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  1. Biggest companies in the world by market value 2024

    • statista.com
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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). 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
    May 30, 2025
    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 stock exchange operators worldwide 2025, by market capitalization

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 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
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jun 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 June 2025. The following 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.

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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 Peru [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02PEA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Peru (DDAM02PEA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about Peru, market cap, companies, and stock market.

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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
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    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.

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

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    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
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    Area covered
    Spain
    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 in | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Dec 12, 2022
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    Globalen LLC (2022). Stock market capitalization, in dollars in | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/stock_market_capitalization_dollars/l/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 12, 2022
    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, 2022
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 74 countries was 1244.55 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 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  7. Leading stock exchanges in the Americas 2024, by domestic market...

    • statista.com
    Updated Feb 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Leading stock exchanges in the Americas 2024, by domestic market capitalization [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265232/domestic-market-capitalization-in-the-americas/
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Dec 2024
    Area covered
    Americas
    Description

    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) continues to dominate the Americas' financial landscape, boasting a staggering market capitalization of over 28 trillion U.S. dollars as of March 2024. This figure dwarfs its closest regional competitor, Nasdaq, which stands at approximately 25.4 trillion U.S. dollars. The sheer scale of these American exchanges underscores their critical role in global finance, with the NYSE alone surpassing the combined market cap of all other listed exchanges in the Americas. Global competition and innovation While U.S. exchanges lead in market capitalization, other global markets are showing strength in different areas. India's stock exchanges, for instance, have become hotbeds for initial public offerings (IPOs). In 2024, the National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange collectively hosted 327 IPO deals, more than double the 137 deals on Nasdaq. This surge in IPO activity reflects India's growing economic influence and the increasing appeal of its capital markets to both domestic and international companies. Diversity in exchange metrics Market capitalization is just one measure of an exchange's significance. While third in market cap among American exchanges, for instance, the TMX Group in Canada leads the continent in the number of listed companies with 3,569 as of December 2024. This diversity in metrics highlights the multifaceted nature of stock exchange comparisons and the importance of considering various factors when assessing their global impact and appeal to companies seeking public listing.

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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 - Jul 5, 2025
    Area covered
    Malaysia
    Description

    Top Glove reported MYR5.45B in Market Capitalization this July 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 July in 2025.

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

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 1, 2025
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    Statista (2025). 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
    Jul 1, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    ************ was the leading domestic company in Japan based on market capitalization, which amounted to around **** trillion Japanese yen in June 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.

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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 Cyprus [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02CYA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Area covered
    Cyprus
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Cyprus (DDAM02CYA156NWDB) from 2004 to 2020 about Cyprus, market cap, companies, and stock market.

  11. Top 1000+ Market Cap Companies in the World

    • kaggle.com
    Updated May 24, 2022
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    ProgrammerRDAI (2022). Top 1000+ Market Cap Companies in the World [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/ranugadisansagamage/top-1000-market-cap-companies-in-the-world/versions/1
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    Dataset updated
    May 24, 2022
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    Kagglehttp://kaggle.com/
    Authors
    ProgrammerRDAI
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. Market capitalization is equal to the share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Wikipedia

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    Top Wealth Market Cap 2023-2024 | TWG

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Top Wealth Market Cap 2023-2024 | TWG [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TWG/top-wealth/market-cap
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

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

    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Top Wealth market cap as of June 23, 2025 is $0.01B. Top Wealth market cap history and chart from 2023 to 2024. Market capitalization (or market value) is the most commonly used method of measuring the size of a publicly traded company and is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the number of shares outstanding.

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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 India [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02INA156NWDB
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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
    India
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for India (DDAM02INA156NWDB) from 2001 to 2018 about market cap, companies, India, and stock market.

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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 Greece [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02GRA156NWDB
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    Greece
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Greece (DDAM02GRA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about Greece, market cap, companies, and stock market.

  15. Leading stock exchanges APAC 2024, by domestic market capitalization

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    Statista, Leading stock exchanges APAC 2024, by domestic market capitalization [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265236/domestic-market-capitalization-in-the-asia-pacific-region/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Dec 2024
    Area covered
    APAC
    Description

    As of December 2024, the Shanghai Stock Exchange had the largest domestic market capitalization among stock exchanges in the Asia Pacific region, amounting to approximately *** trillion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was the Shanghai Stock Exchange Group, followed by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Stock exchanges in Asia PacificThe major stock exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region are the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan, the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Mainland China, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, and the Bombay Stock Exchange in India, which is also the oldest stock exchange in Asia. Also, five out of the ten largest stock exchange operators in the world are located in Asia.What is market capitalization?Market capitalization, also commonly referred to as market cap, is a measure of the total market value of outstanding shares of a company on the stock market. It indicates a company’s relative size and value while taking various determinants such as risk and the market’s perception into consideration. There are large-cap (>** billion), mid-cap (* to ** billion) and small-cap (*** million to * billion) companies depending on their market capitalization.

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    TOP Financial Group Market Cap 2022-2024 | TOP

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). TOP Financial Group Market Cap 2022-2024 | TOP [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TOP/top-financial-group/market-cap
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

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

    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    TOP Financial Group market cap as of June 17, 2025 is $0.04B. TOP Financial Group market cap history and chart from 2022 to 2024. Market capitalization (or market value) is the most commonly used method of measuring the size of a publicly traded company and is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the number of shares outstanding.

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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 New Zealand [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02NZA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Area covered
    New Zealand
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for New Zealand (DDAM02NZA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2020 about New Zealand, market cap, companies, and stock market.

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

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 7, 2024
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    (2024). Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Slovenia [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDAM02SIA156NWDB
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    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2024
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    Graph and download economic data for Market Capitalization Outside of Top 10 Largest Companies to Total Market Capitalization for Slovenia (DDAM02SIA156NWDB) from 1998 to 2014 about Slovenia, market cap, companies, and stock market.

  19. Latin American companies with highest market cap 2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Latin American companies with highest market cap 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285348/largest-listed-companies-in-latin-american/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Mar 2025
    Area covered
    Latin America
    Description

    As of March 2025, **************************, a multinational beverage and retail company headquartered in Monterey, was the largest public company in Latin America, with a market capitalization of nearly *** billion U.S. dollars. ************ follows with a market cap of about ** billion U.S. dollars, while ********, a Brazilian energy company, takes the third spot with a market cap of ** billion U.S. dollars.

  20. South Africa Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Top 40

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Jan 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). South Africa Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Top 40 [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/south-africa/johannesburg-stock-exchange-market-capitalization-by-index/market-cap-ftsejse-top-40
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 15, 2025
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    CEIC Data
    License

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

    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 1, 2018
    Area covered
    South Africa
    Description

    South Africa Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Top 40 data was reported at 5,393,552.520 ZAR mn in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,572,826.882 ZAR mn for Oct 2018. South Africa Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Top 40 data is updated monthly, averaging 3,631,810.017 ZAR mn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 203 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,403,294.029 ZAR mn in Nov 2017 and a record low of 871,788.703 ZAR mn in Apr 2003. South Africa Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Top 40 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.Z004: Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Market Capitalization: by Index.

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Statista (2025). 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
May 30, 2025
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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