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sumsofanarchy3 t1_j358q4x wrote

Reply to comment by Yes_Primeminister in [OC] Country Distribution of Top 500 Companies by Market Capitalization by chartbear

This is misleading. Many of these family owned businesses are publicly traded and included in the top 500 in the chart. Walmart, Berkshire, Ford, BMW, etc.

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Yes_Primeminister t1_j35bi5m wrote

It's about the private family owned businesses. They are mostly german and would appear in the top 500 if they would be publicly traded.

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sumsofanarchy3 t1_j35dy79 wrote

But they are publicly traded? BMW is on your list and in the top 500.

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Yes_Primeminister t1_j35f3tt wrote

I couldn't find a list of private family companies. Just look at the percentage of hold shares by the families. Those with 100% family hold shares are mostly german like Schwarz, Aldi and Bosch.

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