THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES 
FT 500 2008 The FT Global 500 provides an annual snapshot of the world’s largest companies. The main table here and the many available on FT.com (derived from the same data) give a remarkable picture of how corporate fortunes have changed in the past year, highlighting relative performance of countries and sectors.
The companies are ranked by market capitalisation - the greater the stock market value of a company, the higher its ranking. Market cap is the share price multiplied by the number of shares issued.
