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The Fortune Global 500 list reflects global business changes through corporate revenue and profit data. This forum focuses on the migration of growth sources and the reshaping of value creation paths.
China News Service, Guangzhou, September 16 (Reporter Wang Jian) The 2026 Fortune Global 500 Forum opened in Guangzhou on the 16th. Focusing on the "new equation for growth", guests from the world's leading companies, key investment institutions and well-known research institutions gathered in Huacheng to discuss.
In this year's Fortune Global 500 list, the total revenue of the 500 companies on the list was US$43.1 trillion, and the net profit reached US$3.39 trillion, both reaching record highs; the technology industry led the 20 industries to which the companies on the list belong, with a revenue growth rate of approximately 21%. Amazon topped the list for the first time, while Nvidia rose to 28th place from 222nd when it first appeared on the list in 2024.
Alyson Shontell, editor-in-chief and chief content officer of Fortune, said that the Fortune Global 500 list is the best window to gain insight into the changes of the times through companies. When the revenue and profit crowns both changed hands in the same year, what they saw was that the sources of growth were migrating, the path to value creation was being reshaped, and the challenges faced by business leaders were constantly changing. “That’s why the theme of our forum this year is The New Equation for Growth,” she said.
The agenda of this forum started with a "dialogue with chief economists" to discuss the global economic environment and market changes; and extended to global market competitiveness, the new competition logic of globalized enterprises, as well as corporate soft power and sustainable value.
In all agendas, artificial intelligence serves as an important clue. Through the discussion of "Who will win and who will lose in the intelligent competition of enterprises?", the focus is on how enterprises can truly transform AI into business capabilities; at the same time, attention is paid to how to "build a solid AI base", and then further ask how to build lower-level conditions such as chips, computing power, and infrastructure.
In addition, energy transition, life sciences, strategic industries, the consumption power of the younger generation and the service industry were not absent. Entrepreneurs and researchers from related industries had in-depth exchanges.

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