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Walt Disney ranks No. 180 on FORTUNE's 2006 Global 500
September 28 2006: 12:14 PM EDT
(Fortune) -- Walt Disney ranks no. 180 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $31.9 billion in revenues, up 3.9% from the previous year. The Burbank, California-based company was ranked no. 159 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $2.5 billion, up 8% from a year earlier.
2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies. It took $13.7 billion in revenue just to make this year's list - up from $12.4 billion last year. And profits for the 500 companies jumped 30%. Total revenues for the Global 500 in 2006 add up to $18.9 trillion, a third of the world's GDP.
In the Entertainment industry, profits were down 2.8% from the previous year. The world's biggest companies in the sector are: Time Warner, ranked no. 122 on the Global 500 with $43.7 billion in revenues; News Corp., ranked no. 256 on the Global 500 with $23.9 billion in revenues; Bertelsmann AG, ranked no. 287 on the Global 500 with $22.2 billion in revenues; and CBS Corporation, ranked no. 468 on the Global 500 with $14.5 billion in revenues.
The Global 500 list is an annual ranking of the world's largest corporations by revenues.
September 28 2006: 12:14 PM EDT
(Fortune) -- Walt Disney ranks no. 180 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $31.9 billion in revenues, up 3.9% from the previous year. The Burbank, California-based company was ranked no. 159 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $2.5 billion, up 8% from a year earlier.
2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies. It took $13.7 billion in revenue just to make this year's list - up from $12.4 billion last year. And profits for the 500 companies jumped 30%. Total revenues for the Global 500 in 2006 add up to $18.9 trillion, a third of the world's GDP.
In the Entertainment industry, profits were down 2.8% from the previous year. The world's biggest companies in the sector are: Time Warner, ranked no. 122 on the Global 500 with $43.7 billion in revenues; News Corp., ranked no. 256 on the Global 500 with $23.9 billion in revenues; Bertelsmann AG, ranked no. 287 on the Global 500 with $22.2 billion in revenues; and CBS Corporation, ranked no. 468 on the Global 500 with $14.5 billion in revenues.
The Global 500 list is an annual ranking of the world's largest corporations by revenues.
