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Top companies in Switzerland

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Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in Switzerland. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Nestlé· Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
    • 229.5k employees
  2. 2
    Adecco· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • 205.8k employees
    • Founded 1996
  3. 3
    ABB· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 143.4k employees
    • Founded 1988
  4. 4
    UBS· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 118.5k employees
  5. 5
    Roche· Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 104.1k employees
  6. 6
    Novartis· Münchenstein, Basel-Country, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 83.4k employees
    • Founded 1996
  7. 7
    SGS· Baar, Zug, Switzerland
    • 77k employees
  8. 8
    Philip Morris International· Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 65.6k employees
  9. 9
    Kuehne+Nagel· Feusisberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 50.9k employees
    • Founded 1996
  10. 10
    Zurich Insurance· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 47.7k employees
  11. 11
    Holcim· Zug, Zug, Switzerland
    • Grant
    • 41.7k employees
    • Founded 1912
  12. 12
    Nothing· Köniz, Berne, Switzerland
    • 41.5k employees
    • Founded 1999
  13. 13
    Chubb· Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 41.2k employees
    • Founded 1985
  14. 14
    Syngenta Group· Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Debt
    • 39.9k employees
    • Founded 2009
  15. 15
    Syngenta· Münchenstein, Basel-Country, Switzerland
    • Grant
    • 36.1k employees
    • Founded 2000
  16. 16
    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company· Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • 35.7k employees
  17. 17
    Hitachi Energy· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Grant
    • 35.5k employees
  18. 18
    STMicroelectronics· Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 35.3k employees
    • Founded 1987
  19. 19
    Swissport· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • 34.2k employees
    • Founded 1996
  20. 20
    Aptiv· Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 34k employees
    • Founded 2008
  21. 21
    Amcor· Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 33.4k employees
  22. 22
    Schindler Group· Ebikon, Lucerne, Switzerland
    • 32.5k employees
  23. 23
    World Health Organization· Commugny, Vaud, Switzerland
    • Grant
    • 31.1k employees
    • Founded 1948
  24. 24
    JTI· Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • 31k employees
    • Founded 1999
  25. 25
    Richemont· Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland
    • undisclosed
    • 30.9k employees
    • Founded 1988

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