List of largest companies in Europe by revenue

This list comprises the largest companies currently in Europe by revenue as of 2023, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes.

In 2022, largest company in Europe was Shell with revenue of US$386 billion.[1] Energi Danmark Group had largest revenue growth on Fortune 500 list.[2]

Shell Centre headquarters in London. Shell is Europe's largest and the world's ninth-largest company by revenue

2023 Fortune Global 500 List

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Breakdown by country

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These are the top 10 countries with the highest revenues from the top 500 companies as of August 2023.[3]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1  Germany28
2  France24
3  United Kingdom10
3  Italy10
5   Switzerland9
5  Spain9
7  Netherlands4
8  Austria1
8  Belgium1
8  Ireland1
8  Luxembourg1
8  Norway1
8  Poland1
8  Sweden1

Below are the 100 largest companies by revenue in 2023 (mostly for fiscal year 2022), according to the Fortune 500 list.[3] Note that this list mostly includes public companies. Many private companies like Lidl (Schwarz Gruppe) or Aldi, to give a just two examples, are hence missing.

RankCompanyIndustryRevenue
(US$ billions)
Headquarters
1ShellOil and gas386.201  United Kingdom
2VolkswagenAutomotive293.685  Germany
3UniperElectric utility288.309  Germany
4TotalEnergiesOil and gas263.310  France
5GlencoreConglomerate255.984   Switzerland
6BPOil and gas248.891  United Kingdom
7StellantisAutomotive188.888  Netherlands
8GazpromOil and gas167.832  Russia
9Mercedes-Benz GroupAutomotive157.782  Germany
10Électricité de FranceElectric utility150.902  France
11EquinorPetroleum industry150.806  Norway
12BMWAutomotive149.991  Germany
13EnelElectric utility147.790  Italy
14EniOil and gas140.607  Italy
15AllianzFinancial services129.059  Germany
16E.ONElectric utility121.646  Germany
17Deutsche TelekomTelecommunications120.108  Germany
18EngieElectric utility109.175  France
19AxaInsurance109.067  France
20DHLCourier99.324  Germany
21Banco SantanderFinancial services99.231  Spain
22NestléConsumer goods98.931   Switzerland
23BoschConglomerate92.777  Germany
24BASFChemicals91.847  Germany
25Ahold DelhaizeRetail91.486  Netherlands
26CarrefourRetail90.062  France
27BNP ParibasFinancial services88.564  France
28HSBCFinancial services87.897  United Kingdom
29Crédit AgricoleFinancial services86.471  France
30Assicurazioni GeneraliFinancial services85.750  Italy
31DiorLuxury goods83.283  France
32MaerskConglomerate81.529  Denmark
33ArcelorMittalSteel79.844  Luxembourg
34TescoRetail79.687  United Kingdom
35SiemensConglomerate77.860  Germany
36Munich ReFinancial services75.747  Germany
37RepsolOil and gas72.536  Spain
38RochePharmaceuticals69.596   Switzerland
39VinciConstruction65.750  France
40OMVOil and gas65.523  Austria
41SocGenFinancial services63.417  France
42UnileverConsumer goods63.182  United Kingdom
43OrlenOil and gas62.326  Poland
44AirbusAeronautics and defence61.805  Netherlands,  France,  Germany,  Spain
45AccentureConsulting61.594  Ireland
46Louis Dreyfus CompanyConsulting59.931  Netherlands
47Deutsche BahnTransport59.210  Germany
48EnBWElectric utility58.901  Germany
49AB InBevBeverages57.786  Belgium
50IberdrolaElectric utility56.741  Spain
51TalanxFinancial services56.029  Germany
52SberbankFinancial services55.877  Russia
53Saint-GobainBuilding materials53.847  France
54Daimler TruckAutomotive53.582  Germany
55BayerPharmaceuticals53.365  Germany
56NovartisPharmaceuticals51.828   Switzerland
57LyondellBasellChemicals50.451  Netherlands
58RenaultAutomotive49.924  France
59EdekaRetail49.481  Germany
60Energi Danmark GroupEnergy production48.717  Denmark
61INGFinancial services48.062  Netherlands
62SanofiPharmaceuticals47.738  France
63Groupe BPCEFinancial services47.723  France
64VodafoneTelecommunications47.550  United Kingdom
65VolvoHeavy equipment46.828  Sweden
66BouyguesConglomerate46.696  France
67INGKARetail46.135  Netherlands
68ZF FriedrichshafenAuto and truck parts46.068  Germany
69Swiss ReFinancial services45.998   Switzerland
70ExorInvestment45.977  Netherlands
71BBVAFinancial services45.776  Spain
72OrangeTelecommunications45.721  France
73VeoliaEnvironmental services45.105  France
74BarclaysFinancial services45.023  United Kingdom
75ThyssenKruppConglomerate44.502  Germany
76AstraZenecaPharmaceuticals44.351  United Kingdom
77SNCFTransport43.594  France
78ChubbInsurance43.166   Switzerland
79GSKPharmaceuticals43.035  United Kingdom
80FreseniusMedical equipment42.954  Germany
81UBSFinancial services42.950   Switzerland
82Deutsche BankFinancial services42.285  Germany
83TelefónicaTelecommunications42.063  Spain
84Zurich Insurance GroupFinancial services41.750   Switzerland
85ContinentalAuto and truck parts41.449  Germany
86Kuehne + NagelLogistics41.278  Germany
87RWEElectricity generation40.352  Germany
88L'OréalCosmetics40.241  France
89Intesa SanpaoloFinancial services38.836  Italy
90Phoenix PharmahandelPharmaceuticals38.045  Germany
91Sainsbury'sRetail37.910  United Kingdom
92X5 GroupRetail37.494  Russia
93GasTerraOil and gas37.338  Netherlands
94La PosteCourier37.224  France
95Hapag-LloydContainer shipping37.224  Germany
96Schneider ElectricElectrical equipment35.945  France
97FinatisPharmaceutical and Food industry35.851  France
98ELO GroupPharmaceutical and Food industry35.799  France
99NaturgyOil and gas35.723  Spain
100ACS GroupEngineering35.355  Spain

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2022". shell.com.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2022", www.energidanmark.com
  3. ^ a b "Fortune 500". Fortune.com.