Top Companies, Brands and Richest People

Other day I had discussion with Imran and Obaid about the top companies, brands and the richest people of the world. We had little disagreement on these list, so I thought I should find out and share with you people.

Fortune GLOBAL 500 2005

Rank. Company, Revenues ($millions), Profits ($millions)

1. Wal-Mart Stores 287,989.0, 10,267.0
2. BP 285,059.0, 15,371.0
3. Exxon Mobil 270,772.0, 25,330.0
4. Royal Dutch/Shell Group 268,690.0, 18,183.0
5. General Motors 193,517.0, 2,805.0

Reference: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/index.html

The Top Brands 2005

Rank. 2005 Brand Value ($million), Country

1. Coca-Cola, 67,525, United States
2. Microsoft, 59,941, United States
3. IBM, 53,376, United States
4. GE, 46,996, United States
5. Intel, 35,588, United States

Reference: http://www.businessweek.com/pdfs/2005/0531_globalbrand.pdf

The World's Richest People

Rank. Name, Citizenship, Age, Net Worth ($billion)

1. William Gates III, United States, 50, 50.0
2. Warren Buffett, United States, 75, 42.0
3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 66, 30.0
4. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 79, 28.0
5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 55, 23.5

Reference: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_1.html