Exxon Mobil Tops the Fortune 500

In both 2007 and 2008, Wal-Mart was on top of the Fortune 500, while Exxon Mobil finished in second place. For 2009, Exxon Mobil leapfrogged Wal-Mart and is now first while Wal-Mart finished in the second slot.
The Fortune 500 is released by Fortune magazine on a yearly basis and it lists the 500 richest corporations in the United States by using gross revenue as the measure. This year, Exxon Mobile topped the list with more than $440 billion in revenue. Wal-Mart was second with revenue of more than $405 billion.
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