China's "Big Four" State banks have kept their spots on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's 10 most profitable companies, led once again by the $53 billion profit-churning juggernaut, Apple Inc.

Let's take a look at who else made the list.

No 10 Gilead Sciences

A logo at Gilead Sciences' headquarters campus in Foster city, California, on Dec 6, 2014. [Photo/IC]