Expert rating agency has been compiling a list of the largest companies since 1995. The basis for ranking is the volume of sales of products, works or services.
Today the rating includes 400 companies from manufacturing, financial and other sectors of the economy. We bring to your attention the top ten leaders who have headed rating of the largest companies in Russia "Expert-400" for 2012.
10. IDGC Holding (electric power industry, sales volume - 634,608 million rubles)
The holding was separated from RAO UES of Russia in 2007. Today there are 97 IDGC branches in 69 subjects of the Federation. The controlling shareholder of the company is the state, which owns 54.52% of the shares.
9. AK "Transneft" (transport and transportation, 670,270 million rubles)
The company transports more than 90% of oil produced in Russia. Transneft owns about 70 thousand kilometers of trunk pipelines. 100% of the voting shares of the oil company are in federal ownership.
8. "Surgutneftegas" (oil and gas industry, 787,854 million rubles.)
One of the largest oil companies in Russia was founded in 1992. Surgutneftegaz accounts for 13% of the country's total oil production and about 25% of the gas produced by Russian oil companies.
7. AFK Sistema (diversified holding, 969,318 million rubles)
Sistema is one of the world's largest diversified financial companies. In the Fortune Global 500, AFC is ranked 315th. The company has assets in the fields of telecommunications, tourism, trade, electronics, oil refining, construction and real estate.
6. Sberbank of Russia (banking sector, 1 002 500 million rubles.)
The largest Russian bank leads rating of the most reliable banks for 2013, rating of the most profitable credit institutions. Sberbank's assets account for more than a quarter of the Russian banking system as of January 2013.
5. TNK-BP (oil and gas and oil industry, 1 223 064 million rubles)
The company has moved up one position in the Expert-400 rating in comparison with the previous year. In addition to the production of oil and associated gas, TNK-BP is engaged in their processing. The company owns 5 refineries, as well as about 1,500 filling stations in Russia and Ukraine.
4. Russian Railways (transport and transportation, 1,480,879 million rubles)
Russian Railways is one of the three largest transport companies in the world. 100% of the shares of the national railway carrier are owned by the state. The company operates more than 85 thousand kilometers of railway tracks.
3. Oil company "Rosneft" (oil and gas and oil industry, 1,858,035 million rubles)
Three leaders rating of the largest companies in Russia has remained unchanged since 2011.Rosneft is engaged in the production, refining of oil and gas, as well as the sale of the final product to consumers through a network of filling stations. Three quarters of the company's shares are fully owned by the state-owned OJSC ROSNEFTEGAZ.
2. Oil company "LUKoil" (oil and gas and oil industry, 3,275,015 million rubles)
The company accounts for 17% of all-Russian oil production (2.2% of global production), as well as 18% of all-Russian oil refining. Based on the 2011 results, LUKoil's shares rank second in terms of trading volumes among securities of foreign companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
1. "Gazprom" (oil and gas and oil industry, 4,637,090 million rubles)
Gazprom has the richest natural gas reserves in the world. The company accounts for 15% of the world, as well as 78% of Russian gas production. Head of Gazprom A.B. Miller is 70th ranking of the most influential people in the world - 2012 according to Forbes.