In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest public companies in the world heading into 2021. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please take a look at the 15 biggest public companies in the world heading into 2021.
5. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Market cap of the company as at December 31, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 1,185
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 166.3
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 273.4
Total profits of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 34.5
Total employees of the company in 2019: 118,899
It is hard to imagine a time when Google didn’t exist. The ease of access that Google has provided is taken for granted now, but its importance cannot be understated. Alphabet is the parent company of Google.
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4. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)
Market cap of the company as at December 31, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 543.7
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 254.6
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 817.7
Total profits of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 81.4
Total employees of the company in 2019: 391,500
It is one of the the biggest financial services company in the world, and is famous for being run by Warren Buffet, who has been among the richest people in the world for several decades and known for his investment prowess.
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3. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Market cap of the company as at December 31, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 1,682
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 138.6
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 285.4
Total profits of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 46.3
Total employees of the company in 2019: 144,000
The brainchild of Bill Gates, who was for a long time the richest person in the world and is now among the top 5, odds are that you are reading this article on Microsoft Windows, unless you’re using a phone of course. I know I’m using Microsoft Windows to write this article. The Microsoft Office suite has revolutionized office work and mastery in Microsoft Office can fast track you in whatever organization you work in.
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2. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Market cap of the company as at December 31, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 2,256
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 267.7
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 320.4
Total profits of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 57.2
Total employees of the company in 2019: 137,000
The biggest tech company in the world is also the most valuable according to market cap. It is considered one of the Big Five information technology companies in the US, with the other four being Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. The company faced a downturn in the early 2000s but revived itself with the launch of the iPhone and hasn’t looked back since.
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1. Saudi Aramco
Market cap of the company as at December 31, 2020 (in billions of dollars): 2,052
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 329.8
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 398.3
Total profits of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 88.2
Total employees of the company in 2019: 69,687
Topping the list of the 5 biggest companies in the world in 2021 is Saudi Aramco, which after Apple is the only company worth more than $2 trillion. The company had the biggest IPO in history in 2019, and the state owned oil and gas company is also the most profitable company in the world. Unfortunately, it is also the biggest polluter in the world.
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