This map depicts 16 of world’s largest stock exchanges.
World Stock Exchanges
Of the approximately 100 major exchanges located throughout the world, 16 of the world’s largest stock exchanges are depicted on the above image. The map also shows the market value and share turnover of each exchange. Share turnover is defined as a measure of stock liquidity. The market value is represented by buildings, with each large building equivalent to approximately $2 trillion.
As the picture shows, the United States has two of the top three exchanges based on market value. The New York Stock Exchange is the largest exchange by far with a market value of $9.57 trillion and share turnover of $7.99 trillion. The NYSE combined with the NASDAQ exchange, which has a market value of $2.77 trillion and a chart topping share turnover of $12.26 trillion, enables the U.S. to account for 38% of the total market value of the exchanges represented on this graphic.
Not surprisingly, Europe has several of the world’s largest exchanges. Of those European exchanges, the Euronext is the largest with a market value of $2.26 trillion and has share turnover of $743 billion. That exchange is followed closely by the London Stock Exchange, which has a market value of $2.2 trillion and share turnover of $1.48 trillion. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has a market value of $1.13 trillion and share turnover of $1.1 trillion. Next, is the Madrid Stock Exchange with a market value of $1.08 trillion and share turnover of $591 billion. Finally, the Swiss Exchange has a market value of $854 billion with share turnover of $202 billion.
Back in the Americas, the Toronto Stock Exchange has a market value of $1.35 trillion and share turnover of $491 million. Down south, the Sao Paolo Stock Exchange in Brazil comes in with a market value of $920 billion and share turnover of $192 billion.
Africa is represented by the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, which has a market value of $605 billion and share turnover of $117 billion. Meanwhile, two Indian exchanges appear on the illustration. The Bombay Stock Exchange has a total market value of $1.03 trillion with share turnover of $84 billion. The National Stock Exchange of India has a market value of $969 billion and share turnover of $243 billion.
The Australian Securities Exchange has a market value of $839 billion and share turnover of $273 billion. Asia has three of the larger exchanges in the world. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has a market value of $1.77 trillion and share turnover of $519 billion. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is larger with a market value of $2.07 trillion and share turnover of $1.69 trillion. Finally, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is second only to the New York Stock Exchange with a market value of $3.1 trillion and share turnover of $1.56 trillion.
Trillions of dollars and fortunes have been made and lost on these major exchanges. Unfortunately, billions have been lost since the recession started. Hopefully, that trend will reverse and more money will be made.