• 1st: Visa, $19.7bn in 2008. Steven Senne / AP Photo
    1st: Visa, $19.7bn in 2008. Steven Senne / AP Photo
  • 2nd: General Motors, $18.1bn in 2010. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images/ AFP
    2nd: General Motors, $18.1bn in 2010. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images/ AFP
  • 3rd: ENEL, $17.4bn in 1999. Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters
    3rd: ENEL, $17.4bn in 1999. Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters
  • 4th: Facebook, $16bn in 2012. Joel Saget / AFP
    4th: Facebook, $16bn in 2012. Joel Saget / AFP
  • 5th: Deutsche Telekom $13bn in 1996. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
    5th: Deutsche Telekom $13bn in 1996. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
  • 6th: AT&T, $10.6bn in 2000. Mark Lennihan / AP Photo
    6th: AT&T, $10.6bn in 2000. Mark Lennihan / AP Photo
  • 7th: Kraft Foods, $8.7bn in 2001. Paul Sakuma / AP Photo
    7th: Kraft Foods, $8.7bn in 2001. Paul Sakuma / AP Photo
  • 9th: Banco Santander Brasil, $7.5bn. Natalie Behring / Reuters
    9th: Banco Santander Brasil, $7.5bn. Natalie Behring / Reuters
  • 10th: UPS, $5.5bn in 1999. Justin Lane / EPA
    10th: UPS, $5.5bn in 1999. Justin Lane / EPA

In pictures: Largest US-listed IPOs since 1995


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As the Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba prepares a record-breaking US$20 billion IPO, we look at the other colossal listings on US markets. Figures are by IPO value. Sources: Dealogic, Bloomberg