Big businesses

Big business is a phrase that appeared in the 1980's, describing the largest corporations, many of which grew rapidly during that period. It can refer to any number of activities but is likely to be related to some specific growth industries such as banking, petroleum, computing, car manufacture and sometimes, design and construction.

A business with over 250 employees is generally accepted a being a large business, however big business usually refers to the turnover and profit of larger organisations whose transactions are huge.

Here is a list of ten the largest companies globally during the 1980's, when they were founded and their market value at the time;

1. Exxon Mobil (US) founded in 1999 worth 79,106.5 million US Dollars in the 1980's
2. General Motors (US) founded in 1908 worth 66,311.2 million US Dollars in the 1980's
3. Mobil founded (US) in 1911 worth 44,720.9 million US Dollars in the 1980's
4. Ford Motor (US) founded in 1903 worth 143,513.7 million US Dollars in the 1980's
5. Texaco founded (US) in 1901 worth 38,350.4 million US Dollars in the 1980's
6. Chevron Texaco (US) founded in 1879 worth 29,947.6 million US Dollars in the 1980's
7. Gulf Oil (US) founded in 1901 worth 23,910.0 million US Dollars in the 1980's
8. Intl. Business Machines (US) founded in 1911 worth 22,862.8 million US Dollars in the 1980's
9. General Electric (US) founded in 1892 worth 22,460.6 million US Dollars in the 1980's
10. Amoco (US) founded in 1889 worth 18,610.3 million US Dollars in the 1980's

Here is a list of ten the largest companies globally, when they were founded, location and their market value in 2022.

1. Apple (US) founded in 1976 worth 2,640.32 billion US Dollars
2. Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco - Saudi Arabia) founded in 1933 worth 2,292.08 billion US Dollars
3. Microsoft (US) founded in 1933 worth 2,054.37 US billion Dollars
4. Alphabet (US) founded in 2015, after the restructuring google founded in 1998 worth 1,581.72 billion US Dollars
5. Amazon (US) founded in 1994 worth 1,468.4 billion US Dollars
6. Tesla (US) founded in 2003 worth 1,038.73 billion US Dollars
7. Berkshire Hathaway (US) founded in 1839 worth 741.48 billion US Dollars
8. Meta Platforms (US) founded in 2004 after a restructuring of Facebook worth 499.86 billion US Dollars
9. Taiwan Semiconductor (Taiwan) founded in 1987 worth 494.6 billion US Dollars
10. United Health Group (US) founded in 1977 worth 490.15 billion US Dollars

Here is a list of ten the largest construction companies globally by market capitalization in 2022.

1. China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd (China) founded in 1976 worth 28.8 billion US Dollars (¥203 billion)
2. VINCI Rueil Malmaison (France) founded in 1899 worth billion US Dollars (€49 billion)
3. China Communications Construction Company (China) 86.82 billion US Dollars (¥627.6 Billion)
4. Power Construction Corp. of China (China) founded in 1899 worth 61.49 billion US Dollars (¥444.5 billion)
5. Bouygues (France) founded in 1952 worth $44.53 billion
6. ACS Group Madrid (Spain) founded in 1997 worth €28 billion
7. StrabagVienna (Austria) founded in 1835 worth €15.3 billion
8. Ferrovial (Spain) founded in 1952 worth $13 billion
9. Hochtief AGEssen (Germany) founded in 1875 worth $24.2 billion
10. Skanska AB (Sweden) founded in 1887 $17.2 billion

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings

• Accounting.
• Business
• Budget.
• Cash flow.
• Commercial management.
• Company.
• Investment.
• Overheads.
• Taxes associated with selling a business.
• Turnover.
• Value added.
• Whole-life costs.
• Yield.

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Interesting to see how dramatically the lists have changed over time.