$ 30.01bn www . cec . com . cn Majority owned by the Chinese government , CEC is among the largest providers of telecoms equipment in China and employs close to 145,000 people , boasting a revenue of $ 30.01bn and an overall ranking of 362 in the Fortune 500 . In 2007 it acquired the mobile division of Philips , which it had been researching , developing and producing phones for since the turn of the century .
09 Mitsubishi Electric
$ 39.12bn www . mitsubishielectric . com / en A Fortune stalwart since 1995 ( the year firms started being ranked by revenue ), the Tokyo-based multinational manufactures a host of electronic and architectural equipment , as well as photovoltaic panels . This year , Mitsubishi makes 262 on the list thanks to its $ 39.12bn in revenue . From its founding way back in the 1920s , Mitsubishi Electric has been at the cutting edge of Japanese technical innovation for nearly a century : it will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2021 . Click to see how Mitsubishi ’ s SeaAerial is changing the way we communicate