Världens mest lönsamma företag enligt FORTUNE!

1. Exxon Mobil: Global 500 rank: 3

2012 profit ($ millions): 44,880.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

2. Apple: Global 500 rank: 19

2012 profit ($ millions): 41,733.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

3. Gazprom: Global 500 rank: 21

2012 profit ($ millions): 38,086.2

Country Headquarters: Russia

4. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China:

Global 500 rank: 29

2012 profit ($ millions): 37,806.5

Country Headquarters: China

5. China Construction Bank

Global 500 rank: 50

2012 profit ($ millions): 30,618.2

Country Headquarters: China

6. Volkswagen

Global 500 rank: 9

2012 profit ($ millions): 27,909.1

Country Headquarters: Germany

7. Royal Dutch Shell

Global 500 rank: 1

2012 profit ($ millions): 26,592.0

Country Headquarters: Netherlands

8. Chevron

Global 500 rank: 11

2012 profit ($ millions): 26,179.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

9. Agricultural Bank of China

Global 500 rank: 64

2012 profit ($ millions): 22,996.9

Country Headquarters: China

10. Bank of China

Global 500 rank: 70

2012 profit ($ millions): 22,099.5

Country Headquarters: China

11. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Global 500 rank: 55

2012 profit ($ millions): 21,284.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

12. Samsung Electronics

Global 500 rank: 14

2012 profit ($ millions): 20,585.7

Country Headquarters: South Korea

13. Wells Fargo

Global 500 rank: 78

2012 profit ($ millions): 18,897.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

14. China National Petroleum

Global 500 rank: 5

2012 profit ($ millions): 18,195.9

Country Headquarters: China

15. Fannie Mae

Global 500 rank: 35

2012 profit ($ millions): 17,220.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

16. Wal-Mart Stores

Global 500 rank: 2

2012 profit ($ millions): 16,999.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

17. Microsoft

Global 500 rank: 110

2012 profit ($ millions): 16,978.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

18. International Business Machines

Global 500 rank: 62

2012 profit ($ millions): 16,604.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

19. Petronas

Global 500 rank: 75

2012 profit ($ millions): 16,001.1

Country Headquarters: Malaysia

20. BHP Billiton

Global 500 rank: 115

2012 profit ($ millions): 15,417.0

Country Headquarters: Australia

21. Berkshire Hathaway

Global 500 rank: 18

2012 profit ($ millions): 14,824.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

22. Pfizer

Global 500 rank: 148

2012 profit ($ millions): 14,570.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

23. HSBC Holdings

Global 500 rank: 60

2012 profit ($ millions): 14,027.0

Country Headquarters: Britain

24. Total

Global 500 rank: 10

2012 profit ($ millions): 13,743.2

Country Headquarters: France

25. General Electric

Global 500 rank: 24

2012 profit ($ millions): 13,641.0

Country Headquarters: U.S.

I really hope they want to make this world better too! But they have to try harder!