Fortune Global 500 List: Letter B

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The Fortune Global 500 is an annual list of the world’s 500 largest publicly listed corporations based on their revenues. Below is a compilation of the companies featured on the list, which names begin with the letter “B”.

The current list was published on July 9, 2013 – ranking companies by their total revenues for the respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2013. 

In total, the 500 companies on the list saw revenues of over $30.3 trillion.


The Fortune Global 500 is an annual list of the world’s 500 largest publicly listed corporations based on their revenues. Below is a compilation of the companies featured on the list, which names begin with the letter “B”.

The current list was published on July 9, 2013 – ranking companies by their total revenues for the respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2013. 

In total, the 500 companies on the list saw revenues of over $30.3 trillion.

Click on the companies’ names to find out more information on the company, including its country of origin, its CEO, the type of industry it is in and its listing name in the stock exchange.

Alternatively, you can browse other Global Fortune 500 companies, by alphabetical order, at the end of this article.

Rank Company Country Revenue
($million)
Profit
($million)
441 BAE Systems UK 26,450 1,693
466 Bailian Group China 25,202 94
193 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Spain 51,780 2,154
168 Banco Bradesco Brazil 55,953 5,780
116 Banco do Brasil  Brazil  72,087 5,757
58 Banco Santander Spain 106,077 2,834
66 Bank of America Corp. US 100,078 4,188
70 Bank of China China 98,429 22,100
243 Bank of Communications China 43,095 9,252
431 Bank of Nova Scotia Canada 26,994 6,215
222 Baosteel Group China 45,683 919
177 Barclays UK 54,649 -1,650
65 BASF Germany 101,177 6,270
194 Bayer Germany 51,097 3,143
336 Beijing Automotive Group China 33,375 1,074
18 Berkshire Hathaway US 162,463 14,824
226 Best Buy US 45,087 -441
229 Bharat Petroleum India 44,794 346
115 BHP Billiton Australia 72,226 15,417
68 BMW Germany 98,760 6,549
41 BNP Paribas France 123,029 8,421
95 Boeing US 81,698 3,900
240 Bouygues France 43,250 814
6 BP UK 388,285 11,582
449 Brazilian Distribution Brazil 26,067 538
283 Bridgestone Japan 38,092 2,151
485 British American Tobacco UK 24,072 6,087
394 BT Group UK 29,083 3,302
143 Bunge US 63,494 64

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