Galaxy Entertainment Group stands as the only Hong Kong-listed casino operator on Forbes’ newly published “Global 2000” list of the world’s largest public companies, and one of four Asia-facing gaming names to feature in the ranking.
Galaxy placed 1,436th overall, on sales of $3.8 billion, profit of $1.37 billion, assets of $12.83 billion and a market value of $18.5 billion. It is the only one of the Macau-exposed operators on the list confined to a single jurisdiction, though its strong balance sheet leaves room to extend its gaming footprint beyond the city should opportunities arise.
It was joined by three U.S.- and Australia-listed peers with interests across the region. Las Vegas Sands — now an Asia-only business following the 2022 sale of its Las Vegas properties, and parent of Macau concessionaire Sands China and Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands — was the highest-placed casino operator at 766th, on sales of $13.74 billion, profit of $1.84 billion, assets of $21.18 billion and a market value of $33.9 billion.
MGM Resorts International, parent of MGM China, ranked 1,310th. Despite category-leading sales of $17.71 billion, its profit slipped to $187.7 million — down from roughly $743.7 million a year earlier — dragging it more than 360 places lower. Australia’s Aristocrat Leisure, the slot machine and digital gaming specialist, came in at 1,490th, on sales of $4.16 billion and profit of $973.5 million.
Notably, all four Asia-facing operators stayed profitable for the period, with Sands posting the strongest earnings of any casino name on the list.
Now in its 24th year, the Forbes ranking scores companies on sales, profit, assets and market value. The 2026 edition set records across all four metrics, with the 2,000 constituents’ combined market value jumping 31.8 percent — a surge Forbes attributed largely to investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence — leaving gaming’s steadiest names as comparatively modest players on the global corporate scoreboard.
