--- title: Wal Mart is the second largest company date: "2000-12-25T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 2008 description: I noted that Wal-Mart has become the second largest company by revenue globally. Looking at the Fortune 500, it is striking that only IBM and AT&T represent the IT industry within the top ten leaders. keywords: [wal-mart, fortune 500, revenue, ibm, at&t, corporate rankings] --- Wal-Mart is the [second largest company in the world](http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500/) in terms of revenues. Only 2 IT companies made to the top 10: IBM and AT&T