TOP 10 · TRAJECTORY + DOSSIERS — Top 10 long-lived · on the list across three decades or more
Century rank paths — Rank trajectories of the longest-running giants.
These dozen-odd firms each appeared in the Top 10 across three or more decades. The polylines are their rank trajectories; the cards below are their dossiers — what they actually did, and in most cases, how they eventually fell off the list.
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This static page is built to answer searches for TOP 10 · TRAJECTORY + DOSSIERS. It summarizes the live dataset behind the Top 10 long-lived · on the list across three decades or more panel and links to the full interactive chart.
These dozen-odd firms each appeared in the Top 10 across three or more decades. The polylines are their rank trajectories; the cards below are their dossiers — what they actually did, and in most cases, how they eventually fell off the list. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.
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Data & Source
Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.
FAQ
Where does this data come from?
History of Market combines public market and macro datasets — exchange closing prices, company filings, Robert Shiller, FRED, NBER, and the UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook (Dimson–Marsh–Staunton). The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.
How often is it updated?
Daily-tier datasets refresh after the U.S. market close, with a broader weekly refresh on Sunday. The timestamp shown on this page comes from the JSON payload.
Can I use the data?
Yes, for research and education with attribution to History of Market. Upstream data sources retain their own terms.