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Only 52 US companies have been on the Fortune 500 since 1955 (2021) (aei.org)
1 point by hhs on Dec 5, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



That's good.

In France there's few new companies: "CAC 40 Index, consisting of large and very large groups, many of which are over 100 years old (on average around 102 years old)".

Comparison of US and french company age: https://www.strategie.gouv.fr/english-articles/growing-gap-b...


Paccar? PPG? Textron?

Clearly, I'm out of touch.


Corporations are people and people die. Who cares lol




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