What is the richest company in the world? If you think tech companies dominate the list you thought wrong. Good ol’ Walmart tops the list with a value more than twice of Apple’s, the richest company to come out of Silicon Valley. Here’s an updated 2018 list of the richest companies in the world for 2018.
  1. Walmart – $485.9 billion revenue in 2017
  2. State Grid Corporation of China – $315.2 billion revenue in 2017
  3. Sinopec Group – $267.5 billion revenue in 2017
  4. China National Petroleum Corporation – $262.6 billion revenue in 2017
  5. Toyota Motor – $254.7 billion revenue in 2017
  6. Volkswagen – $240.3 billion revenue in 2017
  7. Royal Dutch Shell – $240 billion revenue in 2017
  8. Berkshire Hathway – $223.7 billion revenue in 2017
  9. Apple Inc. – $215.6 billion revenue in 2017
  10. Exxon Mobil – $205 billion revenue in 2017
There are several parameters by which the richest companies in the world are ranked. These include market cap, revenue, profits, and brand value. For instance, Statista.com lists the top 10 largest companies in the world by market value. The list includes leading companies that have made it big in the stock market in recent times such as Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet. The topper is Apple whose market cap is a whopping $913.17 billion in March 2018.