Top companies in São Paulo
Latin America's largest tech ecosystem, anchored by fintech.
Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in São Paulo. Refreshed daily.
- 1Governo do Estado de São Paulo· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 134.8k employees
- Founded 1946
- 2Itaú Unibanco· Greater São Paulo Area
- Post-IPO debt
- 112.8k employees
- 3Banco Bradesco· Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 87.8k employees
- Founded 1943
- 4JBS· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 85.5k employees
- Founded 1953
- 5Ambev· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 75.8k employees
- Founded 1999
- 6MBRF· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 63.6k employees
- Founded 1934
- 7Magalu· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 43.5k employees
- Founded 1957
- 8Claro Brasil· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 42.7k employees
- Founded 2003
- 9Mercado Livre Brasil· Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
- 41.5k employees
- Founded 1999
- 10Einstein Hospital Israelita· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Series unknown
- 40.3k employees
- Founded 1971
- 11Hapvida NotreDame Intermédica· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 37.9k employees
- 12Cosan· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO equity
- 36.4k employees
- Founded 1936
- 13Riachuelo· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 34.7k employees
- Founded 1947
- 14Dasa· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Private equity
- 32k employees
- Founded 2001
- 15Santander Brasil· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 31.9k employees
- Founded 1982
- 16padaria· Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
- 29.9k employees
- 17Votorantim· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 29.9k employees
- Founded 1918
- 18GPA· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 25.4k employees
- Founded 1948
- 19Contax S.A.· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 25.1k employees
- Founded 2000
- 20Embraer· São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Post-IPO debt
- 24.8k employees
- Founded 1969
- 21Grupo Casas Bahia· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 24k employees
- Founded 1985
- 22Porto· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 23.7k employees
- Founded 1945
- 23USP - Universidade de São Paulo· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 22.7k employees
- Founded 1934
- 24Manserv· São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
- 22.6k employees
- Founded 1985
- 25AlmavivA Experience· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 22.5k employees
- Founded 2006
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São Paulo is one of the densest markets for technology talent in the world. The list above ranks the largest companies headquartered in São Paulo by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 44,381 matching companies in our index, the depth of engineers, designers, product managers, and founders is broad across stages and industries.
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