1. I woke up this morning and fixed myself a cup of coffee made by a Swiss company taking milk from a Korean fridge. I watched the news briefly on a British channel on a Japanese TV set. I shaved with an American shaving gel and splashed on an after shave made in France , distributed by an American company under the license of another Swiss company. I also shampooed my hair using a shampoo made in Thailand . I then checked for messages on my phone (made in China for a Canadian company). Before leaving for here, I quickly paid my satellite TV subscription (of partly Australian origin) with a credit card of a Dutch bank on an American laptop. I drove to work in a car made in Korea listening to music from a Jamaican . Welcome to Global Marketing
35. The World’s largest companies 22,345 205,514 China Sinopec 9. Netherlands ING Group 8. 20,102 259,171 France Total SA 6. 35,235 367,053 UK BP 4. 51,340 453,500 Netherlands Royal Dutch Shell 1. -4,560 203,260 Japan Toyota Motors 10. -16,998 230,764 USA Conoco Philips 7. 23,931 263,159 USA Chevron 5. 13,400 405,607 USA Wal-Mart 3. 45,220 442,851 USA Exxon-Mobil 2. Profit($ mill) Revenues($ mill) Country Company Rank