"Fortune 500 Companies" is the customary name of China people for the list of "Fortune 500 Companies" selected by American Fortune magazine every year. The Fortune Global 500 list has always been the most famous and authoritative list to measure large global companies. Published once a year by Fortune magazine. Shell Oil topped the Fortune Global 500 in 20 12 and 20 13. Chinese mainland surpassed Japan for the first time and became the country with the largest number of listed companies except the United States. According to the regional distribution statistics of Fortune Global 500 in 20 13, there are 95 in China, 33 more than Japanese, ranking second in the world. In 20 14, there were 100 companies in China, and in 20 15, the latest number of companies in China was 106.