500 largest companies

500 largest companies, FT500 is a rating compiled annually by the Financial Times . The assessment is based on the market capitalization of the organizations included in the rating. It includes the 500 largest companies in the world , the 500 largest companies in Europe , the 500 largest companies in the USA , the 100 largest companies in Eastern Europe , the companies that are new to the rating , the companies that have left the rating , the largest sectors of the world economy , the 500 largest companies in the world in alphabetical order , the most significant leaps up , The most significant jumps down the list . In Russia, FT500 is issued by Vedomosti . The rating has been published since 1997 .