Interesting is that both Verizon and AT&T are in the top 10 of the Fortune Global 500 if you sort by profit. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Glob

Interesting is that both Verizon and AT&T are in the top 10 of the Fortune Global 500 if you sort by profit. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Global_500#Fortune_Global_500_list_of_2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Global_500#Fortune_Glo.... Scroll up one table for 2018 profits top 10. Note that the reason why BAT is at number 2 seems to be related to some kind of acquisition if you read their wiki page, but the wiki is not complete enough to reference it as useful. If one looks at Comcast's net profit it also looks quite high, but I am not sure where it would place.