Fortune 100 Vs. Fortune 500
Fortune Magazine publishes a yearly list of the top businesses in the United States. The Fortune 500 ranks the top 500 businesses, and the Fortune 100 is a sub-list derived from the top 100 of the Fortune 500.
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Fortune Magazine
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Fortune Magazine is an American business periodical owned and managed by CNN, a Time Warner news company specializing in television and online media. The Fortune 500 list is the preeminent feature of both Fortune Magazine and its online presence.
Fortune 500
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The Fortune 500 lists the 500 businesses in the United States that have performed at the highest level over the last year according to their annual revenue. The list encompasses both private and publicly held business, and takes into account taxes paid in relation to the revenue earned by each company in its rankings.
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Fortune 100
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The Fortune 100 comprises the top 100 performing businesses of the Fortune 500 list. These companies are typically the largest on the list and, indeed, are some of the largest companies in the country. The 2009 list includes companies such Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and AT&T.
Industries
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Because the qualifications for the Fortune 500 list include only the annual revenue of the company, a wide breadth of industries are represented. Industries include retail, oil and gas, communications, automotive, technology, financial services and others.
Publication
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The Fortune 500 is published yearly in May. Online, the list is indexed by industries, companies, and the actual numerical ranking each company received.
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