Top companies in Paris
France's centre of gravity for AI, deeptech, and luxury commerce.
Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in Paris. 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
- 6Ministère de l'Éducation nationale· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 129.8k employees
- 7Sanofi· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 92.4k employees
- Founded 1973
- 8EDF· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Debt
- 91.4k employees
- Founded 1946
- 9Safran· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO equity
- 74.8k employees
- Founded 2005
- 10EssilorLuxottica· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO equity
- 74.3k employees
- Founded 2018
- 11La Poste Groupe· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 55.1k employees
- Founded 1991
- 12France Travail· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Private equity
- 50.5k employees
- 13Lumen Technologies· Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Post-IPO debt
- 49.6k employees
- Founded 1968
- 14Sopra Steria· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Series unknown
- 47k employees
- Founded 2003
- 15Capgemini Engineering· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 45.1k employees
- Founded 2000
- 16Bouygues Group· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 44.7k employees
- Founded 1952
- 17Societe Generale· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 43.7k employees
- 18Groupe BPCE· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 42k employees
- Founded 2009
- 19Air Liquide· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 40.1k employees
- Founded 1902
- 20Publicis Groupe· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 39.9k employees
- Founded 1926
- 21Kering· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 39.1k employees
- Founded 1963
- 22Greater Paris University Hospitals - AP-HP· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 38.2k employees
- 23Valeo· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Post-IPO debt
- 37.6k employees
- Founded 1923
- 24Ministère de la Défense· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 36.9k employees
- 25Groupe Caisse des Dépôts· Paris, Île-de-France, France
- 32.1k employees
- Founded 1959
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