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.

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.

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.

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.

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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*********** was the leading company in the United Kingdom by market capitalization as of October 11, 2024. Headquartered in Cambridge, England, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company had a market capitalization of approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars.

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.

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

As of January 2025, Amazon's market capitalization surpassed 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars, making it the most valuable internet company by market capitalization worldwide. Second-ranked Alphabet had a market capitalization of approximately 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars. Social networking company Meta Platforms (née Facebook Inc.) ranked third. Facebook is the leading social network worldwide and has successfully taken advantage of the increasingly mobile online environment. Amazon's position in the market Amazon is one of the biggest internet companies worldwide by revenue. It generates profit from its position as the world's largest online retailer. In 2023, the company's net sales revenue amounted to 574.78 billion U.S. dollars. The e-commerce giant's net revenue, generated through online stores, was 231.87 billion U.S. dollars. Google and its most profitable services Google, with the parent company Alphabet inc, generates its revenue mainly from advertising. The company uses its advertisement services, such as Google AdWords – which takes advantage of Google searches and appears as small advertisements next to search results – and Google AdSense, which generates advertisements based on a user's search history and location, among others. Advertisements based on AdSense appear across Google-owned sites, including YouTube and Google Finance. The online company also profits from the development of Android OS, licensing, and mobile apps. In 2024, Google’s total revenue amounted to 348.16 billion U.S. dollars.

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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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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.

************ 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.

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.

Dataset: Leading Companies in Market Capitalization https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F14839888%2Fe7df5ac47c282cc6288f211b698233c0%2FAdd%20a%20heading%20(5).png?generation=1716157027189074&alt=media" alt="">

Introduction: This dataset provides comprehensive information on the leading companies globally by market capitalization. It includes various key metrics and identifiers for each company, facilitating detailed analysis and comparisons. This dataset is gathered from companies market capital website. below i have given the details of the dataset and columns after that i have given some information about the use cases of this dataset.

About Dataset Columns: Below is a detailed description of each column in the dataset:

1-Rank: -Description: This column shows the ranking number of the company based on its market capitalization. The rankings are in ascending order, with rank 1 representing the company with the highest market capitalization. -Data Type: Integer -Example Values: 1, 2, 3, ...

2-Company: -Description: This column displays the full name of the company. It helps identify the company being analyzed. -Data Type: String -Example Values: "Apple Inc.", "Microsoft Corporation", "Amazon.com Inc."

3-Stock Symbol: -Description: This column contains the stock symbols (ticker symbols) of the companies, which are used for trading on stock exchanges. This is essential for identifying the company's stock in financial markets. -Data Type: String -Example Values: "AAPL", "MSFT", "AMZN"

4-Market Cap (USD): -Description: This column provides the market capitalization of the company in trillion US dollars. Market capitalization is calculated as the share price times the number of outstanding shares, representing the company's total market value. -Data Type: Float (to handle large values with precision) -Example Values: 2.43, 1.87, 1.76

5-Share Price: -Description: This column contains the current share price of the respective company in US dollars. It represents the price at which a single share of the company is traded on the stock market. -Data Type: Float -Example Values: 145.09, 250.35, 3400.50

6-Company Origin: -Description: This column provides the country name where the company is headquartered. It helps in understanding the geographical distribution of the leading companies. -Data Type: String -Example Values: "United States", "China", "Germany

Use Cases of the Leading Companies in Market Capitalization Dataset

This dataset is a treasure of information for anyone interested in the financial world. Here’s how different people and professionals might use it:

1-Investors and Traders: - Stock Picking: Investors can use the dataset to identify top-performing companies by market cap. This helps them make informed decisions about where to put their money. - Comparative Analysis: Traders can compare the share prices and market caps to find potential investment opportunities and trends.

2-Financial Analysts: -Performance Tracking: Analysts can track the performance of leading companies over time, helping them to forecast future trends and provide investment recommendations. -Sector Analysis: By examining the companies and their origins, analysts can identify which sectors and countries are leading the market.

3-Business Students and Educators: -Case Studies: Students can use the dataset for case studies and projects, analyzing the financial health and market position of global giants. -Learning Tool: Educators can use the data to teach about market capitalization, stock markets, and financial metrics.

4-Economists and Researchers: -Economic Indicators: The dataset can help economists understand the economic impact of leading companies on their respective countries and the global market. -Market Dynamics: Researchers can study the market dynamics and how large companies influence economic trends.

5-Journalists and Media: -Reporting: Journalists can use the data to report on the financial health of major companies, industry trends, and economic forecasts. -Insights: Media can provide insights into the rise and fall of company rankings, helping the public stay informed about market changes.

6-Corporate Strategists: -Benchmarking: Companies can benchmark their performance against the leaders in their industry, identifying areas for improvement. -Strategic Planning: Strategists can use the data to develop long-term plans, aiming to enhance their market position.

7-General Public: -Personal Finance: Individuals interested in personal finance can use the dataset to learn more about the companies behind the brands they use daily. -Educational: For anyone curious about how global markets work, this dataset provides a straightforward way to see which companies are at the top and why.

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The dataset gives a snapshot of the leading technology companies as of January 2024. It shows their global rankings, key financial details, and other important information. These top tech firms are driving advancements in fields like consumer electronics, software, semiconductors, and the equipment and materials used in semiconductor production.

For each company listed, the dataset includes their rank, name, and market capitalization, which tells us how much the company is worth on the stock market. It also provides the stock ticker symbol, which is used to track their shares, and the country where the company is headquartered.

Additionally, the dataset notes the sector each company belongs to, such as Technology, and specifies their industry focus, like Consumer Electronics or Semiconductors. This helps in understanding what areas these companies are leading in.

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/