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America’s 10 largest companies in 1960

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon
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The 10 largest companies on the 1960 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. General Motors
  2. Exxon
  3. Ford
  4. General Electric
  5. U.S. Steel
  6. Mobile
  7. Gulf Oil
  8. Texaco
  9. Chrysler
  10. Esmark

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America’s 10 largest companies in 2000

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon

The 10 largest companies on the 2000 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. General Motors
  2. Wal-Mart
  3. ExxonMobile
  4. Ford
  5. General Electric
  6. International Business Machines
  7. Citigroup
  8. AT&T
  9. Altria Group
  10. Boeing

Between 1990 and 2000 – three companies dropped out of the top 10: Chrysler; DuPont; and Texaco.

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America’s 10 largest companies in 1985

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon

The 10 largest companies on the 1985 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. Exxon
  2. General Motors
  3. Mobile
  4. Ford
  5. Texaco
  6. International Business Machines
  7. DuPont
  8. AT&T
  9. General Electric
  10. Amoco

Between 1975 and 1985, three companies dropped out of the Fortune 500 Top 10: Chevron; Gulf Oil;and ITT Industries.

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Posted on January 17, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon

Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1970?

The 10 largest companies on the 1970 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

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

Between 1960 and 1970 – two companies dropped out of the top 10: U.S. Steel and Esmark.

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America’s 10 largest companies in 1955

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon

The 10 largest companies on the 1955 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. General Motors
  2. Exxon
  3. U.S. Steel
  4. General Electric
  5. Esmark
  6. Chrysler
  7. Armour
  8. Gulf Oil
  9. Mobile
  10. DuPont

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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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America’s 10 largest companies in 1990

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Dmitri O'Bannon

The 10 largest companies on the 1990 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:

  1. General Motors
  2. Ford
  3. Exxon
  4. International Business Machinges
  5. General Electric
  6. Mobile
  7. Altria Group
  8. Chrysler
  9. DuPont
  10. Texaco

Between 1980 and 1990 – three companies dropped out of the top 10: Chevron; Gulf Oil; and Amoco.

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