Global chemical companies based on number of employees 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 24, 2025

In a ranking of the world's largest chemical companies based on number of employees, the German chemical company BASF SE, was ranked first, with approximately 112 thousand employees. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp, headquartered in Japan, was the world's second-largest chemical company based on number of employees with 66.36 thousand employees worldwide.

2024 ranking of the leading chemical companies worldwide based on number of employees (in 1,000s)

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October 2024

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February 2025*

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* Ranking compiled in February 2025 based on the latest available employment figures and is assumed to reflect the 2024 financial year.

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