Largest European companies based on number of employees 2024

The Irish company Accenture employed over 700 thousand people worldwide in 2024, the most of any European company. The next largest European company in terms of people employed was the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which employed over 600 thousand people, followed by Compass group, which had 562 thousand employees. 

Oil giants lead in terms of revenue

Although Accenture had the highest number of employees worldwide, it was not between the top ten European companies in terms of revenue. The two largest European Companies by revenue were Volkswagen and Shell, which had a revenue of 348.41 billion US dollars and 323.18 billion US dollars respectively. 

Walmart tops worldwide rankings

Although it was the largest European employer, Accenture's 732 thousand-strong workforce is dwarfed by the 2.1 million people that are employed by the American retail giant, Walmart. As well as having the largest number of employees worldwide, Walmart also boasted the largest revenue of any company, amounting to over 648 billion US dollars in 2024.