How many shares does the General Electric company have?

Here is a list of GE Subsidiaries -

Access Distribution

GE Advanced Materials

GE Capital Rail Services

GE CAS

GE Commercial Finance

GE Consumer & Industrial

GE Consumer Finance

GE Energy

GE Engine Services, Inc.

GE Equipment Services

GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc.

GE Franchise Finance Corporation

GE Global Research

GE Healthcare

GE Infrastructure

GE Insurance

GE Money

GE Osmonics

GE SeaCo SRL

GE Security

GE Small Business Finance Corporation

GE Supply

GE Transportation

General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation

Genworth Financial

Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan Co., Ltd.

HPSC, Inc.

Instrumentarium Corporation

MRA Systems, Inc.

NBC Universal, Inc.

Transport International Pool Inc.

WMC Mortgage Corp.

Through these businesses, GE participates in a wide variety of markets including the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, lighting, industrial automation, medical imaging equipment, motors, railway locomotives, aircraft jet engines, aviation services and materials such as plastics, silicone and abrasives. It was co-founder and is 80% owner (with Vivendi Universal) of NBC Universal, the National Broadcasting Company. As GE Commercial Finance, GE Consumer Finance, GE Equipment Services, and GE Insurance it offers a range of financial services as well. It has a presence in over 100 countries.

Interestingly, over half of GE's revenue is derived from financial services, ostensibly making it a financial company with a manufacturing arm.