2026 Fortune 500 revealed: Amazon tops the list, Alphabet becomes the most profitable company in the world

Comparatively, the 2026 “Fortune” Fortune 500 list was released on July 28. The total revenue of the listed companies was about 43.1 trillion US dollars, more than one-third of global GDP, and an increase of about 3.2% over the previous year. Amazon reached the top for the first time, ending Walmart's record of leading for 12 consecutive years; the National Grid ranked third. Alphabet took the title of “World's Most Profitable Company” from Saudi Aramco with a net profit of US$132.17 billion. Nvidia ranked second in the profit list, and TSMC was the only Chinese company to enter the top ten profit list.

A total of 141 companies are listed in the US, 122 from China (including Taiwan), and 40 from Japan. The total revenue of listed companies in China is about 10.4 trillion US dollars, and the average profit is 4.5 billion US dollars, which is about 40% of the average profit of US companies (11.24 billion US dollars). JD (41st) ranked first among private companies in mainland China, while Alibaba (56th), Tencent (97th, entering the top 100 for the first time), Pinduoduo (255), and Meituan (311th) all improved their rankings.

The average profit of the 38 listed companies in the high-tech sector reached US$21.98 billion. Nvidia jumped 38 places to 28, TSMC rose 44 places to 82nd place, and SK Hynix ranked 210. Micron Technology and Chaowei Semiconductors returned to the list after many years. The division of the automobile industry intensified. BYD ranked 91st, and the Ningde era rose sharply from 43 places to 260th. For the first time, Chery was listed as a listed company. The biggest increase in the ranking was that of Wistron Group, which jumped 298 places to 198th place.