Saudi Aramco on Sunday confirmed it planned to list on the Riyadh stock exchange, describing it as a "milestone" in the history of the energy behemoth.
Depending on the size of the sale and Aramco's valuation, it could be the world's largest initial public offering (IPO).
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba still holds the record with a USD 25 billion IPO in New York in 2014. Alibaba is also aiming to raise another USD 20 billion if it goes ahead with plans to list on the Hong Kong stock market.
Here is a list of some of the other biggest IPOs to date:
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