The big three is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies. Big threes often result in oligopolitic economic conditions.

• Big three Powers after World War II - United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union
• Big three leaders of the Allies during the World War II - Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin
• Big three European economies: Germany, France, United Kingdom
• Big three American auto makers Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler
• Big three American broadcasting networks: CBS, NBC, ABC (see Big Media)
• Big three American air transport companies (current): American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines
• Big three Canadian Banks (formerly) Bank of Montreal; Royal Bank of Canada; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
• Big three universities
  • Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University.
  • Some U.S. states have their local list of "big three universities"
• Big three defensive line of the Montreal Canadiens in the 70s: Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe , Larry Robinson

See also

• Big Two
• Little Three
• Big Four
• Big Five
• Big Six