Recently, a new version of the Fortune 500 was published, in which Apple was able to take a high position again. For example, the Coopertinos were named the most profitable company in the United States, and also became the leader in a number of indicators among American technology companies.
Apple came in third place in the overall Fortune 500 ranking. And the Coopertinos lagged far behind the leader of the rating – Walmart. According to Fortune, last year the U. S. retailer’s revenue reached $514.405 billion. By comparison, Apple’s result is 265.595 billion. As for the second place, it was taken by the oil company Exxon Mobil.
It is worth noting that Apple is not the first year is on the top of the Fortune 500. The Coopertinos first made the list in 1982. Over the years, Apple has both climbed and fallen. The most worst result Coopertinoov showed in 2002, when they went down to 325th place in the ranking. However, since 2013, Apple is in the top ten.
