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America’s 10 largest companies in 1980

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Dmitri O'Bannon

The 10 largest companies on the 1980 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. Exxon
  2. General Motors
  3. Mobile
  4. Ford
  5. Texaco
  6. Chevron
  7. Gulf Oil
  8. International Business Machinges
  9. General Electric
  10. Amoco

Between 1970 and 1980 – two companies dropped out of the top 10: Chrysler and ITT Industries.

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Campus Trivia

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Dmitri O'Bannon

Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1995?

The 10 largest companies on the 1995 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. General Motors
  2. Ford
  3. Exxon
  4. Wal-Mart
  5. AT&T
  6. General Electric
  7. International Business Machines
  8. Mobile
  9. Sears Roebuck
  10. Altria Group

Between 1985 and 1995, three companies dropped out of the Fortune 500 Top 10: Texaco; DuPont; and Amoco.

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