There are nearly 5,000 companies across the globe with $1 billion or more in annual revenue. The billion $ revenue mark is nearly synonymous with the Global 5000.
A frequent request we receive to show the breakdown of Global 5000 companies by their industry. We have provided that summary below here
| Agriculture & Farming | 39 |
| Auto & Trucks | 142 |
| Basic Materials | 331 |
| Business Services | 252 |
| Construction | 245 |
| Consumer Services | 180 |
| Consumer, Personal Household Goods | 172 |
| Education | 18 |
| Financial Services | 828 |
| Food & Beverage | 260 |
| Health Care | 284 |
| Industrials | 490 |
| Mining | 103 |
| Oil & Gas | 244 |
| Publishing & Media | 105 |
| Real Estate | 123 |
| Retailers & Wholesalers | 399 |
| Technology | 249 |
| Telecommunications | 129 |
| Transportation | 224 |
| Utility Services | 183 |
| Grand Total | 5000 |
More information about the Global 5000 database is on this page.
To see the data we provide for each company record, the Global 5000 sample records 2019 Excel file contains a few records.