To put the value of some of the wealthiest companies in the world into perspective, Real Business Rescue has compared its market value to countries’ GDP, to uncover the companies worth more than countries around the world.
You can find the full story by Real Business Rescue here: https://www.realbusinessrescue.co.uk/news/companies-worth-more-than-countries
Here are some key angles we think your readers will be interested in:
· If Apple, Microsoft and Amazon were countries, they would rank in the top 15 richest nations in the world
· Apple, Microsoft and Saudi Aramco have the highest market capitalisation, worth more than the GDP of 97% of the countries in the world
· Only seven countries in the world have a larger GDP than Apple’s market value
· Saudi Aramco is worth over two and half times the GDP of its home country Saudi Arabia
Top five companies with higher market values than the GDP of % of countries in the world:
|
Rank |
Company |
Higher market value than % of countries GDP |
|
1 |
Apple |
97% |
|
1 |
Microsoft |
97% |
|
1 |
Saudi Aramco |
97% |
|
2 |
Amazon |
96% |
|
3 |
Alphabet |
95% |
|
4 |
|
91% |
|
5 |
Tencent Holdings |
90% |
The press release, visuals and data are backed up here.