The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the world's largest companies.
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Worried about the global economy? It's easy to see why. Europe shovels stimulus and America grapples for growth. Asia, long a bright spot, is dimming. Yet the world's largest companies still thrive, with double-digit growth in sales and earnings last year. Here are the top 10 biggest companies in the world.*
* The Forbes Global 2000 are public companies and are ranked using an equal weighting of sales, profits, assets and market value to rank companies according to size.
* Bing: World's most valuable companies
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