This is a list of the world's largest non-
governmental
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
privately held companies by
revenue
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Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some compan ...
.
This list does not include
state-owned enterprises like
Sinopec
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec Group, is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. The SASAC administers China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation for the benefit of State Council of the ...
,
State Grid,
China National Petroleum,
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (; KPC) is Kuwait's major national oil company, headquartered in Al Kuwait.
The activities of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation are focused on petroleum exploration, production, petrochemicals, refining, marketing, a ...
,
Pemex
Pemex (a portmanteau of Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to ''Mexican Petroleum'' in English; ) is the Mexico, Mexican State ownership, state-owned Petroleum industry, petroleum corporation managed and operated by the government of Mexico, ...
,
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by and Trade name, trading as the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a Brazilian state-owned enterprise, majority state-owned multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. ...
,
PDVSA
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (acronym PDVSA, , English language, English: Petroleum of Venezuela) is the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company. It has activities in exploration, production, refining and exporting oil as well as e ...
and others. These corporations have revenues of at least
US$
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10 billion.
Largest private non-governmental companies by revenue
See also
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List of largest companies by revenue
This list comprises the world's largest companies by Consolidation (business), consolidated revenue, according to the annually ranked Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 published by ''Fortune'' magazine, as well as other sources. Out of 5 ...
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List of largest companies in the United States by revenue
This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the ''Fortune'' 500 tally of companies and Forbes.
The ''Fortune'' 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also ...
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List of largest manufacturing companies by revenue
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List of largest corporate profits and losses
This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history.
Largest corporate annual earnings of all time
This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $40 billion in "real" ...
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List of largest oil and gas companies by revenue
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Government-owned corporation
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...
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State ownership
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