List of largest employers
The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments.
Largest employers
Public companies and institutions are included in this list. The information and comparison is according to Forbes (2015)[1] and The Economist (2011):[2]
| Employees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | 2015[1] | 2010[2] | Headquarters |
| U.S. Department of Defense | 3.2 million | 3.2 million |  United States
|
| People's Liberation Army | 2.3 million | 2.3 million |  China
|
| Walmart | 2.1 million | 2.1 million | United States
|
| McDonald's[note 1] | 1.9 million | 1.7 million | United States
|
| National Health Service | 1.7 million | 1.4 million |  United Kingdom
|
| China National Petroleum Corporation | 1.6 million | 1.7 million | China
|
| State Grid Corporation of China | 1.5 million | 1.6 million | China
|
| Indian Railways | 1.4 million | 1.4 million |  India
|
| Indian Armed Forces | 1.3 million | n.a. | India
|
| Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) | 1.2 million | 0.8 million |  Taiwan
|
| China Post Group | n.a. | 0.8 million | China
|
Largest private and semiprivate employers
The rankings below are the ten private-sector and semiprivate companies providing the most jobs worldwide, according to a list published in 2020 by Fortune magazine.[3] The Tata Group of companies, which collectively employ over 720,000 people,[4] is not listed by Fortune as a single enterprise; the companies are listed individually. Of the group, Tata Motors employs the most people, with 77,990 employees as of 2020.[3]
| Private and semipublic companies with the most employees in the world | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Employer | Country | Employees |
| 1 | Walmart | United States
|
2,200,000 |
| 2 | China National Petroleum | China
|
1,344,410 |
| 3 | Amazon | United States
|
1,125,300 |
| 4 | China Post Group | China
|
927,171 |
| 5 | State Grid | China
|
907,677 |
| 6 | Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) | Taiwan
|
757,404 |
| 7 | Volkswagen |  Germany
|
671,205 |
| 8 | Compass Group | United Kingdom
|
596,542 |
| 9 | Sinopec Group | China
|
582,648 |
| 10 | United States Postal Service | United States
|
565,021 |
See also
- Fortune Global 500
- Forbes Global 2000
- List of multinational corporations
- List of largest European manufacturing companies by revenue
- List of largest financial services companies by revenue
- List of the largest software companies
- List of largest Internet companies
- List of largest technology companies by revenue
- List of private equity firms
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of largest corporate profits and losses
- Lists of occupations
- List of types of tradesman
- Lists of companies – company-related list articles on Wikipedia
- List of largest United States–based employers globally
- List of wealthiest organizations
Notes
References
- ^ a b "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Employment: Defending jobs". The Economist. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ a b "Global 500". Fortune.
- ^ "Tata Group Business Overview". Tata Group.