The largest bank in the world by total assets is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
Country: China.
Total assets: over USD 5.5 trillion (2024).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world’s largest retail chain is Walmart hypermarket.
Country: USA.
Annual turnover: about USD 600 billion (as of 2023).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The most expensive construction project in the world is Dubai World Central (Dubai International Airport).
Country: UAE.
Cost: over USD 33 billion.
Project duration: started in 2006, scheduled for completion in 2030.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world’s largest oil company by market value is Saudi Aramco.
Country: Saudi Arabia.
Market capitalization: about USD 2 trillion (as of 2023).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest company in the world by number of employees is Walmart.
Country: USA.
Employees: over 2.3 million worldwide (2024).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The most expensive IPO in history was conducted by Saudi Aramco.
Country: Saudi Arabia.
IPO amount: USD 25.6 billion. (December 2019)
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The most profitable smartphone in history – iPhone 12.
Company: Apple Inc.
Sales: over 100 million units in the first year (2020).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world's largest Internet company by revenue - Amazon.
Country: USA.
Annual revenue: about USD 600 billion (2024)
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world's largest Internet company by revenue - Amazon.
record for the number of gold medals at the World Synchronized Swimming Championships. Quantity: 21 gold medals (from 2005 to 2017). Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest round of startup funding - ByteDance Company (owner of TikTok).
Country: China.
Funding volume: USD 5 billion (2021-2023).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest venture capital fund in the world - SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Country: Japan / USA.
Fund volume: USD 30 billion (2020 – 2024)
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The fastest IPO – Coupang.
Country: South Korea / USA.
Time from foundation to IPO: about 4 years.
IPO date: 2021
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The most valuable fintech company in the world – Stripe.
Country: USA.
Valuation: about USD 95 billion (as of 2024).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest mobile payment platform in the world – Alipay.
Country: China.
Users: over 1.3 billion active users (as of 2024).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world’s largest annual wheat harvest - China.
Volume: about 136 million tons (2023).
Details: China ranks first in the world in wheat production (about 17% of global output), mainly in Henan, Hebei, and Shandong provinces.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest corn harvest in the world - United States.
Volume: about 400 million tons (2023).
Details: Produced mainly in Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska, corn is used both in food and bioethanol production.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest rice harvest in the world - India.
Volume: about 131 million tons (2023).
Details: Main production regions include Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest beef production in the world - Brazil.
Volume: about 10.2 million tons (2023).
Details: Main production regions include Mato Grosso, Paraná, and Minas Gerais.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world’s largest ram, nicknamed “Million”, weighed 231 kg.
Owner: Kuanysh Myktybayev (Kazakhstan 2023).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest milk production in the world - India.
Volume: about 200 million tons (2023).
Details: Growth driven by White Revolution and a large population of cattle and buffaloes.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest tomato harvest in the world - China.
Volume: about 65 million tons (2023).
Details: Major producing provinces include Shandong and Henan.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest peanut exports in the world - USA.
Volume: about 0.7 million tons (2023).
Details: Main producing states - Georgia, Texas, and Alabama.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest volume of ferrochrome produced in a single smelting cycle – over 150 tons in four hours.
Location: Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant (ERG), Aktobe (Kazakhstan, 2025).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest honey production in the world - China.
Volume: about 500 thousand tons (2023).
Details: China is the world leader in honey production. Beekeeping is developed in Sichuan, Yunnan and Henan provinces.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest production of wood (for agricultural and construction use) in the world - USA.
Volume: about 370 million cubic meters. (2023).
Details: The United States is one of the largest producers of timber, mainly from softwood. Important regions are the Pacific Northwest and the Southeastern United States.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest number of agricultural tractors in operation - India.
Quantity: about 7 million tractors. (2024)
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world's largest container ship – Ever Ace.
Company: Evergreen Marine Corporation.
Country: Taiwan.
Length – 400 m.
Cargo capacity: 23,992 TEU (20-foot containers).
Launch date: 2021
Details: The largest vessel in terms of carrying capacity at the time of launch was built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard (South Korea).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world’s largest cruise ship - Wonder of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International).
Country: USA/built in France (Chantiers de I’Atlantique).
Length: 362 m.
Passenger capacity: up to 6,980 people.
Commissioned: 2022
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The most expensive yacht in the world – History Supreme (design by Stuart Hughes).
Country: United Kingdom.
Cost: about USD 4.5 billion.
Length: 30 m.
Details: Plated in gold and platinum, decorated precious stones.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The world's largest oil tanker (by deadweight) – Knock Nevis (formerly Seawise Giant).
Company: Long Range Shipping Ltd.
Country: Norway (construction).
Deadweight: 564,763 tons.
Length: 458.45 m.
Built: 1979, decommissioned in 2009.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The fastest construction of a large vessel – MSC Gulsun (Hyundai Heavy Industries).
Country: South Korea.
Construction time: about 12 months (2019).
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The longest river cruise ship in the world – AmaMagna (Ama Waterways).
Country: Germany.
Length: 144 m.
Capacity: up to 196 passengers.
Date: 2019
Details: Twice as long as conventional river cruise ships, unique design for European rivers.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest floating dock in the world – Dockwise Vanguard (Boskalis).
Country: Netherlands.
Carrying capacity: 110,000 tons.
Length: 275 m., width 70 m. (2013)
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The largest shipyard in the world by area – Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Country: South Korea.
Area: over 1.5 million sq.m.
Details: The world's largest shipyard capable of building several major ships at the same time.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The heaviest semi-submersible vessel in the world – MV Boka Vanguard.
Company: Dockwise.
Deadweight: 100,000 tons.
Details: Used for transporting heavy industrial equipment.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
The deepest-diving manned submersible in the world – DSV Limiting Factor (Triton Submarines).
Country: USA.
Maximum depth: up to 11,000 m. (Mariana Trench, 2019)
Details: The only reusable submersible capable of reaching such depth.
Listed in GBR (Global Best of Records).
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