The revenue of Angi Inc. increased considerably between 2015 and 2022. In 2023, however, revenue decreased significantly. The consumer connection revenue of Angi Inc. which is comprised of fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches, stood at 781.09 million U.S. dollars.

Table NameFinance and Insurance: Subject Series - Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S.: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Finance and Insurance (Sector 52) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Finance and Insurance (Sector 52).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States level only.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 6-digit and selected 7-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line revenue. Product line revenue as a percent of total revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Revenue of establishments reporting product line revenue as a percent of total revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector52/EC1252SLLS1.zipContactInformation. U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division. Data User Outreach and Education Staff. Washington, DC 20233-6900. Tel: (800) 242-2184. Tel: (301) 763-5154. ewd.outreach@census.gov. . .For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote.

Table NameTransportation and Warehousing: Subject Series: Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S.: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Transportation and Warehousing (Sector 48-49) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Transportation and Warehousing (Sector 48-49).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States level only.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 7-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line revenue. Product line revenue as a percent of total revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Revenue of establishments reporting product line revenue as a percent of total revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector48/EC1248SLLS1.zipContactInformation. U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division. Data User Outreach and Education Staff. Washington, DC 20233-6900. Tel: (800) 242-2184. Tel: (301) 763-5154. ewd.outreach@census.gov. . .For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census...Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote...Note: Railroad transportation and U.S. Postal Service are out of scope for the 2012 Economic Census.

Table NameUtilities: Subject Series: Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S.: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Utilities (Sector 22) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Utilities (Sector 22).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States level only.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 6-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line revenue. Product line revenue as a percent of total revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Revenue of establishments reporting product line revenue as a percent of total revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector22/EC1222SLLS1.zip.ContactInformation.U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division.Data User Outreach and Education Staff.Washington, DC 20233-6900.Tel: (800) 242-2184.Tel: (301) 763-5154.ewd.outreach@census.gov...For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote.

Table NameEducational Services: Subject Series: Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S. and States: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Educational Services (Sector 61) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Educational Services (Sector 61).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States and State levels.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 7-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line receipts/revenue. Product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Receipts/Revenue of establishments reporting product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector61/EC1261SLLS1.zip. ContactInformation. U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division. Data User Outreach and Education Staff. Washington, DC 20233-6900. Tel: (800) 242-2184. Tel: (301) 763-5154. ewd.outreach@census.gov. . .For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote.

In 2024, grocery sales accounted for 59.8 percent of the net sales of Walmart U.S. in the United States. In contrast, only 12.4 percent corresponded to health and wellness. WalmartWalmart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton when he and his brother James “Bud” Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas. Since then, Walmart has grown to become the largest publicly-owned retail company in the world. In the United States, the company includes Walmart discount stores, supercenters, neighborhood markets, and Sam’s Club warehouse membership clubs. Beginning in the early 1990s, Walmart went to great lengths to increase their market share. They introduced a full line of groceries into their stores, diversified their market by appealing to certain ethnic groups through bilingual advertisements, and took steps to promote the awareness of environmental issues. Company divisionsWalmart deals in a wide variety of products, such as groceries, apparel, furniture, home appliances, and electronics. The company operates through three distinct business segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam’s Club. Walmart’s strongest segment, in terms of revenue, is Walmart U.S., which operates retail stores in the company’s domestic market of the United States. This segment also includes Walmart’s U.S. eCommerce website: walmart.com. In 2023, Walmart U.S. had net sales of 442 billion U.S. dollars.. The company’s Walmart International and Sam’s Club business divisions operate globally generating revenue through retail, wholesale, membership club, and online product sales. As of fiscal year 2024, around 13 percent of Walmart’s net sales came from Sam's Club division.

Table NameArts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Subject Series: Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S. and States: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (Sector 71) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (Sector 71).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States and State levels.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 7-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line receipts/revenue. Product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Receipts/Revenue of establishments reporting product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector71/EC1271SLLS1.zip. ContactInformation. U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division. Data User Outreach and Education Staff. Washington, DC 20233-6900. Tel: (800) 242-2184. Tel: (301) 763-5154. ewd.outreach@census.gov. . .For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote.

Table NameProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Subject Series: Product Lines: Product Lines Statistics by Industry for the U.S. and States: 2012ReleaseScheduleThe data in this file are scheduled for release in March 2016.Key TableInformationThese data supersede preliminary data released in the Industry Series Product Lines file for Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Sector 54) from the 2012 Economic Census. See Methodology. for additional information on data limitations.UniverseThe universe of this file is all establishments of firms with payroll in business at any time during 2012 and classified in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Sector 54).GeographyCoverageThe data are shown at the United States and State levels.IndustryCoverageThe data are shown for 2- through 7-digit 2012 NAICS codes.Data ItemsandOtherIdentifyingRecordsThis file contains data on:. Number and total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line. Product line receipts/revenue. Product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenue of establishments with the product line and of all establishments. Receipts/Revenue of establishments reporting product line receipts/revenue as a percent of total receipts/revenueEach record includes a PSCODE code which represents a specific product line.FTP DownloadDownload the entire table athttps://www2.census.gov/econ2012/EC/sector54/EC1254SLLS1.zip. ContactInformation. U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division. Data User Outreach and Education Staff. Washington, DC 20233-6900. Tel: (800) 242-2184. Tel: (301) 763-5154. ewd.outreach@census.gov. . .For information on economic census geographies, including changes for 2012, see the economic census Help Center..These data are final; they supersede data released in earlier data files. Includes only establishments of firms with payroll. See Table Notes for more information. Data based on the 2012 Economic Census. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Methodology..Symbols:D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableFor a complete list of all economic programs symbols, see the Symbols Glossary.Note: Statistics other than industry totals are based on a sample and, therefore, are subject to sampling error. No measure of that sampling error is provided..Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census. To maintain confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full technical documentation, see Methodology link in above headnote.

Apple’s iPhone sales accounted for around 55 percent of the company’s overall revenue in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the largest share of all Apple products. Over the years, services as well as wearables, home and accessories have made a growing contribution to Apple’s net sales. Apple’s revenue growth amid the pandemic In the first quarter of financial year 2025, Apple’s global revenue reached around 124 billion U.S. dollars. The Americas are Apple’s largest regional market and contributed to around 42 percent of the firm’s sales in that quarter. Who are Apple’s competitors? Having a broad family of products, Apple competes with different companies in different markets. Samsung is Apple’s largest adversaries in the global smartphone market, where the company had a share of almost 21 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Similarly, Apple has a solid position in the PC market without a leading advantage. The situation is reversed in the tablet market and the smartwatch market, where Apple has remained the leader since the early days, staying ahead of Samsung, Huawei, Amazon, etc.

The most profitable passenger airline in North America in 2023 was Delta Air Lines, with operating revenue of approximately 58.2 billion U.S. dollars. The company was closely followed by United Air Lines, with a revenue of nearly 53.7 billion U.S. dollars.

Revenue generated from Sony’s game and network services amounted to 28.5 billion U.S. dollars in the company’s 2023 fiscal year, making it Sony’s largest business segment. Other major business segments include Music and Pictures services, which brought in 10.8 and 9.7 billion U.S. dollars respectively in the same fiscal year. Overall, Sony’s revenue reached around 86.4 billion U.S. dollars in that year, making it one of the 100 largest companies worldwide.

Diverse businesses

Headquartered in the Minato District of Tokyo, Sony is a multinational conglomerate corporation with businesses across industries. Different generations of Sony’s PlayStation consoles are among the best-selling game consoles worldwide. For example, PlayStation 2 sold 158.7 million units across its lifetime, making it the most popular video game console ever. Sony is also the leader in the music publishing industry, having a market share of almost 25 percent in 2022.

In 2024, Deloitte roughly 21 billion U.S. dollars in revenue from its assurance segment, making it the leader in the assurance market among the Big Four. The Big Four worldwide The Big Four consist of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), and KPMG. These companies are the four largest accounting and audit firms worldwide. In 2024, they brought in more than 212 billion U.S. dollars in global combined revenue. Out of the four, Deloitte had the highest number of employees. Second in the list was Ernst & Young, followed by PwC, and KPMG. The majority of revenue generated by Deloitte came from the Americas region, as was the case with PwC and EY. The Big Four in the U.S. These four companies have the most influence in the accounting and audit sector in the United States, auditing over 80 percent of U.S. public companies. Out of the Big Four, Deloitte brought in the highest gross revenue in the United States. Following Deloitte was PwC, bringing in 22.75 billion U.S. dollars, then Ernst & Young, that brought in 21.46 billion U.S. dollars. KPMG brought in the least, generating 12.2 billion U.S. dollars the same year.

In 2023, Target Corporation's beauty and household essentials product segment generated sales of approximately 31.28 billion U.S. dollars. In contrast, the hardline segment, which include electronics, toys ,entertainment, sporting goods, and luggage, registered sales of 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Target Corporation had revenues amounting to around 107 billion U.S. dollars that year.

In its 2024 financial year, Microsoft generated 77 billion U.S. dollars from its productivity and business processes segment and a further 105 billion through its intelligent cloud segment. Thanks in part to the rapid growth in these two areas, 2024 proved to be the company’s most successful year ever in terms of annual revenue, with the total figure reaching over 245 billion dollars. Microsoft Corporation Since its foundation in 1975, Microsoft has grown into one of the most successful tech firms in the world and has experienced years of continued success. In order to ensure that this growth persists, the company has added tens of thousands of employees over the past decade and invested billions into research and development. Some of Microsoft’s major business ventures include its Windows operating system, various lines of consumer electronics, software packages such as Microsoft Office, as well as newer offerings such as cloud computing capabilities. Intelligent cloud segment As Microsoft's fastest-growing business, intelligent cloud replaced the more personal computing segment in FY2020 to become the company's largest business segment. The intelligent cloud segment contains Microsoft's public, private, and hybrid server products and cloud services, such as Azure, SQL Server, etc. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure is one of the most popular cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings. The intelligent cloud segment, however, does not reflect the totality of Microsoft's cloud business, as Office 365 - the company's popular cloud collaboration solution - is grouped under the productivity and business processes segment. The software giant has established a firm footing in the fast-growing cloud market.

In 2023, IBM’s Software segment generated over 26 billion U.S. dollars of the company’s revenue, which for 2023 stood at around 62 billion U.S. dollars. In 2016, IBM first changed its segment reporting to reflect the company’s shift away from being a hardware, software and services company, and towards becoming a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the company changed its segment reporting again, to align it better with the company's platform centric approach to hybrid cloud and AI. Reorganization of IBM's business operations The change in business segment reporting followed IBM’s pursuit of management system and organizational changes. The company spun off its infrastructure services business into a separate company, Kyndryl. The new classification of business segments is based on multiple factors, such as the homogeneity of products, technologies, and the client base. The business is now organised into software, consulting, infrastructure, financing and other segments. Moving to the hybrid cloudOne of IBM’s responses to its declining revenue is restructuring some of their business, moving into areas like cloud, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. The company looks to address its underinvestment in cloud by developing software and platform products. For example, its platform IBM Cloud aims to help customers shift their operations to the cloud environments. In early 2019, IBM acquired open source technology company Red Hat, which offers a hybrid cloud platform. As a major and innovative player in the industry, IBM has consistently spendt at least 5 billion U.S. dollars on research and development, such as on advances in quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, Samsung Electronics’ mobile experience (MX) was its biggest revenue generator, bringing in approximately 17 billion U.S. dollars. Other key segments are the company’s mobile communications and display panel businesses which also contributed significantly to total revenue. Samsung Samsung, perhaps best known for its consumer electronics division, owns business ventures that span across a large range of industries. Controlling some of the top companies operating in every sector from electronics to insurances to shipbuilding, Samsung ranks among the largest conglomerates in the world in terms of market value. The company employs hundreds of thousands of workers and accounts for a significant portion of South Korea’s GDP, meaning that Samsung is massively influential within its home country. Mobile Communications segment The cornerstone of Samsung’s success is its mobile communications segment, which includes various lines of smartphones and wearables as well as the company’s library of application software such as Samsung Pay. The company’s Samsung Galaxy line is among the most popular in the world and contributes towards making Samsung one of the largest smartphone brands in the world in terms of worldwide shipments.

In 2024, the Walt Disney Company generated a total revenue of 10.28 billion U.S. dollars in Europe, but the company's largest region was the Americas, which generated a revenue of about 72.16 billion U.S. dollars that year. The company's total revenue in 2024 amounted to 91.36 billion U.S. dollars. Walt Disney Company - additional information The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney. Today, its headquarters are found in Burbank, California. Disney is made up of two major segments, including parks, experiences, and products, as well as media and entertainment. Disney’s theme parks and cruise line are maintained under the parks, experiences, and products division. In Florida, Disney’s Magic Kingdom was the most visited amusement park in the world in 2023, with over 17.7 million attendees. Disney emphasizes an image campaign that advertises Disney World as the “Happiest Place on Earth”, spending more than five billion U.S. dollars on advertising and marketing campaigns in 2022. Disney's most profitable area Disney's media and entertainment division generated a significant portion of its total revenue at 41.19 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. This segment includes television and cable channels, as well as streaming service Disney+, amongst others.

Oracle’s cloud services and license support division is the company’s most profitable business segment, bringing in over 39 billion U.S. dollars in its 2024 fiscal year. In that year, Oracle brought in annual revenue of close to 52 billion U.S. dollars, its highest revenue figure to date. Oracle Corporation Oracle was founded by Larry Ellison in 1977 as a tech company primarily focused on relational databases. Today, Oracle ranks among the largest companies in the world in terms of market value and serves as the world’s most popular database management system provider. Oracle’s success is not only reflected in its booming sales figures, but also in its growing number of employees: between fiscal year 2008 and 2021, Oracle’s total employee number has grown substantially, increasing from around 84,000 to 132,000. Database market The global database market reached a size of 65 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Database Management Systems (DBMSs) provide a platform through which developers can organize, update, and control large databases, with products like Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server being the most widely used in the market.

Carnival Corporation & plc's revenue increased by roughly 16 percent in 2024 over the previous year. While the company's income dropped to under two billion U.S. dollars in 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19, global revenue bounced back in 2023, then grew further in 2024, peaking at over 25 billion U.S. dollars. What are the biggest cruise companies worldwide? Together with Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line are among the global leading cruise companies, all of which are based primarily in the United States. In terms of revenue, Carnival Corporation is the leading cruise company worldwide. In 2024, Royal Caribbean’s revenue exceeded 14 billion U.S. dollars, while Norwegian Cruise Line's revenue amounted to over nine billion U.S. dollars. The Caribbean: a cruise industry hotspot For cruise companies like Carnival, the Caribbean has long been a favorite cruise destination, with its clear, tropical waters and many islands for passengers to visit. Among global destinations for cruises, the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda topped the list in 2023, welcoming almost 13 million passengers.

The retail industry encompasses the journey of a good or service. This typically starts with the manufacture of a product and ends with said product being purchased by a consumer from a retailer. As a result of globalization and various trade agreements between markets and countries, many retailers are capable of doing business on a global scale. Based on retail sales generated in the financial year 2021, Walmart was by far the world's leading retailer with retail revenues reaching over 572 billion U.S. dollars.

U.S. companies dominate global retail
Many of the world’s leading retailers are American companies. Walmart and Amazon are examples of American retailers doing business around the world. The domestic retail market in the United States is also very competitive, with many companies recording substantial retail sales. The success of U.S. retailers can also be seen through their performance in online retail. Amazon is a prime example of this, with the company’s sales revenue flourishing over the previous years in line with the rise of e-Commerce worldwide.