01CYA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Graph and download economic data for Value Traded of Top 10 Traded Companies to Total Value Traded for Cyprus (DDAM01CYA156NWDB) from 2004 to 2020 about Cyprus, market cap, companies, and stock market.

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Statista (2024). Biggest companies in the world by market value 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263264/top-companies-in-the-world-by-market-capitalization/
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Biggest companies in the world by market value 2024

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Dataset updated
Jun 21, 2024
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
May 17, 2024
Area covered
World
Description

With a market capitalization of 3.12 trillion U.S. dollars as of May 2024, Microsoft was the world’s largest company that year. Rounding out the top five were some of the world’s most recognizable brands: Apple, NVIDIA, Google’s parent company Alphabet, and Amazon. Saudi Aramco led the ranking of the world's most profitable companies in 2023, with a pre-tax income of nearly 250 billion U.S. dollars. How are market value and market capitalization determined? Market value and market capitalization are two terms frequently used – and confused - when discussing the profitability and viability of companies. Strictly speaking, market capitalization (or market cap) is the worth of a company based on the total value of all their shares; an important metric when determining the comparative value of companies for trading opportunities. Accordingly, many stock exchanges such as the New York or London Stock Exchange release market capitalization data on their listed companies. On the other hand, market value technically refers to what a company is worth in a much broader context. It is determined by multiple factors, including profitability, corporate debt, and the market environment as a whole. In this sense it aims to estimate the overall value of a company, with share price only being one element. Market value is therefore useful for determining whether a company’s shares are over- or undervalued, and in arriving at a price if the company is to be sold. Such valuations are generally made on a case-by-case basis though, and not regularly reported. For this reason, market capitalization is often reported as market value. What are the top companies in the world? The answer to this question depends on the metric used. Although the largest company by market capitalization, Microsoft's global revenue did not manage to crack the top 20 companies. Rather, American multinational retailer Walmart was ranked as the largest company in the world by revenue. Walmart also had the highest number of employees in the world.

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