2020 was not an easy year, the pandemic came devastating all sectors and generating monetary losses in many of them. But as unrealistic as it may seem, last year was one of Apple’s best years. And it is that according to the latest Fortune 500 Global list, Apple is already the sixth company that makes the most money in the world. This is closely related to the fact that the sales of the iPhone 12 exceed those of the iPhone 11 of a year ago.
Another curious fact is that more than 60% of the iPhone sold in the US in 2021 have been iPhone 12. This speaks of Much of the income from the sale of Apple phones comes from home (United States).
Apple is the sixth company that makes the most money in the world
The Fortune 500 Global list shows the 500 companies that make the most money worldwide. This year Apple climbed 6 steps, as it went from number 12 to 6. This is truly incredible knowing that the pandemic caused many companies to go out of business.
If we talk about American companies, only Walmart (1) and Amazon (3) are above Apple on the list. Positions 2, 4 and 5 correspond to China, something that is not surprising knowing that they are oil and electricity companies.
In the top 10 of the Fortune Global 500 they find each other:
- Walmart (USA).
- State Grid (China).
- Amazon.com (USA).
- China National Petroleum (China).
- Sinopec (China).
- Manzana (USA).
- CVS Health (USA).
- UnitedHealth Group (USA).
- Toyota Motor (Japan).
- Volkswagen (Germany).
The main reason for this increase in jobs in just one year is that the apple giant made 57 billion US dollars in 2020. With respect to the rest of the list, 122 of the 500 companies are American and 143 are from China, this speaks of the business and economic power of both countries.
Fun facts of the Fortune 500 Global
This is the eighth consecutive year in which Walmart is placed as winner of this list. But this does not end here, because this giant has managed to rank first in the Global Fortune 500 16 times since 1995.
Something important to note is that of the 500 companies on the list, only 23 are female CEOs. This represents an increase (9 more) compared to last year. And although this number is still really low, we hope that in 2021 it will be better.
Finally, this year could be a lot better for Apple, the launch of the next iPhone 13, along with the new Apple Watch could further boost last year’s earnings and rise again in the Fortune 500 Global list.