Privco.com, a private company research firm, recently released its list of the top 100 largest private companies based on 2014 revenue.
One of the key takeaways from their research was the fact that 3% of the companies accounted for 18% of the total revenues of the top 100. Additionally, 15% of companies accounted for half of the total revenue generated. For 2014, the top 50 companies reported revenues above $11.4 billion or greater.
Here is how the top 10 rounds out:
| COMPANY | OWNERSHIP | REVENUE (2014) |
| Cargill | Cargill family |
$134,870,000,000 - Advertisement -
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| Koch Industries | Charles Koch, David Koch, Elaine Tettemer Marshall |
$121,000,000,000 |
| StateFarm | Policyholders of StateFarm | $71,200,000,000 |
| Heathcare Service Corporation | Insurance policyholders | $61,000,000,000 |
| Dell | Michael Dell, Silver Lake Partners |
$55,490,000,000 |
| Long & Foster Real Estate | Long and Foster families | $49,100,000,000 |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance | Insurance policyholders | $39,631,000,000 |
| New York Life | Insurance policyholders | $38,700,000,000 |
| Bechtel Corporation | Bechtel family | $37,200,000,000 |
| Nationwide | Insurance policyholders | $36,257,000,000 |