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It seems like you’re asking: **“Which is the world’s largest company?”** That depends on how you define “largest.” Here are two main measures:

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### 🏭 Based on **Revenue**
According to the **Fortune Global 500** list for **2024 fiscal year**, the world’s largest company by revenue is **Walmart**, which has held the top spot for 12 straight years citeturn0search2turn0news26.

**Top 5 by revenue (2024 data):**
1. Walmart (U.S.)
2. Amazon.com (U.S.)
3. State Grid Corporation (China)
4. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
5. China National Petroleum (China) citeturn0search2turn0news26

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### 💰 Based on **Market Capitalization (Market Cap)**
As of **July 2025**, the most valuable publicly traded company is **NVIDIA**, with a market cap exceeding **$4 trillion** citeturn0news31turn0search9.

**Recent highlights:**
– **NVIDIA** was briefly the first to reach a **$4T+ valuation** citeturn0news31.
– **Microsoft** has since joined this club, with a market cap over **$4 trillion**, making it a close second after NVIDIA citeturn0news18turn0news17.
– Other tech giants—including Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta, and Microsoft—are also among the top by market cap citeturn0search8turn0search5.

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### 📊 Summary Table

| Ranking Criteria | Top Company | Highlights |
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| By **Revenue** (2024) | **Walmart** | ~$685 B annual revenue; #1 on Fortune Global 500 citeturn0search2turn0search12 |
| By **Market Capitalization** (mid‑2025) | **NVIDIA**, then **Microsoft** | Market caps exceeding $4 trillion citeturn0news31turn0news17turn0search9 |

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If you clarify whether you're interested in revenue, market value, or another metric (like profit, employees, or assets), I can provide a more targeted answer. Let me know!

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