The 5 Biggest Supermarket Chains In the World

1. Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Revenue: 519.93B

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is a phenomenon that is known throughout the world. With revenue of almost 519.93 billion dollars, Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is an American multinational retail corporation. Built primarily to fill the gaps between Walmart supercenters and discount stores, Walmart now owns a total of 11,361 stores in 27 countries, Walmart is in the truest form; a global conglomerate. It is also the world’s largest company by revenue according to the Fortune Global 500 and has the largest number of employees, almost accounting for 2.2 million.

Moving on, it also has seen a lot of success through its ventures and subsidiaries globally with ventures in countries like Canada, United Kingdom, Central America, South America, and China. Majorly owned by the Walton family, the richest family in America, Walmart remains the largest corporation in the world to date. Not only this, Walmart is known for its charitable endeavors, as the Walmart Foundation has in the past, pledged large amounts of money to causes like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and recently committed 25 million to organizations working at the forefront of the Covid 19 pandemic. It also started a venture through which front-line workers could get vaccinated through Walmart in New Mexico and Arkansas and planned to offer vaccines in several cities as well.

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