Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, topped the ranking of the world's most profitable companies in 2022 with profits of approximately $161.1 billion. It was followed by the famous Apple company, known for its iPhones, with profits of $99.8 billion, then computer and software giant Microsoft with $72.7 billion, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, the most famous search engine in the world, with $60 billion.