Overview

• Amazon held onto the No. 2 spot and China’s State Grid climbed to third as major Chinese firms reinforced their top-ten standing
• UnitedHealth Group moved up to seventh place, displacing Apple to eighth for the second time this year
• U.S. companies account for 138 entries on the list, narrowly outpacing Greater China’s 130 firms
• Financial institutions dominate with 121 listings, and seven leading tech companies combined for $2 trillion in revenues and $484 billion in net income
• Saudi Aramco led all companies in profitability again, netting $105 billion in net earnings for the fourth consecutive year