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The most profitable companies in the world. It's not surprising that the most profitable business this year was an oil and gas corporation. These are the world's biggest and successful public companies. They implement an overly successful business model, which is evident by their large monetary earnings.

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Order   Name Industry Founder(s) Place Founded
  1. 1
    Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Petroleum Refineries More
    John D. Rockefeller
    $30,460 million
  2. 2
    Telecommunications, Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Provider (Operator), Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Fixed Network Operator More
    $19,864 million
  3. 3
    Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Mining, Petroleum, Petroleum Refineries More
    $19,024 million
  4. 4
    Video game, Computer hardware, Publishing, Computer software, Consumer electronics, Technology, Search engine, Geographic Information System, Research and development More
    Bill Gates, Paul Allen
    Albuquerque
    $18,760 million
  5. 5
    $17,370 million
  6. 6
    Retail, Department Stores, Variety Stores
    Sam Walton
    Rogers
    $16,389 million
  7. 7
    Computer hardware, Computer software, Computer Integrated Systems Design, Management Consulting Services, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Computer Systems Design Services More
    Thomas J. Watson
    Endicott
    $14,833 million
  8. 8
    Automobile
    Dayton
    $14,013 million
  9. 9
    Pharmaceutical industry, Toiletries, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Health care, Soap More
    Robert Wood Johnson I, Edward Mead Johnson, James Wood Johnson
    $13,334 million
  10. 10
    Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance, Diversified Investments, Property and Casualty Insurance More
    Oliver Chace
    New Bedford
    $12,967 million
  11. 11
    Manufacturing, Toiletries, Food Preparations, NEC, Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations, Soaps and Other Detergents, Except Speciality Cleaners, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing More
    James Gamble, William Procter
    $12,736 million
  12. 12
    Financial Services, National Commercial Banks, Investment banking
    United States of America, New York City
    $12,362 million
  13. 13
    Beverages
    $11,809 million
  14. 14
    Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing, Household Audio and Video Equipment, Motion Picture and Video Production, Personal Credit Institutions, Electrical and electronic equipment, Household Appliances, Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies, Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing, Electric Housewares and Fans More
    Thomas Edison
    Schenectady, Edison, Menlo Park
    $11,644 million
  15. 15
    Petroleum, Petroleum Refineries
    $11,358 million
  16. 16
    Financial Services, National Commercial Banks, Investment banking, Commercial Banking More
    New York City
    $10,602 million
  17. 17
    Computer hardware, Computer software, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing More
    William Reddington Hewlett, David Packard
    Palo Alto
    $8,761 million
  18. 18
    Search, Advertising, Computer software, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, Information technology, Technology, Search engine, Geographic Information System, Search Engine Marketing More
    Sergey Brin, Larry Page
    Stanford University, Menlo Park
    $8,505 million
  19. 19
    Financial Services, Security Brokers, Dealers, and Flotation Companies, Investment banking, Private equity, Securities Brokerage More
    Marcus Goldman
    New York City
    $8,354 million
  20. 20
    Pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Health care
    Brooklyn
    $8,257 million

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    Exxon Mobil at 6/23/2011 2:33 PM
    been on a few lists now and how come non of them have the same results
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