In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest manufacturing companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please take a look at the 15 biggest manufacturing companies in the world.
5. Daimler
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 193,346
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 2,661
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 339,456
Total employees of the company in 2019: 298,655
Daimler is the producer of the Mercedez-Benz luxury cars which are a sign of prestige across the world. The German company is one of the biggest automobile companies in the world and sold 3.3 million vehicles in 2019 alone. The company was founded almost a century ago back in 1926.
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4. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 260,174
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 55,256
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 338,516
Total employees of the company in 2019: 137,000
Apple is the most valuable company in the world by far, and is considered to be one of the biggest companies in the world by revenue as well. It is also one of the biggest phone companies in the world, and in addition to manufacturing iPhones, also creates computers which were what initially made it a major company.
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3. Samsung Electronics
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 197,705
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 18,453
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 304,908
Total employees of the company in 2019: 287,439
Samsung produces tons of electronics products, which include televisions, smartphones, audios systems and many, many more things. In fact, it is by far the biggest phone company in the world and has got assembly plants as well as sales networks in at least 74 countries and is majority owned by foreign investors. By revenue, it is the biggest consumer electronics company in the world.
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2. Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 275,288
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 19,096
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 487,466
Total employees of the company in 2019: 359,542
Toyota Motor is a major Japanese car manufacturer, and is one of the most popular ones in the world for both its reliability and availability. It is one of the biggest companies in Japan and is the largest listed company there as well. Toyota is also the market leader in electric vehicles, with its Toyota Prius model the best selling electric car in the world. It is also one of the largest companies which is encouraging the mass adoption of hybrid vehicles.
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1. Volkswagen
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 282,760
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 15,542
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 547,811
Total employees of the company in 2019: 671,206
Volkswagen is the biggest automobile company in the world, and also tops the list of the 5 biggest manufacturing companies in the world. It is also one of the biggest private companies when it comes to number of employees. The company was established due to the intervention of a man known as Adolf Hitler, who in the 1930s wanted cars to be affordable for every German citizen, and Volkswagen was established to make this happen. The company was so big, it led to the creation of the city Wolfsburg to house Volkswagen employees and is even now one of the richest cities in the world and home to the biggest car plant in the world. Apart from Volkswagen, other major brands of the company include Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi and Porsche.
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