Fortune puts out a list every year of the companies that make the most money. This will be the 69th year in a row that it has done this. Only the top ten will be on our list; these ten bring in $3.7 trillion each. Ten companies in the US make the most money.

1. Walmart made $611 billion

Walmart has many stores all over the United States. It runs tens of thousands of shops all over the land. The grocery store chain has a 25.2% market share, which is almost 20% more than its best rival, Costco, which has a 7.1% share.

Since 2014, it has been at the top of the Fortune 500 every year.

2. $514 billion for Amazon

The service company was already very big before the pandemic, and it has continued to grow. The way the business works made it great for the forced changes in how people consume things.
With more big growth of 9.61% year-over-year, the company has become the big winner of the last three years.

3. $413 billion for Exxon Mobil

The oil giant came in at number 12 on the Fortune 500 list last year. But the war in Europe has caused oil prices to rise, which has brought in a lot of money in the last year. The business made almost 30% more money than it did last year.

4. Apple was worth $394 billion

With a market capitalization of close to $3 trillion, Apple is the most valuable company on Wall Street. In the last year, the company made almost $100 billion more in sales.

5. The UnitedHealth Group made $324 billion.

The company sells and offers many healthcare goods and services, such as health insurance plans, drugstore services, technology solutions for healthcare, and systems for delivering care.

6. $322 billion for CVS Health

Another health care business. When the drug crisis happened in 2021, a federal jury said that CVS and Walmart "had substantially contributed to" it.

7. $302 billion for Berkshire Hathaway

The chairman of the board is Warren Buffett, and the company owns and runs a wide range of businesses in many fields, such as shopping, insurance, trains, utilities, and manufacturing.

People know the company for its long-term business goals.

8. Google - $283 billion

Alphabet is the parent company of Google. It also owns the video site YouTube and the app Verily. Advertising brings in the vast majority of the money.

9. $264 billion for McKesson

One more healthcare company cuts.

10. Chevron: $246,000,000

It is one of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world, and it works in all areas of the energy business, such as exploring oil and gas, producing it, processing it, and selling it.

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