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This list displays all British companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023/24. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company. [1]
Below are the 100 largest companies by revenue in 2024 (mostly for fiscal year 2023), according to the Fortune 500 list. [2] Note that this list mostly includes public companies. Many private companies like Lidl (Schwarz Gruppe) or Aldi, to give just two examples, are hence missing.
Statistics on staff numbers were compiled in the Sunday Times ' "Top Track 100" of private companies for 2012. [9] The three largest private employers in that list were John Lewis Partnership, Swire Group and Alliance Boots.
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Of the world's 500 largest companies, 26 are headquartered in the UK. [18] The economy is boosted by North Sea oil and gas production; its reserves were estimated at 2.8 billion barrels in 2016, [19] although it has been a net importer of oil since 2005. [20] The size of London's economy makes it the largest city by GDP in Europe. [21]
[105] [106] Of the approximately £16 billion invested in R&D by UK businesses in 2008, approximately £12 billion was by manufacturing businesses, mostly located in England. [106] In 2008, the UK was the sixth-largest manufacturer in the world measured by value of output. [107] A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine made in England
In 2013 the UK was the leading country in Europe for inward foreign direct investment (FDI) with $26.51bn. This gave it a 19.31% market share in Europe. In contrast, the UK was second in Europe for outward FDI, with $42.59bn, giving a 17.24% share of the European market. [243]
Brexit: Physical checks begin on meat and dairy products, plants, seeds, and a number of other goods imported from the European Union, which are expected to cost British firms about £330m per year. [381] 2024 Hainault sword attack: A 14-year-old boy is killed and four other people are wounded by a man wielding a sword in Hainault, northeast ...