The Fortune 500 at Sixty: Rising and Falling "Stars"

What happened to the first Fortune 500

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The first-ever Fortune 500 was published in 1955. 60 years later we look back at where the companies from the head of the class—Fortune 500 companies 1-10, with revenues ranging from $1.7-$9.8 billion—are now. Some no longer exist, some exist by another name and/or as shadows of their former corporate selves, and some still stand today as the biggest names in corporate America.

Comment: Image captures from a nice interactive database. Top is HP ... bottom is US Steel. The top 10 60 years ago:

1. GM
2. Exxon Mobil
3. U.S. Steel
4. GE
5. Esmark
6. Chrysler
7. Armour
8. Gulf Oil
9. Mobil
10. Dupont

Comment: I had never heard of Esmark.