REVENUE : $ 236.8 billion MARKET VALUE : $ 363.3 billion

Exxon Mobil was founded by John D . Rockefeller in 1882 ( making it the

oldest company on our list ) and is headquartered in Irving , Texas . Exxon Mobil Corp is involved in the exploration , development , and distribution of oil , gas , and petroleum products . It operates through three main sections , these are : Upstream , Downstream , and Chemical .

The company employs over 75,000 people and ( in 2015 ) had sales of over $ 236.81 billion and profits of over $ 16.15 billion . Exxon Mobil currently has assets worth $ 336.76 billion .“ Over the last 125 years , ExxonMobil has evolved from a regional marketer of kerosene in the United States to the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprise in the world .

Today we operate in most of the world ’ s countries and are best known by our familiar brand names : Exxon , Esso and Mobil . We make the products that drive modern transportation , power cities , lubricate industry and provide petrochemical building blocks that lead to thousands of consumer goods .”

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