Sunday Digest | Featuring 'The World’s 10 Largest Companies by Revenue' 📊

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Hello, welcome to your Sunday Digest.

This week, we visualized the income needed to be in the top 1% of earners in each state along with what the world googled in 2024. Enjoy these and all our other visuals from the last week.

- The VC Team

The World’s 10 Largest Companies by Revenue (2019-2024)

Collectively, the top 10 companies by revenue generate $4.6 trillion in annual sales, exceeding Japan’s GDP. Walmart is the largest company in 2024 and has maintained its position for 12 consecutive years. Here, we show the top 10 Fortune Global 500 companies since 2019.

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Visual Guide to the Markets in January 2025

Each month, VC+ releases a visual guide to the markets, giving investors insights into what to look out for. January's edition covers:

📈 A review of top asset classes, S&P 500 sectors, and currencies by 2024 returns
💰 The world's largest companies by revenue and their changes

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The Income Needed to Join the Top 1% in Every U.S. State

This graphic illustrates the income needed to be in the top 1% of earners in each state.

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Ranked: The World’s Top Companies by Revenue in 2024

Walmart, Amazon, and China's State Grid generate over half a trillion dollars in annual revenue, driven by their vast global presence.

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Visualizing What the World Googled in 2024

We visualize the results of Google's Year in Search 2024 roundup, which shows what people were searching for in 2024.

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Infographic: The Countries Most Optimistic About 2025

Forward-looking surveys reveal the most optimistic countries heading into 2025.

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2024 in Review: Stock, Bond, and Real Estate Performance

How did equities, fixed income, and real estate (and their underlying sectors) perform in the U.S. throughout 2024?

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We round up the most popular, most discussed, and most liked visualizations of 2024 on Voronoi, our new data storytelling platform.

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Mapped: The Countries with the Most Stateless People

A map of the countries with the most stateless people in 2023, using data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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Year in Review: What Made the News in America 2024

Election-related events and crime dominated the news according to Google’s yearly search data drop.

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SPONSORED BY CITIZENS BANK

Public vs. Privately-Held Companies: The Shifting Landscape

Over the last 25 years, the number of public companies has dropped while the number of privately-held companies has risen.

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The Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages in 2024

From Kamala Harris to India’s general election, politics dominated readers interests in 2024 as a historic number of people went to the polls.

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The Events That Defined 2023: Visualized

As we reflect on 2024, it's important to look back at the defining moments of previous years for perspective. Here's a snapshot of pivotal events from 2023, including the AI tech boom to various hot and cold conflicts around the world.

NOTE: This visual was part of our 2024 Global Forecast Series. To learn more about 2025's cheatsheet for the year ahead, presented by Inigo, click here.