Top companies in France
Strong in AI, deeptech, and luxury — and the home of La French Tech.
Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in France. Refreshed daily.
- 1Capgemini· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 335.5k employees
- Founded 1967
- 2TP· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 218.4k employees
- Founded 2018
- 3BNP Paribas· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Series unknown
- 154k employees
- Founded 1995
- 4LVMH· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- undisclosed
- 147.6k employees
- Founded 1987
- 5AXA· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 143.9k employees
- 6Orange· Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, France
- Debt
- 142.3k employees
- Founded 1988
- 7Ministère de l'Éducation nationale· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 129.8k employees
- 8Education nationale· Labretonie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- 103.2k employees
- Founded 2000
- 9Carrefour· Massy, Île-de-France, France
- 99.9k employees
- Founded 1959
- 10Accor· Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 98.3k employees
- Founded 1967
- 11Sodexo· France
- Grant
- 96.5k employees
- Founded 1966
- 12L'Oréal· Clichy, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 94.6k employees
- Founded 1909
- 13Sanofi· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 92.4k employees
- Founded 1973
- 14EDF· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Debt
- 91.4k employees
- Founded 1946
- 15Atos· France
- Post-IPO equity
- 87.9k employees
- Founded 1982
- 16Schneider Electric· Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France
- Series unknown
- 87.2k employees
- 17Airbus· France
- 86.9k employees
- Founded 1970
- 18Alstom· Saint-Ouen-Marchefroy, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Series unknown
- 86.5k employees
- Founded 1928
- 19ADEO· Ronchin, Hauts-de-France, France
- 83.9k employees
- Founded 2021
- 20TotalEnergies· France
- Post-IPO debt
- 83k employees
- Founded 1924
- 21EssilorLuxottica· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO equity
- 75.3k employees
- Founded 2018
- 22Safran· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO equity
- 74.8k employees
- Founded 2005
- 23Groupe Crédit Agricole· Montrouge, Île-de-France, France
- 73.8k employees
- 24Danone· Bosdarros, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 71.6k employees
- Founded 1919
- 25Leroy Merlin· France
- 67.9k employees
- Founded 1924
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