The World's Top Automakers, Ranked by Revenue

There have been some changes in the rankings of the world's longtime auto leaders and you won't believe the revenue per second.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

August 24, 2020

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Business data aggregation and analysis site VisualCapitalist.com sifted through the annual results of the world's car companies and ranked them by total revenues. For novelty, they've also included the total revenue per second of each company, with some eye-opening numbers at the top of the list. Even small-fry Tesla brings in $780 every second of the day! This list is based on last year's sales numbers and represents the carmakers' corporate entities as they existed last year. Since then, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has merged with Peugeot to form the head-scratchingly named Stellantis. So next year we should see some shuffling of the rankings.  

About the Author(s)

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

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