Global Capital Atlas — World's Most Valuable Company HQs
Quick answer: The Global Capital Atlas is a free GeoJSON dataset of 2,500+ world's-most-valuable-company headquarters with market value, industry, ticker, and address attributes.
About this dataset
2,500+ headquarters of the world's most valuable public and private companies, mapped with market value, industry, and ticker data.
The Global Capital Atlas pinpoints the headquarters of more than 2,500 of the world's most valuable companies, from trillion-dollar tech giants to regional champions. Each headquarters point carries the company name, stock ticker, market value in billions of US dollars, industry and sub-industry classification, ownership type, street address, and official website. It is a ready-made base layer for studying where corporate power concentrates — from Silicon Valley and the American Northeast to Shenzhen, Tokyo, London, and the Gulf.
The atlas ranks 2,091 companies by market value, and together they are worth well over $100 trillion — the 20 most valuable alone account for roughly $39 trillion. The United States leads with 716 headquarters, followed by China (214), Japan (151), India (117), and Canada (87). The tables below summarize what is inside the file; load it on the map to see every point.
Top 20 most valuable company headquarters
Market values are recorded in billions of US dollars at the atlas's latest refresh. Every row below is a point in the GeoJSON with the full address and website attributes.
| # | Company | Ticker | Value ($B) | Industry | Country | HQ city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA | NVDA | 5,160 | Semiconductors | United States | Santa Clara |
| 2 | Apple | AAPL | 4,523 | Consumer Electronics | United States | Cupertino |
| 3 | Alphabet (Google) | GOOG | 4,199 | Internet Content & Information | United States | Mountain View |
| 4 | Microsoft | MSFT | 3,651 | Software — Infrastructure | United States | Redmond |
| 5 | Amazon | AMZN | 2,816 | Internet Retail | United States | Seattle |
| 6 | TSMC | TSM | 2,165 | Semiconductors | Taiwan | Hsinchu |
| 7 | SpaceX | SPCX | 1,818 | Aerospace & Defense | United States | Starbase |
| 8 | Broadcom | AVGO | 1,697 | Semiconductors | United States | Palo Alto |
| 9 | Saudi Aramco | 2222.SR | 1,693 | Oil & Gas Integrated | Saudi Arabia | Dhahran |
| 10 | Meta Platforms (Facebook) | META | 1,452 | Internet Content & Information | United States | Menlo Park |
| 11 | Tesla | TSLA | 1,383 | Auto Manufacturers | United States | Austin |
| 12 | Samsung | 005930.KS | 1,253 | Consumer Electronics | South Korea | Suwon |
| 13 | Eli Lilly | LLY | 1,100 | Drug Manufacturers — General | United States | Indianapolis |
| 14 | Berkshire Hathaway | BRK-B | 1,080 | Insurance — Diversified | United States | Omaha |
| 15 | Micron Technology | MU | 1,054 | Semiconductors | United States | Boise |
| 16 | JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 948 | Banks — Diversified | United States | New York |
| 17 | SK Hynix | 000660.KS | 877 | Semiconductors | South Korea | Icheon |
| 18 | Walmart | WMT | 839 | Discount Stores | United States | Bentonville |
| 19 | AMD | AMD | 782 | Semiconductors | United States | Santa Clara |
| 20 | Visa | V | 717 | Credit Services | United States | San Francisco |
Seven of the top twenty are semiconductor companies — the atlas reflects how central chips have become to global market value.
Companies by industry
All 2,091 ranked companies classified into the atlas's 17 industry groups.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Financials | 425 |
| Technology | 296 |
| Industrials | 226 |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 171 |
| Materials | 166 |
| Retail & Consumer | 143 |
| Energy | 116 |
| Utilities | 113 |
| Food & Beverage | 90 |
| Media & Telecom | 85 |
| Real Estate | 73 |
| Automotive | 56 |
| Transportation | 53 |
| Aerospace & Defense | 44 |
| Conglomerates | 30 |
| Other | 2 |
| Education | 2 |
Top 10 countries by headquarters count
| Country | Companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 716 |
| China | 214 |
| Japan | 151 |
| India | 117 |
| Canada | 87 |
| United Kingdom | 70 |
| South Korea | 55 |
| Germany | 53 |
| Taiwan | 50 |
| France | 45 |
The remaining headquarters are spread across 48 more countries, for 58 countries in total.
How to download
- 1 Download the capital_atlas.geojson file.
- 2 View it instantly with the interactive map preview on this page.
- 3 Filter by industry, country, or market value in GeoDataViewer Studio.
- 4 Combine with city or population layers to analyze corporate geography.
FAQ
What attributes are included for each headquarters?
Each point includes the company name, stock ticker, market value in billions of US dollars, country, industry, sub-industry, ownership type (public or private), pin precision, street address, website, and a logo reference.
How are the companies selected?
The atlas ranks companies by market capitalization and includes the top several thousand across 58 countries and 17 industries, from technology and finance to energy and consumer goods.
How precise are the HQ locations?
Most points are pinned at street or building precision. The pinPrecision attribute flags each record so you can filter out lower-confidence placements.
Is the market value data current?
Valuations reflect the most recent refresh of the atlas. Treat the value attribute as a snapshot rather than a live quote.
Which companies top the Global Capital Atlas?
NVIDIA leads the atlas at roughly $5.2 trillion, followed by Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon; TSMC, SpaceX, Broadcom, Saudi Aramco, and Meta round out the top ten. See the 'Top 20 most valuable company headquarters' table above for the full list with tickers and cities.