Accenture plc. is the largest company based in Europe by how many employees it has worldwide. The Irish-American IT services and consulting firm is based in Dublin, Ireland, although most of its employees are based elsewhere in the world. The company moved its headquarters from Bermuda to Ireland in the 2010s in order to avail of low corporation tax rates, along with the access to EU markets which their Dublin HQ provides.
Other large employers in Europe include the German giants of Volkswagen, Deutsche Post, and Siemens, French companies such as Sodexo, Capgemini, and Carrefour, as well as Russian firms such as Gazprom, Magnit, and Sberbank.
Largest business enterprises based in Europe in 2023, by the number of staff employed
This list includes publicly listed companies who have their headquarters in Europe. The number of employees is the total number of employed persons worldwide, rather than only in Europe.
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