The 8 most profitable companies in the world 2022.

The companies listed in this article were ranked on the basis of their profitability through an annual report issued by the famous Fortune magazine specialized in finance and business, according to a number of classifications, the most important of which is the classification according to their total financial returns on an annual basis.

The most profitable companies in the world in 2022

The following is a list of the most profitable companies according to the report of the aforementioned economic magazine for the year 2022, as follows:

1. Walmart Shopping Chain

The number one company on the list is Walmart, the world's highest-paid company, a well-known chain of shopping malls and retail stores around the world with more than 2.3 million employees, and a large workforce in its stores all over the world. Especially in the United States and North America in particular, which employed 1.3 million people.

Despite its many critics in the United States, this large company continues to grow and achieve profits with a total profit of 482 billion dollars.

2. State Grid of China

In second place is the National Electric Company of China of China affiliated with the Chinese government, serving more than 1.1 billion people to multiple countries around the world and with a staff number of more than 1.9 million, this company is a major player on the global stage.

This company is considered one of the largest and leading companies in the field of electrical energy providers in the world, the company has generated total profits of 329 billion dollars.

3. CNPC of China

The National Petroleum Corporation ranks third with a profit rate of 299 billion US dollars. It is one of the largest oil companies in the world and is owned by the Chinese government. It does business in many countries around the world, and the company specializes in the petroleum industries in general.

It is one of the leading companies in the development and expansion of gas and oil fields. It is also concerned with the petrochemical industries and their various industries.

4. Chinese Huayi Oil

The second largest oil company in China and one of the largest government sectors in the country. It is listed on the Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai stock exchanges. The company's business also includes exploration, extraction and refining of oil and gas, as well as the sale of various petrochemical products and chemical products such as fertilizers, in addition to its core business of constructing pipelines and transporting oil. Crude and natural gas.

The company managed to achieve a total profit estimated at 294 billion dollars, which makes it today the fourth largest company in the world in terms of total profits.

5. Royal Dutch Shell Company

The multinational company is one of the six largest in the world and the largest in the multinational classification was established as a union between the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the British Shell Company. Since then, the company has expanded significantly with subsidiaries specializing in oil energy and chemicals.

Headquartered in the Netherlands and with an office in London, the company topped the Fortune rating with total revenue equivalent to 84% of its home country's GDP, with profits of $272 billion.

6. Exxon Mobil

ExxonMobil is the largest publicly traded oil company in the world and one of the largest producers. Last March, it achieved profits estimated at 246 billion dollars, ranking sixth in the world. This company is the largest oil refiner in the world and one of the largest oil producers.

This company produces about $3 of the world's oil production, and it also owns 1% of the world's oil reserves.

7. Volkswagen Cars

Volkswagen is one of the world's largest car manufacturers, and is best known for its famous VW brand and logo. Today, Volkswagen owns several other brands including Audi and Bentley.

Toyota recently acquired these top companies with total profits of $236.6 billion making it the seventh largest company in the Fortune rankings.

8. Toyota

Toyota was founded in 1937 just like its German competitor Volkswagen. Today this Japanese company is the largest automaker in the world with more than 200 million vehicles on the road and also became the first company to produce more than 10 million vehicles in a single year. 

Toyota is also one of the world's largest manufacturers of hybrid cars that use electricity and fossil fuels.

Toyota produces a series of cars (Prius) and cars of the Lexus brand, and these cars are manufactured in many countries around the world, but the bulk of them are currently made in Japan, the company achieved profits of 236.59 billion dollars.