American magazine Fortune released its annual list of the world’s largest companies today. Apple is on it at number 19, having made $156.5bn in revenue and $41.7mm in profits in the last year. Apple has shot up the list dramatically having placed at 55 last year and at 111 in 2011.Related StoriesApple unveils 18-megawatt solar farm to power cloud data centreApple news roundup: patent infringement, high fashion, Google poison and more