Main List

The 500

Using revenue scale, global reach, and industry influence as core evaluation dimensions, the annual selection identifies the 500 most globally influential companies, including listed and major private enterprises across all countries.

Inaugural preview: the complete list of 500 will be published progressively.

RankCompanyIndustryHeadquartersScore

01
Apple Inc.
苹果公司
Technology Hardware & Equipment
United States
98.7
02
Microsoft Corporation
微软公司
Software & Cloud Services
United States
97.2
03
Saudi Aramco
沙特阿美公司
Energy & Chemicals
Saudi Arabia
96.1
04
Amazon.com, Inc.
亚马逊公司
E-Commerce & Retail
United States
95.0
05
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司
Diversified Holdings
United States
94.3
06
NVIDIA Corporation
英伟达公司
Semiconductors
United States
93.6
07
Alphabet Inc.
谷歌母公司 Alphabet
Internet & Software Services
United States
92.9
08
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
三星电子
Technology Hardware & Equipment
South Korea
91.8
09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
台湾积体电路制造公司
Semiconductors
Taiwan
91.1
10
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
路威酩轩集团
Luxury Goods & Retail
France
90.4
11
Toyota Motor Corporation
丰田汽车公司
Automotive & Mobility
Japan
89.7
12
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
摩根大通公司
Banking & Financial Services
United States
89.0
13
Tencent Holdings Limited
腾讯控股
Internet & Entertainment
China
88.3
14
Novo Nordisk A/S
诺和诺德公司
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Denmark
87.6
15
Nestle S.A.
雀巢公司
Consumer Goods
Switzerland
86.9

Enterprise Sub-Lists · The Curated Six

10 companies per list · Highly selective

行业领军 10Industry Leaders 10The ten highest-scoring companies within each major industry category, recognizing dominance within a specific competitive arena.

Example Members

Apple Inc.Saudi AramcoJPMorgan Chase & Co.

ESG 与可持续发展领军 10ESG Champions 10Companies demonstrating measurable leadership in environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and governance transparency.

Example Members

Novo Nordisk A/SMicrosoft CorporationNestle S.A.

增速最快 10Fastest Growing 10The ten companies posting the strongest year-over-year revenue and market-share growth across the full ranking.

Example Members

NVIDIA CorporationTencent Holdings LimitedAlphabet Inc.

创新先锋 10Innovation Pioneers 10Recognized for sustained investment in research and development that has reshaped their respective industries.

Example Members

NVIDIA CorporationTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Apple Inc.

跨境影响力 10Cross-Border Influence 10Companies whose operations and revenue extend meaningfully beyond their home market into multiple global regions.

Example Members

Toyota Motor CorporationLVMH Moet Hennessy Louis VuittonSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

新兴市场之星 10Emerging Markets Stars 10The ten most influential companies headquartered in, or primarily driven by growth in, emerging economies.

Example Members

Tencent Holdings Limited

Individual Sub-Lists · The Individual Three

10 individuals per list · Annual cards for global business leaders

I全球十大 CEOWORLD BEST CEOs 10The most influential sitting CEOs and presidents worldwide, benchmarked against the Harvard Business Review's annual Best-Performing CEOs ranking.

II全球十大创办人WORLD BEST Founders 10Founders of influential companies, whether still active, retired, or now working across other ventures, benchmarked against Forbes' annual founders rankings.

III全球十大行业领袖WORLD BEST Visionaries 10Individuals with pioneering influence across technology, culture, finance, or cross-disciplinary fields, benchmarked against TIME's annual 100 Most Influential People in business.

Sample Honorees

The following are example figures from the International Giants Tier; the complete list of 30 individual honorees will be published progressively.

Tim Cook

CEO, Apple Inc.

Since taking the helm at Apple in 2011, Tim Cook has driven the company's market value into the world's top tier and led the strategic expansion of its services business.

WORLD BEST CEOs 10

Satya Nadella

CEO, Microsoft Corporation

Satya Nadella has served as Microsoft's CEO since 2014, leading the company's full-scale pivot toward cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

WORLD BEST CEOs 10

Jensen Huang

Co-Founder & CEO, NVIDIA Corporation

Jensen Huang has led NVIDIA as CEO since co-founding it in 1993, steering the company into position as a core supplier of the AI computing era.

WORLD BEST CEOs 10

Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen

President & CEO, Novo Nordisk A/S

Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen has led Novo Nordisk since 2017, driving the global expansion of the company's diabetes and weight-management treatment portfolio.

WORLD BEST CEOs 10

Morris Chang

Founder, TSMC

Morris Chang founded TSMC in 1987, pioneering the contract chipmaking business model and reshaping the division of labor across the global semiconductor industry.

WORLD BEST Founders 10

Jeff Bezos

Founder, Amazon.com, Inc.

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore and built it into one of the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing companies.

WORLD BEST Founders 10

Pony Ma

Co-Founder & Chairman, Tencent Holdings Limited

Pony Ma co-founded Tencent in 1998 and later led the development of the WeChat platform, growing the company into one of Asia's most influential technology firms.

WORLD BEST Founders 10

Warren Buffett

Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

Through decades of consistent long-term value investing, Warren Buffett has built Berkshire Hathaway into one of the world's most influential diversified holding companies.

WORLD BEST Visionaries 10

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla · SpaceX

Elon Musk leads both Tesla and SpaceX simultaneously, with cross-disciplinary influence spanning electric vehicles, space exploration, and artificial intelligence.

WORLD BEST Visionaries 10

Bernard Arnault

Chairman & CEO, LVMH

Since the 1980s, Bernard Arnault has led the consolidation of fashion and spirits houses under LVMH, single-handedly building the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate.

WORLD BEST Visionaries 10