As of 2026-10-12, DHL tops the list with 590,000 employees.
- #1 DHL — 590,000 employees
German logistics company and division of Deutsche Post
DHL is a multinational logistics company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, delivering over 1.7 billion parcels per year. A subsidiary and the namesake of DHL Group, its express mail service DHL Express is one of the market leaders for parcel services in Europe. DHL also operates a separate parcel service targeting the German consumer market in conjunction with Deutsche Post. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 DHL Group — 546,924 employees source Wikidata
- #3 Gazprom — 466,000 employees
Russian oil and gas company
PJSC Gazprom is a Russian state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. The Gazprom name is a contraction of the Russian words gazovaya promyshlennost. In December 2024, Gazprom ranked fifth in the list of the largest companies in Russia by market capitalization. In 2023, the company's revenue amounted to 8.5 trillion rubles, a significant decline from the 11.7 trillion rubles it reported in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Target Corporation — 400,000 employees
American retailer and supermarket chain
Target Corporation is an American retail corporation and discount department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates small-format and large-format retail stores and hypermarkets. It is the eighth-largest retailer in the U.S. and a component of the S&P 500 Index. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Berkshire Hathaway — 360,000 employees
American multinational conglomerate holding company
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger. Greg Abel succeeded Buffett as CEO at the beginning of 2026. Buffett personally owns 38.4% of the Class A voting shares of Berkshire Hathaway, representing a 15.1% overall economic interest in the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 MSC Group — 200,000 employees
Global shipping and logistics company
MSC Group is a global business focused on cargo transport, logistics, healthcare, shipping, and passenger transport. The company was founded in 1970 by Captain Gianluigi Aponte in Brussels, Belgium, as Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). MSC Group was developed as the parent company after the Aponte family began to invest in new business areas. The company's headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland. It currently employs over 200,000 employees and operates in 155 countries. MSC Group is... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Glencore — 156,468 employees
metals and minerals, and energy products company
Glencore plc is an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. Glencore's oil and gas headquarters are in London, England, as well as its primary listing being on the London Stock Exchange, and it is one of the largest components of the FTSE 100 by market capitalization. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Carrefour Brazil — 150,000 employees
Brazilian retail trade company
Atacadão S.A., doing business as Grupo Carrefour Brasil, is a Brazilian retail trade company controlled by the French group with the same name. Owner of several brands that operate under the Carrefour brand and Atacadão, which is considered the largest wholesaler in Brazil. After the acquisition of Bompreço, it became the largest private employer in Brazil. It is considered the largest food retail company in the country, according to the ABRAS Ranking 2022. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 China Railway Guangzhou Group — 147,000 employees
railway company based in Guangzhou
China Railway Guangzhou Group, officially abbreviated as CR Guangzhou or CR-Guangzhou, formerly, Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corporation from 1993 to 2017 and Guangzhou Railway Administration from 1953 to 1993, is a subsidiary company operating under the umbrella of the China Railway Group. It is responsible for the railway network within Guangdong, Hunan, and Hainan provinces. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 METRO Ukraine — 120,000 employees source Wikidata