Business · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about government and business revenue, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
AnswerAmazon, about $716 billion
Amazon edged out Walmart to become the world's largest company by revenue in recent rankings.
Source: Wikipedia, List of largest companies by revenue (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $4.92 trillion
Federal revenue rose noticeably again the following year.
Source: Wikipedia, United States federal budget (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 6%
Corporate taxes are a much smaller slice of federal revenue than most people assume.
Source: Wikipedia, Federal government of the United States (2018) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $713 billion
Walmart and Amazon's revenues are remarkably close, separated by just a few billion dollars.
Source: Wikipedia, List of largest companies by revenue (2024) en.wikipedia.org