Amazon overthrows Walmart to become Fortune 500’s top company — ending superstore’s 13-year reign at the top

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 03, 2026 · 211 words · By Ariel Zilber

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Amazon overthrows Walmart to become Fortune 500’s top company — ending superstore’s 13-year reign at the top See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleAmazon has overtaken Walmart to claim the No.

Common ground

1 spot on the Fortune 500, ending the retailer’s 13-year run at the top of the annual ranking of America’s biggest companies by revenue.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Amazon has overtaken Walmart to claim the No. 1 spot on the Fortune 500”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Amazon surpassed Walmart for the No. 1 spot on the Fortune 500 list in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest United States corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. The list inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Global_500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a global list of largest technology companies by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500. It shows companies identified by Fortune as being in the technology sector, ranked by total annua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_technology_com…

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Claim 2: “the company’s advertising business brought in more than $68 billion.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “The shakeup marks the first time since 2013 that Walmart has not held the No. 1 position on the Fortune 500.”

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The claim that Walmart's streak ended after 13 years (starting around 2013) is corroborated by news reports regarding the 2026 list shakeup.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fortune 1000 are the 1,000 largest American companies ranked by revenues, as compiled by the American business magazine Fortune. It only includes companies which are incorporated or authorized to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_1000

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart

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Claim 4: “Amazon generated roughly $717 billion in revenue during the most recent reporting period”

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The provided evidence for this specific revenue figure ($717 billion) consists of general company homepages and Wikipedia landing pages which do not list the specific 2025/2026 revenue total.

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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon has a number of products and services available, including its digital assistant Alexa, Amazon Music, and Prime Video for music and videos respectively, the Amazon Appstore for Android apps, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)

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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon Payment Products Amazon Visa Amazon Store Card Amazon Secured Card Amazon Business Card Shop with Points Credit Card Marketplace Reload Your Balance Gift Cards Amazon Currency Converter Let Us …
https://www.amazon.com/

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Claim 5: “significantly outpacing Walmart’s roughly 5% increase.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Walmart's specific year-over-year revenue growth percentage.

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Claim 6: “The latest list, based on fiscal 2025 revenue, puts Amazon in the top spot, followed by Walmart and UnitedHealth Group.”

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Web search results confirm the rankings based on fiscal 2025 revenue: Amazon at No. 1, Walmart at No. 2, and UnitedHealth Group at No. 3.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first list includes the largest companies in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 and Forbes rankings. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly tra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_t…

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Claim 7: “UnitedHealth Group rounded out the top three with $447.6 billion in revenue.”

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While UnitedHealth Group is confirmed as No. 3, the specific revenue figure of $447.6 billion is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies. There are also corporations having foundation in the United States, such as corporate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue is committed to providing a wide range of online services to business and personal tax payers.Use ROS to manage your own, or your client's, current position with Revenue for various taxes.
https://www.revenue.ie/en/online-services/index.aspx

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 50 million people have health insurance under UnitedHealth Group Inc. It also has a large pharmacy benefit manager that runs prescription drug coverage and a growing Optum segment that deliv…
https://headlineusa.com/unitedhealthgroups-shares-down-38-si…

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Claim 8: “The company’s revenue grew about 12% year over year”

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The evidence shows that the 'North America segment' grew 12% year-over-year, not the company's total revenue. Total company growth is not specified as 12% in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 29, 2026 ... AWS segment sales increased 28% year-over-year to $37.6 billion. Operating income increased to $23.9 billion in the first quarter, compared with ...
https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details…

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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon.com announces first quarter results · North America segment sales increased 12% year-over-year to $104.1 billion. · International segment sales increased ...
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earning…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 29, 2026 ... AWS segment sales increased 28% year-over-year to $37.6 billion. •Operating income increased to $23.9 billion in the first quarter, compared ...
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872426…

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Claim 9: “narrowly surpassing Walmart’s $713 billion”

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The provided evidence for Walmart's specific revenue figure ($713 billion) consists of store locators and homepages, not financial reports confirming this exact number.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Walmart.com today for Every Day Low Prices. Join Walmart+ for unlimited free delivery from your store & free shipping with no order minimum. Start your free 30-day trial now!
https://www.walmart.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Use the Walmart store locator to find your nearest Walmart locations, check store hours, and find services like Grocery Pickup, Pharmacy, Vision Centre, Photo Centre, and more.
https://www.walmart.com/store-finder

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web search NEUTRAL — Aberdeen, Moore County Abilene, Taylor County Abington, Plymouth County Addison, DuPage County Ahoskie Alabaster Alamosa Albany, Linn County Albion, Orleans County Aledo, Mercer County Alexandria, Rap…
https://www.storeopeninghours.com/retailers/walmart

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Claim 10: “Amazon Web Services generated nearly $129 billion in revenue in 2025”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific 2025 revenue for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Claim 11: “ending the retailer’s 13-year run at the top of the annual ranking of America’s biggest companies by revenue”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that Walmart held the No. 1 spot for 13 straight years before being overtaken by Amazon.

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.