The Fortune 500, an annual list of companies ranked by total revenues for their fiscal years, has Wal-Mart taking the number one spot. The only tech company on the top 10 list? It's Apple and they showed enormous growth. See the top 10 companies and other fun facts about this year's list:
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A few fun facts from Fortune and CNNmoney.com about this year's 500:
- Eastman Kodak did not make the cut this year. It was an original member of the Fortune 500, and has been on the list every year since 1955.
- The number one company each year since 1955 has been General Motors, Exxon, or Wal-Mart.
- Priceline.com celebrates their first year on the list.
- If the Fortune 500 were a country, it would be the world's second largest economy, just behind the United States.
- The oldest CEO on the list? Dole Foods' David Murdock at 90 years old.
- The youngest CEO on the list? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at 28 years old.
- Hewlett Packard had the largest loss this year of $12.7 billion.
- Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae returned to profitability for the first time since 2006.
- Mark Zuckerberg (28) and Marissa Mayer (37) are the only two CEOs on the list under the age of 40.
