Countries by Number of Fortune Global 500 Companies 2024
Source:
Fortune Global 500 (2024 list)
Key Findings
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United States leads in Fortune Global 500 Companies with 139 in 2024.
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Average Fortune Global 500 Companies in 2024: 51.50 · median: 29.50.
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Gap in 2024: United States is 9.9× larger than Canada.
About This Dataset
Countries by Number of Fortune Global 500 Companies 2024
Countries ranked by the number of their companies on the 2024 Fortune Global 500, the list of the world's largest corporations by revenue. The United States leads with 139 companies, ahead of China on 128 and Japan on 40.
The top two have traded places in recent years. China (including Hong Kong) first overtook the United States on the 2020 list, with 124 companies against 121, and stayed ahead in 2021 and 2022. The United States moved back in front in 2023, by 136 to 135, and widened the gap in 2024.
France (30) and Germany (29) are the largest European entries, followed by the United Kingdom (17), South Korea (15) and Canada (14). Counts depend on how a list treats territories: Fortune's own 2024 figure for Greater China, which adds Taiwan, is 133.
The top two have traded places in recent years. China (including Hong Kong) first overtook the United States on the 2020 list, with 124 companies against 121, and stayed ahead in 2021 and 2022. The United States moved back in front in 2023, by 136 to 135, and widened the gap in 2024.
France (30) and Germany (29) are the largest European entries, followed by the United Kingdom (17), South Korea (15) and Canada (14). Counts depend on how a list treats territories: Fortune's own 2024 figure for Greater China, which adds Taiwan, is 133.
Analysis
United States (139), China (128) and Japan (40) take the top three in Fortune Global 500 Companies in 2024. Values run from 139 at the top to 14 at the bottom, a spread of 125. First and second are separated by 11, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (69.5 or more).
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Fortune Global 500 (2024 list)
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Fortune Global 500 Companies
- Last updated
- 16 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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