Here’s the 21 companies making their first appearance on the Fortune Global 500 list

There’s a primary time for all the things, and typically that first time marks an enormous leap.

This yr, 21 firms will make their debut on the Fortune World 500 checklist—our annual rating of the world’s greatest firms as measured by income. This yr, cracking the checklist meant bringing in no less than $29 billion within the fiscal yr that ended on or earlier than March 31, 2022. It additionally means becoming a member of a gaggle that features Walmart, Amazon, and Apple. 

The businesses that made it onto the checklist for the primary time this yr are scattered all around the world, and are concerned in sectors starting from transportation to well being care to engineering and building. Asia dominated the checklist of first timers, with 12 firms, whereas Europe had 5. The U.S. had solely two new additions: used-car vendor CarMax, and conglomerate Danaher. Firm revenues from the earlier yr vary as excessive as $172 billion. 

These are the 21 first-timers on the World 500 this yr.

1. Sinochem Holdings 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 31
Business: Chemical compounds
Income: $172 billion
Nation/Territory: China

2. Life Insurance coverage Corp. of India 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 98
Business: Insurance coverage 
Income: $97 billion
Nation/Territory: India

3. Susun Development Group

Fortune World 500 Rank: 299
Business: Engineering and Development
Income: $46 billion
Nation/Territory: China

4. Hangzhou Iron and Metal Group

Fortune World 500 Rank: 336
Business: Metals
Income: $41 billion 
Nation/Territory: China

5. Cenovus Vitality

Fortune World 500 Rank: 384
Business: Mining 
Income: $37 billion
Nation/Territory: Canada

6. Kuehne + Nagel Worldwide

Fortune World 500 Rank: 396
Business: Transportation and Logistics
Income: $36 billion
Nation/Territory: Switzerland

7. Raízen

Fortune World 500 Rank: 398
Business: Petroleum Refining 
Income: $36 billion
Nation/Territory: Brazil

8. Shudao Funding Group 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 413
Business: Engineering and Development
Income: $35 billion 
Nation/Territory: China

9. Hunan Iron & Metal Group

Fortune World 500: 421 
Business: Metals 
Income: $34 billion 
Nation/Territory: China

10. CarMax

Fortune World 500 Rank: 432
Business: Automotive Retailing
Income: $33 billion 
Nation/Territory: U.S.

11. Xinjiang Zhongtai Group

Fortune World 500 Rank: 434
Business: Chemical compounds 
Income: $33 billion
Nation/Territory: China

12. BYD 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 436
Business: Motor Automobiles and Elements
Income: $33 billion
Nation/Territory: China

13. S.F. Holding 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 441
Business: Transportation and Logistics
Income: $32 billion
Nation/Territory: China

14. Shandong Hello-Velocity Group 

Fortune 500 World Rank: 458
Business: Transportation and Logistics
Income: $31 billion
Nation/Territory: China

15. Investor 

Fortune 500 World Rank: 461
Business: Diversified Financials 
Income: $31 billion
Nation/Territory: Sweden

16. Chengdu Xingcheng Funding Group

Fortune 500 World Rank: 466
Business: Engineering and Development
Income: $31 billion
Nation/Territory: China

17. Shanghai Delong Metal Group

Fortune 500 World Rank: 469
Business: Metals
Income: $30 billion
Nation/Territory: China

18. Mercadona

Fortune 500 World Rank: 471
Business: Meals and Drug Shops 
Income: $30 billion
Nation/Territory: Spain

19. Danaher 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 486
Business: Medical Merchandise and Tools 
Nation/Territory: $29 billion 
Nation: U.S.

20. DSV

Fortune World 500 Rank: 496
Business: Mail, Package deal, and Freight Supply 
Income: $29 billion
Nation/Territory: Denmark

21. Umicore 

Fortune World 500 Rank: 500
Business: Chemical compounds 
Income: $29 billion 
Nation/Territory: Belgium