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BUSINESS / COMPANIES
List: Top Ten Largest Public Companies in the World by Market Capitalisation
Date: As of February 22nd 2005
Source: The Economist / Thomson Datastream
Base: All publicly listed companies
Notes: The list includes three energy companies (oil producers mainly), two financial services, two pharmaceuticals, one retailer, one computer software and General Electric. This list was compiled before Google's rapid ascent after its 2004 IPO.
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Company
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Market Capitalisation (US$ bn)
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Exxon Mobil
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382
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General Electric
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380
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Microsoft
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275
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Citigroup
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250
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BP
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220
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Wal-Mart
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218
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Royal Dutch / Shell
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210
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Pfizer
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200
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Johnson & Johnson
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198
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HSBC
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195
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