Database Update for Global 50 (Q1 2025)
We have completed our database updates for Q1 2025 with over 1500 company records updated and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing: During Q1, 48 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $77 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average revenue per employee […]
The Private Companies
One of the unique elements of our Global 5000 database is the inclusion of private companies alongside the publics. Most popularly published lists (Fortune lists or Forbes Global 2000 for example) contain only public companies. We have over 1160 private companies as part of The Global 5000 representing $17 trillion in revenue – approximately 23% of […]
A Look at Financial Industry Firms
In The Global 5000 database, there are 837 companies in the financial industry. It is the largest of all industries in the database and includes companies involved in banking, securities, mortgage, and insurance segments as well as investments and PE firms. As the 2024 annual financial reporting rolls in, here’s an early (albeit partial) look […]
Amazon vs Walmart — and a few other retail items
Walmart has been #1 in the world for a long time. The largest company in the world for a decade or so. There was some thought that this would be the year (2024) that Amazon would catch them. Almost – it is getting close. We went back to 2017 to compare the annual revenue of both companies […]
Yearend (and Q4 2024) Updates for Global 5000 Database
We have completed our database updates for Q4 2024 with 390 updates and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing at the end of the year: During Q4 2024, 63 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $76.8 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average […]
The Merger That Wasn’t
After nearly two years of “dancing” the Kroger & Albertson grocery store merger was called off. In addition to all that time and effort, the two companies reportedly spent close to $1 billion in fees and expenses toward the deal. All for nothing – and anyone want to guess who will ultimately pay for that […]
Match and Append – a Rule of Thumb
Our Global 5000 database is often used by marketing teams who take our file and match it to their internal CRM records and append an indicator (record number of ranking) for matched records onto their internal customer and prospect file. The idea is that the external validation indicating a record is part of a large […]
Merger of Vitesco Technologies Group AG into Schaeffler AG successfully completed
Schaeffler AG has successfully completed the merger with Vitesco Technologies Group AG (“Vitesco”) that was announced almost a year ago. The Global 5000 Company Announcements BASIC MATERIALSPPG Reaches Agreement to Sell Architectural Coatings U.S. and Canada Business Aperam Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc BUSINESS SERVICESADP Acquires WorkForce Software FINANCIAL SERVICESCrédit […]
Weekly Global 5000 M&A Activity
There were another 15 M&A and spin-off announcements this past week by Global 5000 companies including: AUTO & TRUCKSHyundai Motor India Limited IPOTenneco Announces Agreement to Divest Öhlins to Brembo BASIC MATERIALSNippon Steel Agrees to Sell Its Interest in Calvert to ArcelorMittal BUSINESS SERVICESBureau Veritas Acquiring IDP Group CONSUMER, PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD GOODSVista Outdoor Strikes Deal […]
Q3 2024 updates for Global 5000 Database
We have completed our database updates for Q3 2024, completing 1400 updates and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing at the mid-year point: During Q3 2024, 33 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $76.8 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average revenue per employee […]