List of largest Japanese companies
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This article lists the largest companies in Japan in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes.
2022 ''Fortune'' list
This list displays all 45 Japanese companies that are 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 2021.{{Cite web |title=Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/global500/2022/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Fortune |language=en}} Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Rank !Fortune 500 !Name !Industry !Revenue !Profits !Assets !Employees !Headquarters |
| {{Steady}}1
|{{loss}}10 | style="text-align:center;" |279,377 | style="text-align:center;" |25,371 | style="text-align:center;" |557,522 | style="text-align:center;" |372,817 |
| {{profit}}2
|{{profit}}41 | style="text-align:center;" |153,690 | style="text-align:center;" |8,345 | style="text-align:center;" |180,479 | style="text-align:center;" |80,728 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}3
|{{loss}}61 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |129,546 | style="text-align:center;" |6,294 | style="text-align:center;" |197,456 | style="text-align:center;" |204,035 |
| {{profit}}4
|{{loss}}78 | style="text-align:center;" |109,215 | style="text-align:center;" |7,302 | style="text-align:center;" |100,104 | style="text-align:center;" |136,722 |
| {{profit}}5
|{{loss}}83 |Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | style="text-align:center;" |108,215 | style="text-align:center;" |10,513 | style="text-align:center;" |196,542 | style="text-align:center;" |333,840 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}6
|{{profit}}88 |Conglomerate | style="text-align:center;" |104,664 | style="text-align:center;" |8,142 | style="text-align:center;" |122,916 | style="text-align:center;" |44,336 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}7
|{{loss}}94 |Conglomerate | style="text-align:center;" |100,278 | style="text-align:center;" |4,466 | style="text-align:center;" |2,502,652 | style="text-align:center;" |232,112 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}8
|{{loss}}113 |Conglomerate | style="text-align:center;" |91,374 | style="text-align:center;" |5,194 | style="text-align:center;" |114,385 | style="text-align:center;" |368,247 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}9
|{{profit}}116 |Sony |Conglomerate | style="text-align:center;" |88,320 | style="text-align:center;" |4,781 | style="text-align:center;" |79,468 | style="text-align:center;" |41,852 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}10
|{{loss}}140 | style="text-align:center;" |80,132 | style="text-align:center;" |4,781 | style="text-align:center;" |79,468 | style="text-align:center;" |41,852 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}11
|{{profit}}147 |Retail | style="text-align:center;" |78,458 | style="text-align:center;" |1,890 | style="text-align:center;" |75,888 | style="text-align:center;" |127,196 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}12
|{{loss}}148 |AEON | style="text-align:center;" |78,155 | style="text-align:center;" |58.3 | style="text-align:center;" |101,016 | style="text-align:center;" |288,064 |
| {{profit}}13
|{{profit}}157 |Trading | style="text-align:center;" |75,742 | style="text-align:center;" |3,777 | style="text-align:center;" |67,997 | style="text-align:center;" |49,623 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}14
|{{loss}}161 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |74,994 | style="text-align:center;" |1,918 | style="text-align:center;" |134,844 | style="text-align:center;" |141,983 |
| {{loss}}15
|{{loss}}164 | style="text-align:center;" |74,392 | style="text-align:center;" |3,086 | style="text-align:center;" |727,962 | style="text-align:center;" |92,737 |Osaka |
| {{Steady}}16
|{{loss}}167 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |73,082 | style="text-align:center;" |3,644 | style="text-align:center;" |542,633 | style="text-align:center;" |62,294 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}17
|{{profit}}172 | style="text-align:center;" |71,464 | style="text-align:center;" |1,978 | style="text-align:center;" |50,598 | style="text-align:center;" |65,218 |
| {{loss}}18
|{{loss}}193 | style="text-align:center;" |65,774 | style="text-align:center;" |2,273 | style="text-align:center;" |66,086 | style="text-align:center;" |240,198 |Osaka |
| {{profit}}19
|{{loss}}214 | style="text-align:center;" |60,612 | style="text-align:center;" |5,673 | style="text-align:center;" |72,089 | style="text-align:center;" |115,667 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}20
|{{loss}}234 |Conglomerate | style="text-align:center;" |55,383 | style="text-align:center;" |{{Color|Red|−15,204}} | style="text-align:center;" |391,604 | style="text-align:center;" |59,721 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}21
|{{loss}}240 |Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | style="text-align:center;" |54,087 | style="text-align:center;" |10,066 | style="text-align:center;" |3,078,263 | style="text-align:center;" |135,042 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}22
|{{loss}}250 |Oil and Gas | style="text-align:center;" |52,335 | style="text-align:center;" |2,488 | style="text-align:center;" |37,897 | style="text-align:center;" |16,606 |Tokyo |
| {{Steady}}23
|{{loss}}253 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |52,198 | style="text-align:center;" |3,743 | style="text-align:center;" |224,411 | style="text-align:center;" |43,048 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}24
|{{loss}}278 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |49,098 | style="text-align:center;" |2,349 | style="text-align:center;" |61,216 | style="text-align:center;" |167,950 |
| {{profit}}25
|{{loss}}279 |Trading | style="text-align:center;" |48,916 | style="text-align:center;" |4,127 | style="text-align:center;" |78,924 | style="text-align:center;" |74,253 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}26
|{{loss}}290 | style="text-align:center;" |47,268 | style="text-align:center;" |50.2 | style="text-align:center;" |105,868 | style="text-align:center;" |37,939 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}26
|{{loss}}309 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |45,685 | style="text-align:center;" |2,339 | style="text-align:center;" |206,192 | style="text-align:center;" |39,962 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}27
|{{loss}}351 |Electronics | style="text-align:center;" |39,851 | style="text-align:center;" |1,811 | style="text-align:center;" |42,072 | style="text-align:center;" |145,696 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}28
|{{loss}}354 | style="text-align:center;" |39,520 | style="text-align:center;" |2,005 | style="text-align:center;" |45,072 | style="text-align:center;" |48,831 |Osaka |
| {{profit}}29
|{{profit}}358 |Steel | style="text-align:center;" |38,858 | style="text-align:center;" |2,564 | style="text-align:center;" |43,554 | style="text-align:center;" |64,296 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}30
|{{loss}}377 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |37,515 | style="text-align:center;" |1,618 | style="text-align:center;" |397,022 | style="text-align:center;" |48,179 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}31
|{{loss}}383 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |37,098 | style="text-align:center;" |2,001 | style="text-align:center;" |113,564 | style="text-align:center;" |47,776 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}32
|{{loss}}388 |Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | style="text-align:center;" |36,596 | style="text-align:center;" |6,290 | style="text-align:center;" |2,122 | style="text-align:center;" |101,023 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}33
|{{loss}}401 | style="text-align:center;" |35,402 | style="text-align:center;" |1,577 | style="text-align:center;" |45,909 | style="text-align:center;" |69,784 |Tokyo |
| {{Steady}}34
|{{loss}}404 |Banking | style="text-align:center;" |35,279 | style="text-align:center;" |4,722 | style="text-align:center;" |1,952,608 | style="text-align:center;" |52,464 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}35
|{{loss}}409 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |34,872 | style="text-align:center;" |221 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" |119,535 |Kariya |
| {{profit}}36
|{{loss}}418 |Industrials | style="text-align:center;" |34,363 | style="text-align:center;" |1,010 | style="text-align:center;" |42,141 | style="text-align:center;" |77,991 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}37
|{{loss}}442 |Insurance | style="text-align:center;" |32,041 | style="text-align:center;" |406 | style="text-align:center;" |354,124 | style="text-align:center;" |42,954 |Osaka |
| {{profit}}38
|{{loss}}444 |Electronics | style="text-align:center;" |32,005 | style="text-align:center;" |1,956 | style="text-align:center;" |41,265 | style="text-align:center;" |184,034 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}39
|{{loss}}446 |Telecommunications | style="text-align:center;" |31,929 | style="text-align:center;" |1,626 | style="text-align:center;" |27,442 | style="text-align:center;" |124,216 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}40
|{{loss}}448 | style="text-align:center;" |31,771 | style="text-align:center;" |2,048 | style="text-align:center;" |108,541 | style="text-align:center;" |47,347 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}41
|{{loss}}449 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |31,765 | style="text-align:center;" |1,427 | style="text-align:center;" |34,224 | style="text-align:center;" |69,193 |
| {{profit}}42
|{{loss}}476 |Electronics | style="text-align:center;" |28,578 | style="text-align:center;" |669 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" |283,910 |Osaka |
| {{profit}}43
|{{loss}}480 |Electronics | style="text-align:center;" |29,705 | style="text-align:center;" |1,732 | style="text-align:center;" |30,759 | style="text-align:center;" |116,224 |Tokyo |
| {{loss}}44
|{{loss}}484 |Automotive | style="text-align:center;" |29,570 | style="text-align:center;" |3,589 | style="text-align:center;" |39,736 | style="text-align:center;" |135,636 |Tokyo |
| {{profit}}45
|{{loss}}489 |Retail | style="text-align:center;" |29,295 | style="text-align:center;" |261.9 | style="text-align:center;" |14,080 | style="text-align:center;" |14,454 |Tokyo |
2022 ''Forbes'' list
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies. The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2021. The top 50 companies in the Forbes 2000 from Japan are listed.{{Cite web |last=CONTRERAS" |first="ANDREA MURPHY"," ISABEL |title=The Global 2000 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
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! align="center" |Rank ! align="center" |Forbes ! align="center" |Name ! align="center" |Headquarters ! align="center" |Revenue ! align="center" |Profit ! align="center" |Assets ! align="center" |Value ! align="center" |Industry |
| {{Steady}}1
|{{profit}}10 | align="left" |Toyota | align="left" |Toyota |281.75 |28.15 |552.46 |237.73 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{profit}}2
|{{profit}}44 | align="left" |SoftBank Group | align="left" |Tokyo |96.86 |20.87 |418.94 |71.69 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{loss}}3
|{{loss}}52 | align="left" |Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | align="left" |Tokyo |110.39 |10.15 |204.46 |103.98 | align="left" |Telecommunications |
| {{Steady}}4
|{{profit}}56 | align="left" |Sony | align="left" |Tokyo |89.90 |7.99 |260.48 |108.84 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{loss}}4
|{{loss}}59 | align="left" |Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | align="left" |Tokyo |48.29 |11.29 |3,176.37 |75.75 | align="left" |Financials |
| {{profit}}5
|{{loss}}103 | align="left" |Honda | align="left" |Tokyo |130.16 |7.24 |193.22 |44.99 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{profit}}6
|{{Steady}}104 | align="left" |Mitsubishi | align="left" |Tokyo |146.94 |5.90 |178.13 |50.87 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{Steady}}7
|{{profit}}127 | align="left" |Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | align="left" |Tokyo |35.50 |6.40 |2,176.62 |42.33 | align="left" |Banking |
| {{profit}}8
|{{profit}}140 | align="left" |Mitsui | align="left" |Tokyo |65.50 |3.70 |114.30 |24.10 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{profit}}9
|{{profit}}141 | align="left" |Itochu | align="left" |Osaka |107.99 |6.52 |102.18 |45.95 | align="left" |Trading |
| {{profit}}10
|{{loss}}145 | align="left" |Hitachi | align="left" |Tokyo |82.90 |1.80 |94.60 |29.30 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{loss}}11
|{{loss}}146 | align="left" |KDDI | align="left" |Tokyo |47.80 |5.90 |86.50 |66.90 | align="left" |Telecommunications |
| {{loss}}12
|{{loss}}157 | align="left" |Japan Post Holdings | align="left" |Tokyo |103.58 |3.93 |2,614.33 |26.56 | align="left" |Conglomerate |
| {{loss}}13
|{{loss}}178 | align="left" |Tokio Marine | align="left" |Tokyo |50.57 |3.85 |234.91 |35.19 | align="left" |Insurance |
| {{profit}}14
|{{profit}}186 | align="left" |Mizuho Financial Group | align="left" |Tokyo |26.76 |5.42 |1,957.58 |31.38 | align="left" |Banking |
| {{profit}}15
|{{profit}}213 | align="left" |Dai-ichi Life | align="left" |Tokyo |66.73 |4.47 |571.45 |19.9 | align="left" |Insurance |
| {{profit}}16
|{{profit}}213 | align="left" |Takeda Pharmaceutical | align="left" |Tokyo |31.55 |3.99 |110.27 |45.32 | align="left" |Pharmaceuticals |
| {{profit}}17
|{{loss}}260 | align="left" |Seven & I Holdings Co. | align="left" |Tokyo |78.47 |1.89 |75.88 |39.19 | align="left" |Retail |
| {{profit}}18
|{{profit}}265 | align="left" |Denso | align="left" |Kariya |49.49 |2.51 |61.51 |45.14 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{profit}}19
|{{profit}}312 | align="left" |Marubeni | align="left" |Tokyo |72.32 |3.51 |63.99 |19.70 | align="left" |Trading |
| {{profit}}20
|{{loss}}320 | align="left" |Sumitomo Group | align="left" |Tokyo |48.22 |2.69 |77.8 |20.28 | align="left" |Trading |
| {{profit}}21
|{{profit}}331 | align="left" |Nippon Steel | align="left" |Tokyo |57.54 |5.45 |74.59 |14.92 | align="left" |Steel |
| {{profit}}22
|{{loss}}342 | align="left" |Panasonic | align="left" |Osaka |65.97 |2.10 |64.06 |20.98 | align="left" |Electronics |
| {{profit}}23
|{{loss}}343 | align="left" |MS&AD Insurance Group | align="left" |Tokyo |41.89 |1.81 |216.37 |16.51 | align="left" |Insurance |
| {{Steady}}24
|{{loss}}344 | align="left" |Orix | align="left" |Osaka |22.73 |2.38 |122.37 |21.71 | align="left" |Financials |
| {{loss}}25
|{{loss}}364 | align="left" |Japan Tobacco | align="left" |Tokyo |21.16 |3.08 |50.14 |30.53 | align="left" |Tobacco |
| {{profit}}26
|{{loss}}381 | align="left" |Shin-Etsu Chemical | align="left" |Tokyo |17.2 |3.95 |32.64 |57.46 | align="left" |Chemicals |
| {{loss}}27
|{{loss}}384 | align="left" |ENEOS Holdings | align="left" |Tokyo |90.31 |3.45 |79.99 |11.38 | align="left" |Oil and Gas |
| {{profit}}28
|{{loss}}386 | align="left" |Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance | align="left" |Tokyo |35.67 |2.19 |119.93 |13.91 | align="left" |Insurance |
| {{loss}}29
|{{loss}}406 | align="left" |Mitsubishi Electric | align="left" |Tokyo |40.34 |2.13 |41.12 |22.76 | align="left" |Electronics |
| {{profit}}30
|{{profit}}407 | align="left" |Nissan Motor | align="left" |Yokohama |79.17 |1.10 |136.86 |16.36 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{profit}}31
|{{loss}}417 | align="left" |Daikin | align="left" |Osaka |26.88 |1.88 |30.45 |46.78 | align="left" |Electrical equipment |
| {{loss}}32
|{{loss}}421 | align="left" |Canon Inc. | align="left" |Tokyo |31.98 |1.95 |41.26 |24.66 | align="left" |Electronics |
| {{profit}}33
|{{loss}}454 | align="left" |Recruit Holdings | align="left" |Tokyo |24.80 |2.39 |20.94 |62.03 | align="left" |Electronics |
| {{profit}}34
|{{profit}}459 | align="left" |Toyota Tsusho | align="left" |Tokyo |69.53 |2.05 |50.05 |13.04 | align="left" |Trading |
| {{profit}}35
|{{loss}}460 | align="left" |Toyota Industries | align="left" |Kariya |23.32 |1.73 |39.73 |25.70 | align="left" |Machinery |
| {{loss}}36
|{{loss}}464 | align="left" |Bridgestone | align="left" |Tokyo |29.54 |1.47 |39.73 |25.70 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{loss}}37
|{{loss}}466 | align="left" |Daiwa House | align="left" |Osaka |38.86 |1.89 |47.86 |15.82 | align="left" |Construction |
| {{profit}}38
|{{loss}}473 | align="left" |Fujitsu | align="left" |Tokyo |32.83 |1.93 |27.06 |29.14 | align="left" |Real estate |
| {{profit}}39
|{{profit}}481 | align="left" |Nintendo | align="left" |Kyoto |15.24 |4.29 |21.77 |58.01 | align="left" |Video game |
| {{loss}}40
|{{loss}}493 | align="left" |Mitsui Fudosan | align="left" |Tokyo |18.26 |1.40 |71.09 |20.04 | align="left" |Real estate |
| {{loss}}41
|{{loss}}495 | align="left" |Komatsu | align="left" |Tokyo |24.51 |1.78 |34.97 |22.06 | align="left" |Industrials |
| {{loss}}42
|{{loss}}498 | align="left" |Fast Retailing | align="left" |Yamaguchi |19.27 |1.89 |22.93 |51.27 | align="left" |Retail |
| {{profit}}43
|{{loss}}503 | align="left" |Fujifilm | align="left" |Tokyo |22.57 |1.93 |32.36 |22.93 | align="left" |Consumer goods |
| {{profit}}44
|{{profit}}513 | align="left" |Murata Manufacturing | align="left" |Kyoto |16.28 |2.83 |23.07 |38.94 | align="left" |Electronic |
| {{profit}}45
|{{profit}}536 | align="left" |Toshiba | align="left" |Tokyo |30.13 |1.69 |30.76 |18.19 | align="left" |Electronic |
| {{profit}}46
|{{profit}}544 | align="left" |Tokyo Electron | align="left" |Tokyo |17.09 |3.60 |14.97 |67.25 | align="left" |Electronic |
| {{profit}}47
|{{profit}}549 | align="left" |Kubota | align="left" |Osaka |19.99 |1.60 |32.77 |21.19 | align="left" |Agricultural machinery |
| {{profit}}48
|{{loss}}560 | align="left" |Suzuki Motor | align="left" |Hamamatsu |32.56 |1.54 |34.68 |15.39 | align="left" |Automotive |
| {{profit}}49
|{{profit}}573 | align="left" |Asahi Group | align="left" |Tokyo |20.35 |1.40 |39.49 |17.94 | align="left" |Beverage |
| {{loss}}50
|{{loss}}603 | align="left" |Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings | align="left" |Tokyo |10.67 |1.43 |553.78 |11.81 | align="left" |Financials |