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The list is based on the ranking of operating revenue up until May 31. The nominee requirement for this year is lifted by USD 1.2 billion and lands on USD 23.2 billion. In the list, US, China, Japan, and EU (France, Germay, UK) altogether take 444 places, which is 90% of all 500 corporations. These nations are also in the top of global GDP ranking, and take the lead in the global economic structure.

Nations with the largest number of companies in the ranking are: US (132 companies), China (95), Japan (62), France (31), Germany (29), UK (27), Switzerland (14), Korea (14), Netherlands (12), and Canada (9). According to the latest statistics of IMF, the top 10 nationns in the 2012 GDP ranking are: US, China, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Brazil, Russia, Italy, and India.

Chinese companies listed in the ranking mainly come from steel, automobiles, resource, chemical engineering, and financial industry. Anshan Iron And Steel Group dropped 31 places, Baosteel Group dropped 25 places, China Minmetals dropped 23 places, and MCC dropped 22 places. CCPC and WISCO also dropped in the ranking.