The Fortune magazine 's Global 500 list ranks world 's largest corporations based on revenue . The U.S. retail giant has returned to the top spot with $ 476 billion revenue , up 1.5 % compared to last year , after missing out to Shell for two years . Seven Chinese companies are newly included in the list , bringing the total of Chinese corporations to 95 . Three American companies dropped off the list this year , but the U.S. still leads with .
The Fortune magazine 's Global 500 list ranks world 's largest corporations based on revenue . Seven Chinese companies are newly included in the list , bringing the total of Chinese corporations to 95 . Three American companies dropped off the list this year , but the U.S. still leads with .