Global 5000 database – updates during October 2018
During the month of October we updated 533 records. There were 10 new companies added and that same amount deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99+% currency – virtually all […]
Going After the Biggest Target Market
One of the things that never ceases to amaze us is the total size of the Global 5000 companies as they relate to total economy of the world. Adding up the revenue of the 5000 companies, the total comes to $55.7 trillion. That is 70% of global GDP. Astounding. How big a target market does […]
Global 5000 Database Update – Q3 2018
With the close of the 3rd quarter 2018, we are pleased to provide a summary of activity for the Global 5000 during the quarter. During the quarter we added 58 new companies to the database, replacing another 58 and updated 1,978 records. The currency level of the database remains at 99% — meaning nearly all […]
Global 5000 Database Update for August 2018
During the month of August, we updated 544 records. There were 16 new companies added and that same amount deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99% currency – virtually all […]
Top 100 Global Retailers
With the Amazon effect being the talk of the retail world, we sometimes lose sight of all the retailers & wholesalers in the many corners of the world. Here’s a list of the top 100 retailers (by revenue) in the Global 5000. At the top of the list is Walmart at $500 billion down to […]
Europe’s 100 Largest Companies
From time to time we get requests from the market asking about a selection of companies or looking for a count of Global 5000 records in an industry or a country – and we like to share some of the interesting pieces of info stored in our database. Such was the case this week as […]
Top Countries for Global 5000 Revenue
Updating a previous post – we took the combined revenue of all Global 5000 companies in each country, then ranked the countries based on this aggregate revenue figure. This becomes a good proxy for the overall B2B marketplace given that businesses sell to these Global 5000 entities. The US is the top country for the […]
Global 5000 Database Update – July 2018
With the close of the month of July, we updated 696 records. There were 17 new companies added and 17 deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99% currency – virtually […]
Comparing Public vs Private Companies
One of the unique aspects of our Global 5000 database compared to other “top” lists is that we include both public and private companies. A question we are often asked is how many private companies are in the database — so we have put together this summary to show the breakdown by region of the […]
FinTech Companies in the Global 5000
With all the activity in the FinTech sector over the past couple of years, we have been compiling a list of FinTech companies and have integrated it with our Global 5000 database. In many cases, the hype of FinTech completely changing the banking industry has been mostly hype — there have been significant inroads in […]