Top 10 Most Profitable Global Companies In the World 2013 | World’s Biggest Public Companies

#1 ICBC – Net Worth: $237.3 Billion (USD)

Profits: $37.8 Billion (USD)

Country: China

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. is the largest bank in the world by profit and market capitalization. It is one of China's 'Big Four' state-owned commercial banks. It was founded as a limited company on January 1, 1984.

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#2 China Construction Bank – Net Worth: $202 Billion (USD)

Profits: $30.6 Billion (USD)

Country: China

China Construction Bank Corporation is one of the 'big four' banks in the People's Republic of China. In 2011 CCB was the second largest bank in the world by market capitalization and 13th largest company in the world.It was founded in 1954, Beijing,China.

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#3 JPMorgan Chase– Net Worth: $191.4 Billion (USD)

Profits: $21.3 Billion (USD)

Country: United States

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational banking and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in the United States by assets, and as of 2012, it ranks as the second largest in the world by assets with total assets of $2.5 trillion.It was founded in 1799, New York City, New York, United States.

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#4 General Electric – Net Worth: $243.7 Billion (USD)

Profits: $13.6 Billion (USD)

Country: United States

General Electric, or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.It was founded in 1892.

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#5 Exxon Mobil – Net Worth: $400.4 Billion (USD)

Profits: $44.9 Billion (USD)

Country: United States

Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas, United States.It was founded in 30th November 1999.

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#6 HSBC Holdings – Net Worth: $201.3 Billion (USD)

Profits: $14.3 Billion (USD)

Country: United Kingdom

HSBC Holdings P.L.C. is a British multinational banking and financial services organisation headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom and is one of the world's largest banks. It was founded in 1865, Hong Kong, China.

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#7 Royal Dutch Shell – Net Worth: $213.1 Billion (USD)

Profits: $26.6 Billion (USD)

Country: Netherland

Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known as Shell, is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company incorporated in the United Kingdom and headquartered in the Netherlands.It was founded in 1907.

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#8 Agricultural Bank of China – Net Worth: $150.8 Billion (USD)

Profits: $23 Billion (USD)

Country: China

Agricultural Bank of China Limited, also known as AgBank, is one of the "Big Four" banks in the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1951, and has its headquarters in Beijing.

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#9 Berkshire Hathaway – Net Worth: $252.8 Billion (USD)

Profits: $14.8 Billion (USD)

Country: United States

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. It was founded in 1888, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.

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#10 Petro China – Net Worth: $261.2 Billion (USD)

Profits: $18.3 Billion (USD)

Country: China

PetroChina Company Limited, is a Chinese oil and gas company and is the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation, headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is China's biggest oil producer. It was founded in 1999, Beijing, China.

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Hugh Michael Jackman Estimated Net Worth 2013 | The Wolverine Net Worth

Hugh Michael Jackman Estimated Net Worth 2013: $100 Million (USD)

Hugh Michael Jackman (12th October, 1968) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television. Nowadays, Hugh Michael Jackman known as character name The Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Australia, Real Steel, and Les Misérables. Hugh Jackman nominated for Academy Award & Golden Globe Award for his Les Misérables.

Hugh Jackman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy – Les Misérables In 2013.Hugh Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz. A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.

The Wolverine 2 (2013) Hits box office after two weeks from the date release, it claims around $95 Million (USD) in tickets sales.

Jackman married Deborra-Lee Furness on 11 April 1996 at St. John's in Toorak, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne. Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness  adopted two children, Oscar Maximillian and Ava Eliot.

Upcoming projects for Hugh Jackman:

• Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Logan/Wolverine from the X-Men film series in the film X-Men: Days of Future Past.
• Director Lee Daniels has confirmed Jackman has joined the cast of his upcoming film Selma, a film about Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Baines Johnson and the civil rights marches. Shooting of the movie has suffered repeated delays.
• Jackman will feature in the film The Greatest Showman on Earth. The part of Jenny Lind is being scripted for Anne Hathaway. Jackman and Hathaway teamed together for the Oscars ceremony in 2009, and played opposite each other in Les Misérables.

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Ellen DeGeneres Estimated Net Worth 2013 | Richest Female Comedian

Ellen DeGeneres Estimated Net Worth 2013: $56 Million (USD)

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (26th January, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress. Ellen Lee DeGeneres has hosted the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003.

DeGeneres started performing stand-up comedy at small clubs and coffee houses.In the early 1980s she began to tour nationally, being named Showtime's Funniest Person in America in 1982.

Ellen Lee DeGeneres has won thirteen Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.Earlier Ellen Lee DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys.

Ellen Lee DeGeneres was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the only time a voice performance has won a Saturn Award.In 2007, DeGeneres's net worth at US$65 million.

She is a fan of the National Football League, and has shown particular support for the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. In 2011, she attended a Saints practice dressed as Packers Hall of Famer Don Hutson.

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Madonna Highest Earning’s Net Worth 2013 | Richest American Female Singer Net Worth

Madonna Highest Earning’s Net Worth 2013: $125 Million (USD)

Madonna Estimated Net Worth 2013: $1 Billion (USD)

Madonna (16th August, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Her image and style became a hallmark of the 1980s and helped Madonna land her first acting role in the 1985 movie Desperately Seeking Susan.

Madonna also the Number Two best-selling female artist in the U.S. with 64 million certified albums sold.Madonna sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records.

Most of her songs peaked a top record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Into the Groove", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes".

Time considered her to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" for being an influential figure in contemporary music.

As of Forbes 2013 report, Madonna reaches the billionaire club. And also, she became the richest female singer in American history.Madonna often referred by the international press as the "Queen of Pop". Madonna was crowned the "Greatest Woman In Music" by VH1.

List of Madonna Discography:

• Madonna - 1983
• Like a Virgin - 1984
• True Blue - 1986
• Like a Prayer - 1989
• Erotica - 1992
• Bedtime Stories - 1994
• Ray of Light - 1998
• Music - 2000
• American Life - 2003
• Confessions on a Dance Floor - 2005
• Hard Candy - 2008
• MDNA - 2012

In 2013,The Material Girl is back, after a two-year absence, as 2013's biggest earner with $125 million banked.

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Jay-Z Estimated Net Worth 2013 | Shawn Corey Carter Net Worth 2013

Jay-Z Estimated Net Worth 2013: $478 Million (USD)

Jay-Z otherwise known as Shawn Corey Carter (4th December 1969). He is an American rapper and businessman, record producer, entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America having had a net worth of over $450 million in 2010.

Shawn Corey Carter has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving thirteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He married American R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles on April 4, 2008. They have  a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, born January 7, 2012.

On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the 10th most successful artist of the 2000–2009 decade by Billboard Magazine and ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. Jay-Z was also ranked the 88th-greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone.

List of Jay-Z Discography:

• Reasonable Doubt  - 1996
• In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 - 1997
• Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life - 1998
• Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter - 1999
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia - 2000
• The Blueprint - 2001
• The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse - 2002
• The Black Album - 2003
• Kingdom Come - 2006
• American Gangster - 2007
• The Blueprint 3 - 2009
• Magna Carta... Holy Grail – 2013

He also did some collabarative albums along with The Roots in 2001 - Jay-Z: Unplugged, The Best of Both Worlds & Unfinished Business with R.Kelly in 2002 & 2004, Collision Course with Linkin Park in 2004 & Watch the Throne with kayne West in 2011.

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2 Chainz Estimated Net Worth 2013 | Tauheed Epps Net Worth 2013

2 Chainz Estimated Net Worth 2013: $2.5 Million (USD)

2 Chainz original name Tauheed Epps, (12 September 1977), better known by his stage name 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an American hip hop recording artist from College Park, Georgia.

He was first known for being one-half of the southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellow rapper, Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. They are perhaps best known for being signed to Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, as well as their debut single "Duffle Bag Boy".

In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Records, an imprint of Universal Music Group.

In August, he released his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story, to mixed reviews. The album spawned three successful singles: "No Lie", "Birthday Song", and "I'm Different"; all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and were all certified Gold or higher by the RIAA, along with the album being certified Gold.

His second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2013. It was supported by the single "Feds Watching".

2 Chainz discography:

• T.R.U. REALigion (2011)
• Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012)
• B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013)

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