… This study mapped global economic control. Researchers analyzed a database listing millions of economic actors to isolate 43,060 transnational corporations (TNCs) and their shared ownerships.
Key Findings of the Study
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The Bow-Tie Structure: The global corporate network resembles a bow-tie shape, featuring a tightly interconnected economic core at the center.
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The Core 1,318: A primary core of 1,318 companies was found to hold ownership ties to two or more other companies, representing a vast majority of the network’s global operating revenue.
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The Super-Entity of 147: Nestled inside that center, the researchers identified a super-core of just 147 companies—predominantly major financial institutions and banks—that mutually owned one another and controlled 40 percent of the total wealth and value in the entire transnational network.