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Who owns the largest company in the world?

BlackRock Inc is relatively unknown outside financial circles, but it owns the largest share in the biggest 299 companies in the world. Edward Munoz/Reuters Who owns the world? Tracing half the corporate giants’ shares to 30 owners

What percentage of shares are owned by the largest 30 shareholders?

The largest 30 shareholders (out of more than 2,100 share controllers) owned or controlled some 51.4% of the assets of the 299 companies. This is a significant concentration of resources and power – 1.5% of shareholders controlling 51% of shares.

Who is the largest shareholder in a publicly listed firm?

We found that the Big Three, taken together, have become the largest shareholder in 40% of all publicly listed firms in the United States. Figure 1: Network of ownership by the Big Three in listed US firms. (See our paper for explanation of colours). Fichtner, Heemskerk & Garcia-Bernardo (2017)

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