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Fortune 500: These NYC Companies Are Among Nation's Biggest
New York City has 73 entries on the list.
NEW YORK – The top 500 companies in America – huge businesses that represent two-thirds of the nation's GDP and bring in $13.7 trillion a year in revenue – have been revealed, and 73 of them are headquartered in New York City.
Fortune Magazine ranked the companies based on total revenue. Nationally, Walmart topped the 2019 list, followed by Exxon Mobil and Apple. Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon ranked No.4 and No.5, rounding out the top five spots on the list.
To put the list in context, Fortune writes that just a tenth of the companies are responsible for nearly half of the total $13.7 trillion. (You can read more in detail about the list via Fortune here.)
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The following companies were NYC's top 10 entries on the Fortune 500 list, with their revenue in millions:
- JPMorgan Chase - $131,412
- Verizon Communications - $130,863
- Citigroup - $97,120
- MetLife - $67,941
- Pfizer - $53,647
- Goldman Sachs Group - $52,528
- Morgan Stanley - $50,193
- AIG - $47,389
- New York Life Insurance - $43,425.3
- American Express - $43,281
The top 10 companies on the list nationally are:
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Walmart
Exxon Mobil
Apple
Berkshire Hathaway
Amazon.com
UnitedHealth Group
McKesson
CVS Health
AT&T
AmerisourceBergen
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