The world’s top 10 companies from 28 years ago and their current status

28 YEARS LATER.
Yahoo Finance launched its homepage on January 17,1997.
Here’s a look at the largest companies in the world at the time
and how they’ve held up since
1997 MARKET
2025 MARKET
1997 MARKET
2025 MARKET
COMPANY
CAP RANK
CAP RANK
GAP
CAP
88
GENERAL ELECTRIC
68
S17OB
S194B
Citl
COCA-COLA
36
S144B
5266B
intel
INTEL
206
S133B
S85B
EXON
EXXONMOBIL
16
S128B
5489B
(EXXON)
Microsont
MICROSOFT
S122B
S3.17T
MERCK
MERCK
S109B
5254B
ALTRIA (PHILIP)
Nuy Street 4
202
S96B
S86B
MORRIS)
“Sulchul”
IBM
58
S80B
$204B
PlG
PROCTER & GAMBLE
23
578B
5377B
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
10
27
S77B
S356B
SOURCE: YAHOO FINANCE
ALL LOGOS AS OF 1997
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28 years later.
Yahoo Fivens opened its website on January 17, 1997.
Here’s a look at some of the world’s biggest companies at the time and how they’ve held up since.
Net market value in 1997
2025 market weight ranking
Market weight in 1997
2025 market weight
company
ranking
88
General Illitruck
68
$170 billion
$194 billion
coke
Coca+La
36
1,440 station dollars
$266 billion
intel
Inzel
206
1,330 station dollars
$85 billion
axon
Axonmony (Hakson)
16
To close 1,280 stations
4,890 station dollars
mic coso”t
microsoft
$122 billion
3.17T
Mick
Merck
37
$109 billion
$254 billion
Altria (Philup)
202
960 station dollar
860 station dollar
Morris)
dorot
IBM
58
80 billion dollars
$204 billion
PeG
Proter and Blade
23
$78 billion
$377 billion
johnson and johnson
10
27
$77 billion
$356 billion
Source: Aru Pyvans. All logos as of 1997
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28
YEARS
LATER

28 YEARS LATER
1997
2025
company
Market ranking
Market ranking
88) General Electric
1
68
Cala
Coca-Cola
APT_LAP
2
36
Intel Intel
3
206
Exxon Mobile
16
Microsoft
5
3
Merck
6
37
ALTRIPhilip Morris)
7
202
So much IBM
APVIP
8
58
PaG
Procter & Gamble
9
23
U8J Johnson & Johnson
10
27