This is the 13th annual ranking of the FT Global 500, providing a snapshot of the world's largest companies. Exxon Mobil and PetroChina maintain their positions at numbers one and two respectively. The total market capitalisation of the Global 500 companies has fallen by 42 per cent from $26,831bn to $15,617bn. The 500th company is worth $10.1bn, compared with $19.3bn last year. Oil companies overtake banks as the most valuable sector, with 15 banks leaving the list and the number of oil companies increasing by one. The market value of the banks has more than halved from $4,116bn in 2008 to $1,937bn in 2009.
2009年英國《金融時報》全球500強排行榜(FT Global 500)出爐，這是對全球最大公司的第13張年度“快照”。埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)和中石油(PetroChina)分別保持了第一和第二位。全球500強公司的總市值縮水了42%，從26.831萬億美元降至15.617萬億美元。排在第500位的公司價值101億美元，低于去年的193億美元。石油公司超越銀行，成為最具價值的行業，有15家銀行跌出榜單，而石油公司則增加了1家。銀行的總市值縮水一半多，從2008年的4.116萬億美元降至2009年的1.937萬億美元。