Ranked: The 20 Top Retailers Worldwide, by Revenue

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The Top Retailers Worldwide, by Revenue

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The global retail landscape is constantly evolving, driven by shifting consumer habits and the growing dominance of online sales.

Despite the rise of e-commerce, many of the top retailers worldwide generate the bulk of their sales in physical stores. However, as customers prioritize convenience and a wider selection of goods, e-commerce giants are capturing an increasing share of the retail market.

This graphic shows the world’s leading retailers by revenue, based on data from the National Retail Federation.

The Methodology

To be included in the rankings, companies must engage in a goods-for-consumer resale business accessible to the public. Additionally, they must and have direct selling operations in a minimum of three companies. The rankings include both public and private companies, based on the most recent 52-week period ending between January and March 2024. All revenue figures were converted to U.S. dollars.

Ranked: The Top 20 Global Retailers

Below, we show the world’s leading retail giants by revenue:

RankingRetailerTotal RevenuesShare of Domestic Retail RevenueHeadquarters 1Walmart$628.6B84.7%🇺🇸 U.S. 2Amazon.com$355.1B70.4%🇺🇸 U.S. 3Costco$234.0B75.0%🇺🇸 U.S. 4Schwarz Group$176.4B32.0%🇩🇪 Germany 5The Home Depot$151.6B93.7%🇺🇸 U.S. 6Aldi$145.4B25.8%🇩🇪 Germany 7Walgreens Boots Alliance$117.8B89.3%🇺🇸 U.S. 8Ahold Delhaize$97.0B21.8%🇳🇱 Netherlands 9Alibaba$94.1B97.3%🇨🇳 China 10Carrefour$89.7B34.3%🇫🇷 France 11Seven & I$85.0B62.1%🇯🇵 Japan 12Apple$81.6B86.9%🇺🇸 U.S. 13Rewe$73.5B75.5%🇩🇪 Germany 14Aeon$68.9B93.3%🇯🇵 Japan 15Tesco$61.9B85.1%🇬🇧 UK 16TJX$50.4B78.9%🇺🇸 U.S. 17Leclerc$50.4B95.0%🇫🇷 France 18IKEA$45.6B3.4%🇸🇪 Sweden 19Best Buy$44.6B92.8%🇺🇸 U.S. 20Woolworths Limited (Aus)$43.5B88.2%🇦🇺 Australia

As the largest retailer by sales globally, Walmart raked in $628.6 billion dollars in revenue, with 84.7% of its revenue being domestic.

Today, about 90% of Americans are located within 10 miles of a Walmart store, attracting 200 million visitors each month. To gain a greater edge in the market, Walmart is expanding its advertising business, launching a premium product line, and growing its digital sales channels.

Which Retailers Operate in the Most Countries?

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The Top Retailers Operating in the Most Countries

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Today, international expansion is a key growth strategy for the world’s top retailers as companies target untapped markets with the highest potential to drive revenue and profit streams.

While traditional retailers have sought out digital strategies as the industry evolves and consumer behaviors change, physical storefronts continue to be a dominant driver of retail sales. In 2023, brick-and-mortar sales comprised 81% of retail sales globally.

This graphic shows the top retailers operating in the most markets worldwide, based on data from the National Retail Federation.

Global Retailers With the Largest International Footprint

Here are the global retailers with the widest-reaching presence around the world in 2023:

RankingRetailerNumber of Countries of First-Party OperationHeadquarters 1H&M68🇸🇪 Sweden 2IKEA51🇳🇱 Netherlands 3Inditex45🇪🇸 Spain 4Decathlon34🇫🇷 France 5Carrefour32🇫🇷 France 6Sephora (LVMH)31🇫🇷 France 7Schwarz Group30🇩🇪 Germany 8Fast Retailing27🇯🇵 Japan 9Euronics International25🇳🇱 Netherlands 10Apple25🇺🇸 U.S.

Notably, eight of the top 10 companies with the widest market reach hail from Europe.

Fast-fashion giant H&M ranks first overall, with 4,454 stores across 68 countries last year. In 2023, the Swedish company earned $21.6 billion in revenues, with its largest markets by number of store locations being the U.S., Germany, and the UK. This year, it plans to open 100 new stores in growth markets, along with shutting down 160 stores in established locations, ultimately decreasing its global store count.

In second is IKEA, with a presence in 51 countries. Last year, the company expanded its footprint in India, launching its first store in the tech hub, Hyderabad. While the company has a broad international reach, its number of storefronts is a fraction of H&M, at 477 total stores worldwide.

Looking beyond the continent, Japan’s Fast Retailing is the top retailer in Asia, operating in 27 countries globally. As the parent company to fashion brand Uniqlo, it also stands as the seventh most valuable listed firm