Big companies around the world, outside the U.S., are reaping the benefits of a strong global economy, with many raking billions of dollars in revenues. Given the significant volatility in financial markets, the world’s largest non-US companies provide relative security for investors. The concept of revenue itself might slightly differ depending on country or even from one company to another. It usually refers to the income resulted from normal business activities, such as the sale of goods and services to customers.
Here are the top 20 largest companies in the world outside the United States.
| Rank | Company | Revenues |
| 1. | Sinopec Group | $407.01 billion |
| 2. | State Grid | $383.91 billion |
| 3. | China National Petroleum | $379.13 billion |
| 4. | Royal Dutch Shell | $352.11 billion |
| 5. | Saudi Aramco | $329.78 billion |
| 6. | Volkswagen | $282.76 billion |
| 7. | BP | $282.62 billion |
| 8. | Toyota Motor | $275.29 billion |
| 9. | Glencore | $215.11 billion |
| 10. | China State Construction Engineering | $205.84 billion |
| 11. | Samsung Electronics | $197.71 billion |
| 12. | Daimler | $193.35 billion |
| 13. | Ping An Insurance | $184.28 billion |
| 14. | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | $177.07 billion |
| 15. | Total | $176.25 billion |
| 16. | Hon Hai Precision Industry | $172.87 billion |
| 17. | Trafigura Group | $171.47 billion |
| 18. | EXOR Group | $162.75 billion |
| 19. | China Construction Bank | $158.88 billion |
| 20. | AXA | $148.98 billion |
