World's 500 biggest companies break 2013 records. - The 500 biggest companies in the world by turnover broke their records from last year, according to the magazine Fortune, which has just published its annual rankings for 2014. These companies had a total turnover of $31,110 billion, up 2.5% on 2012. Over the same period, their profits stood at $2,000 billion, a leap of 27% compared to 2012. The table is dominated by Europe, which has 150 companies, followed by the United States (128),...