The Global 5000 is a database of the 5000 largest companies in the world based on revenue generated,

The Global 5000 contains both public and private companies, covering all industries in all countries. We go beyond existing published lists and rankings. There are 5,000 active, updated companies in the database.  We include companies from all countries — from the 2,088 companies in the US to 1 from Belarus for example. To date, we have tracked 4,627 companies in the world with $1 billion + annually and we continue to search for more … expecting to reach 5000 at this billion $$ level.

We have structured the industries they participate in with 2 levels of 22 industries that line up with NAICS codes and a deeper layer of segments. The main use of this data set is for B2B database marketers striving to make sure they are marketing to and focused on high end account penetration. Knowing the 5000 largest companies in the world are covered is key to this strategy.

Revenues for the companies are all converted to USD based on interbank currency conversion tables for the average of the fiscal year reported.  Companies will have a variety of year end periods with the most common being December. For FY ending in Jan thru May, we count them as revenue in the previous year.

Questions? — contact us at info@theglobal5000.com 

You can see sample sites/records here – Global 5000 sample records.

The main database is the Global 5000 which is a database of the largest 5,000 companies in the world (combined public& private companies).

Various selections from the Global 5000 Database are available for purchase on a custom basis.  Common selections include:

  • All Private Companies
  • Global 5000 companies from selected Countries or regions across the Globe
  • Selections from various industries – Financial Services for example.

For pricing and counts of any selection, contact us.

Each of these file selections are formatted the same way with the same fields. To see a sample of the records, download here — Global 5000 sample records