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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
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    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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    Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Mar 23, 2022
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    (2022). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Indonesia [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02IDA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 23, 2022
    License

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

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Indonesia (DDAM02IDA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2017 about market cap, Indonesia, companies, and stock market.

  3. 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.

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

    • capital.com
    Updated Aug 20, 2025
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    Capital.com (2025). Largest Tech Companies by Market Capitalization — Global Ranking (USD) [Dataset]. https://capital.com/en-int/markets/shares/largest-tech-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 classified as technology sector and ranked by reported market cap in USD
    Description

    Continuously updated global ranking of the world’s largest publicly traded technology 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.

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    Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Mar 23, 2022
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    (2022). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Brazil [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02BRA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 23, 2022
    License

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

    Area covered
    Brazil
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Brazil (DDAM02BRA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2019 about market cap, Brazil, companies, and stock market.

  6. Leading tech companies worldwide 2025, by market cap

    • statista.com
    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.

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

    • kaggle.com
    zip
    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!

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

    • capital.com
    Updated Jul 7, 2025
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    Capital.com (2025). Largest AI Companies by Market Capitalization — Global Ranking (USD) [Dataset]. https://capital.com/en-int/markets/shares/largest-ai-companies-by-market-cap
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 7, 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 classified as AI sector and ranked by reported market cap in USD
    Description

    Continuously updated global ranking of the world’s largest publicly traded AI 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.

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    Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Poland [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02PLA156NWDB
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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

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Poland (DDAM02PLA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about market cap, Poland, companies, and stock market.

  10. Largest stock exchange operators worldwide 2025, by market capitalization

    • statista.com
    Updated Nov 19, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest stock exchange operators worldwide 2025, by market capitalization [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 19, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Nov 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost ** trillion U.S. dollars as of November 2025. The following largest three exchanges were the NASDAQ, PINK Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.

  11. Leading domestic companies in Japan 2025, by market capitalization

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 3, 2023
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    Statista (2023). Leading domestic companies in Japan 2025, by market capitalization [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050429/market-cap-major-listed-domestic-companies-japan/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 3, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Oct 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    ************ was the leading domestic company in Japan based on market capitalization, which amounted to around **** trillion Japanese yen in October 2025. ******************** ranked second with a market capitalization of about **** trillion yen. With an aggregate market capitalization of over *** trillion yen in 2024, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world.

  12. SP500 Top 20 Companies by Market Cap (from 1989)

    • kaggle.com
    zip
    Updated Aug 25, 2025
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    Juan Merino (2025). SP500 Top 20 Companies by Market Cap (from 1989) [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/juanmerinobermejo/s-and-p-500-top-20-companies-by-market-cap-from-1989
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    zip(6626 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 25, 2025
    Authors
    Juan Merino
    License

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

    Description

    This dataset contains the top 20 companies of the S&P 500 by market capitalization for each year from 1989 to 2023.

    The data includes: - Year: Reference year - Rank: Company rank by market capitalization - Company: Company name - Ticker: Yahoo Finance ticker symbol - MarketCap_BillionsUSD: Market capitalization in billions of USD

    The data was extracted from Finhacker and enriched with tickers.

    This dataset is useful for: - Historical financial analysis - Visualization of market capitalization trends - Long-term investment research

  13. Biggest Companies by Market Cap and Their Revenue

    • kaggle.com
    zip
    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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    zip(8445 bytes)Available download formats
    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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    Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Spain [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02ESA156NWDB
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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

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Spain (DDAM02ESA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about market cap, Spain, companies, and stock market.

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    Stock market capitalization, in dollars by country, around the world |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Apr 24, 2015
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    Globalen LLC (2015). Stock market capitalization, in dollars by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/stock_market_capitalization_dollars/
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    xml, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 24, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1975 - Dec 31, 2024
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 75 countries was 1225.97 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 40297.98 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0.21 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for China [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02CNA156NWDB
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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

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for China (DDAM02CNA156NWDB) from 2001 to 2020 about market cap, companies, stock market, and China.

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    Top Glove | TOPG - Market Capitalization

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jan 3, 2018
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2018). Top Glove | TOPG - Market Capitalization [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/topg:mk:market-capitalization
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    xml, csv, json, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 3, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Dec 3, 2025
    Area covered
    Malaysia
    Description

    Top Glove reported MYR4.56B in Market Capitalization this December of 2025, considering the latest stock price and the number of outstanding shares.Data for Top Glove | TOPG - Market Capitalization including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

  18. Euronext: market capitalization of largest companies 2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Nov 29, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Euronext: market capitalization of largest companies 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546298/euronext-market-capitalization-leading-companies/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 29, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2025
    Area covered
    Europe
    Description

    As of January 2025, the largest company by market capitalization listed on the Euronext stock exchange was the French luxury goods company ****, which consists of ********************************. At this time, the company's market capital value was around *** billion euros and in second place was another French company, ********************, with *** billion euros. Euronext overview Headquartered in Paris and Amsterdam, the exchange operator Euronext stands out as one of the rest of the worldwide exchanges, Euronext has only been in operation for 25 years and was initially created through the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris stock exchanges. Nevertheless, it has swiftly gained global recognition. Market performance monthly market capitalization values across European stock exchanges from 2019 to 2024, reflecting sustained growth over this period.

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    Best Buy | BBY - Market Capitalization

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Apr 25, 2018
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2018). Best Buy | BBY - Market Capitalization [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/bby:us:market-capitalization
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    xml, json, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 25, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Dec 2, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Best Buy reported $16.81B in Market Capitalization this December of 2025, considering the latest stock price and the number of outstanding shares.Data for Best Buy | BBY - Market Capitalization including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

  20. 1000_top_company_data

    • kaggle.com
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    Updated Aug 23, 2023
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    Kuldeep1622 (2023). 1000_top_company_data [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/kuldeep1622/1000-top-company-data
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 23, 2023
    Authors
    Kuldeep1622
    Description

    Title: Scraping and Consolidating Company Data from Disfold for Analysis

    Description:

    This dataset contains scraped company data from Disfold's website, providing information about the world's largest companies. The data was collected by programmatically navigating through multiple pages of the website to extract key attributes such as company rank, name, market capitalization, stock symbol, country, sector, and industry.

    The data collection process involved using Python's requests library to send HTTP requests to Disfold's web pages, retrieving the HTML content. The BeautifulSoup library was then employed to parse the HTML and extract relevant information from tags. The code iterated through 20 pages of the website, extracting data for each company and consolidating it into a structured format.

    The resulting dataset provides a comprehensive overview of the world's top companies and their attributes, making it suitable for various analyses, including market trends, industry comparisons, and geographic distribution. By providing this dataset, researchers and analysts on Kaggle can explore, visualize, and draw insights from the data, enabling data-driven decision-making in various fields.

    Contents:

    company_data_multiple_pages.csv: A CSV file containing information about the world's largest companies, including rank, company name, market capitalization, stock symbol, country, sector, and industry. The dataset is ready for analysis and visualization in popular data analysis tools. Feel free to modify the description according to your preferences and upload the data to Kaggle for the community to access and utilize.

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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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