The companies on our list of America's Largest Private Companies all have at least $1 billion in annual revenues and either too few shareholders to be required to file financial statements with the Securities & Exchange Commission or shares whose ownership is restricted to some group, like family members or employees. We exclude foreign companies, businesses that don't pay income taxes, mutually owned companies, companies with fewer than 100 workers and companies that are 50% or more owned by other private or foreign companies. Our revenue figures exclude sales of publicly traded subsidiaries. More...





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These massive companies account for nearly a third of all the revenues of the 424 companies on our list. Companies are making their debut. Only fourteen private U.S. tech concerns have revenues exceeding $1 billion.

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The Top Ten

1. Koch Industries
2. Cargill
3. Chrysler
4. GMAC Financial Services
5. PricewaterhouseCoopers
6. Publix Super Markets
7. Ernst & Young
8. Mars
9. Bechtel
10. C&S; Wholesale Grocers
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