Companies worldwide

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Companies worldwide

This report presents various statistics and facts about companies worldwide and provides data on the global business population, including a breakdown by region and enterprise size. Additional data regarding the world's oldest companies, the world's largest companies, and statistics about the business environment are also included.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of companies worldwide 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of companies worldwide 2000-2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Number of SMEs worldwide 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of SMEs worldwide 2000-2023 by region
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of companies worldwide 2020, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Number of listed domestic companies worldwide 1975-2022
  • Premium Statistic Average company lifespan of S&P 500 companies 1965-2030
  • Premium Statistic Oldest companies operating worldwide 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide by broad sector 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio worldwide 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed persons worldwide 1991-2024
  • Premium Statistic Growth in the number of employees worldwide 1992-2024
  • Premium Statistic Total value added worldwide 1970-2022, by sector

Largest companies

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  • Premium Statistic Number of large companies worldwide 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of large companies worldwide 2000-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Biggest companies in the world by market value 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of Fortune 500 companies worldwide 2000-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Top companies in the world by revenue 2023
  • Premium Statistic Largest companies in the world based on revenues, by number of employees 2023
  • Premium Statistic Biggest companies in the world by market capitalization 2009
  • Premium Statistic Biggest companies in the world by market capitalization 1989

Startups

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  • Premium Statistic Annual growth in the number of companies worldwide 2001-2023
  • Premium Forecast New business registration worldwide 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Highest valued unicorn companies worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Market value of unicorns worldwide as of April 2021, by region
  • Premium Statistic Market value of unicorns worldwide as of April 2021, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Share of unicorns worldwide H1 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Industries with the highest share of unicorns globally 2023

Technology & sustainability

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  • Premium Statistic BERD as a share of GDP in OECD countries 2020
  • Premium Statistic Scores of global leading sustainable companies 2024
  • Premium Statistic Sustainability reporting rate 2020, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Growth rate of global sustainability reporting 1993-2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of patent applications worldwide 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Ranking of the 20 countries with the most patent grants 2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading companies with the most international patent applications 2023
  • Premium Statistic Technologies with the most international patent applications 2022
  • Basic Statistic Patent applications in environmental-related technologies worldwide 1960-2021

Diversity

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  • Basic Statistic Global gender pay gap 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Glass-ceiling index: environment for working women worldwide 2020, by country
  • Basic Statistic Workplace gender gap worldwide 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Proportion of women in managerial positions worldwide 1991-2021

Covid crisis & recovery

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  • Premium Statistic Forecasted number of business insolvencies 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Annual growth in global business insolvencies by region 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Forecasted global real GDP growth 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Weekly development Dow Jones Industrial Average Index 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of working hours lost worldwide from Q1 2020 to Q2 2022
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of working hours lost worldwide 2020, by region
  • Premium Statistic Amazon employees 2007-2023
  • Premium Statistic Pfizer's quarterly revenue 2010-2024
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