The Fortune 500, in its 72nd year, ranks the biggest U.S. companies, both private and public, by revenue. And this year, for the first time in more than a decade, it has a new No. 1, as Amazon ends Walmart’s 13-year winning streak. Together, the companies on the list combined for $21.0 trillion in revenue and $2.1 trillion in profits last year, while employing 30.5 million people worldwide. Read more about the 2026 list at the links below.
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