A conglomerate is a combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries.
Conglomerates are typically large and multinational corporations that manage diverse business operations across various sectors.
Africa
editAlgeria
editKenya
edit- Centum Investments
- Co-operative Bank Group
- Equity Bank Group
- I&M Bank Group
- KCB Bank Group
- Nation Media Group
- Olympia Capital Holdings
- Sameer Group
- TransCentury Limited
Morocco
editNigeria
editSouth Africa
editUganda
editAsia
editAzerbaijan
editBahrain
editBangladesh
edit- A K Khan & Company
- Advanced Chemical Industries
- Akij
- Bashundhara Group
- Beximco
- City Group
- Concord Group
- Confidence Group
- Grameen
- Habib Group
- KDS Group
- M. M. Ispahani Limited
- Nasir Group
- Nassa Group
- Navana Group
- Orion Group
- Partex Group
- PRAN-RFL Group
- Summit Group
- T K Group of Industries
- Transcom Group
- United Group
China, Mainland
edit- Beijing Enterprises
- Beijing North Star
- BYD[3][4][5]
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- China Everbright Group
- China Huaneng Group
- China Merchants Group
- China Metallurgical Group Corporation
- China Poly Group Corporation
- China Resources
- CIMC
- CITIC Group
- Comac
- COSCO
- CRRC Group
- Dalian Wanda Group
- Fosun International
- Founder Group
- Guangxi Guitang Group
- Hasee
- Huawei
- Hytera
- JXD
- Legend Holdings
- Liaoning Chengda
- Maoye International
- Meizu
- Nepstar
- Orient Group
- Ping An Bank
- Ping An Insurance
- Shanghai Industrial Holdings
- Shenzhen Media Group
- Shougang Concord International
- Sinochem Group
- Sinomach
- TCL
- Tencent
- Tianjin Development
- Tianjin Teda Company
- TP-Link
- Vanke
- Yatai Group
- Zhujiang Beer
- ZTE
Hong Kong
editIndia
edit- ACG Group
- Action Group
- Adani Group
- Aditya Birla Group
- Ador Group
- Adventz Group
- Ajanta Group
- Alchemist Group
- Amalgamations Group
- Amara Raja Group
- Apeejay Surrendra Group
- Arvind
- Avantha Group
- Bajaj Group
- Baldota Group
- Bannari Amman Group
- Bharti Enterprises
- Binani Industries
- Bird Group of Companies
- Chettinad Group
- CK Birla Group
- Dabur Group
- Dalmia Group
- Elecon Group
- Emami
- Enso Group
- Escorts Limited
- Essar Group
- Essel Group
- Financial Technologies Group
- Finolex Group
- Firodia Group
- Future Group
- GMR Group
- Godrej Group
- GVK Power & Infrastructure
- Hero Group
- Hinduja Group
- India Today Group
- Indiabulls
- Info Edge
- Inox Group
- ITC Limited
- Jaypee Group
- JBM Group (Jay Bharat Maruti)
- JSW Group
- Jubilant Bhartia Group
- Kalyani Group
- Karvy Group
- Khoday Group
- Kirloskar Group
- Lanco Infratech
- Larsen & Toubro
- The Leela Group
- Mahindra Group
- Manipal Education and Medical Group
- Max Group
- Mehta Group
- Modi Enterprises
- M.P Birla Group
- MRF
- Murugappa Group
- The Muthoot Group
- Muthoot Pappachan Group
- National Dairy Development Board
- Peerless Group
- Piramal Group
- Poonawalla Group
- Raheja Group
- Ramoji Group
- Rane Group
- Raymond Group
- Rebel Foods
- Reliance Group
- Reliance Industries Limited
- RPG Group
- RPSG Group
- Sakthi Group
- Samvardhana Motherson Group
- Shapoorji Pallonji Group
- Shriram Group
- Sonalika Group
- S.R.S Group
- SUN Group
- Supreme Industries
- Tata Group
- TCG Group
- Thapar Group
- Thermax
- The Times Group
- Torrent Group
- Triveni Group
- TTK Group
- TVS Group
- United Breweries Group
- UTL Group
- V H Group
- V-Guard Industries
- Vadilal
- Vardhman Group of Companies
- Vedanta Group
- Videocon Group
- VRL Group
- Wadia Group
- Walchand group
- Wave Group
- Welspun Group
- Yash Birla Group
Indonesia
editIran
edit- Aabsal
- Defense Industries Organization
- Ghadir Investment Company
- IDRO Group
- Iran Electronics Industries
- Maadiran Group
Israel
editJapan
edit- Asahi Breweries
- Asahi Kasei
- Bandai Namco Holdings
- Furukawa Group
- Hitachi
- Itochu
- Japan Post Holdings
- Japan Railways Group
- Japan Tobacco
- JX Holdings
- Kadokawa Dwango
- Kao Corporation
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Kirin Company, Limited
- Kodenshi AUK Group
- Konami
- Kubota
- Lotte
- Marubeni
- Mitsubishi[6]
- Mitsui
- NEC
- Nintendo
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
- Nomura Group[7]
- Panasonic
- Rakuten
- Sapporo Brewery
- Sega Sammy Holdings
- Seiyu Group
- Showa Denko
- Sojitz
- Sony[8][9]
- Square Enix (Taito)
- Subaru Corporation
- Sumitomo Group
- Suntory
- Tokyu Group
- Toray Industries
- Toshiba
- Toyota Group
- Ube Industries
- Yamaha Corporation
Korea, South
edit- Aju Group[10]
- CJ Group
- Daelim Group
- Dongbu Group
- Doosan Group
- Eugene Group
- GS Group
- Halla Group
- Hanjin
- Hansol
- Hanwha Group
- HYBE Corporation
- Hyosung
- Hyundai Group[11][12][13]
- Hyundai Motor Group
- ILJIN Group
- Isu Group
- KT Corporation
- Kumho Asiana Group
- LG Corp
- Lotte
- LS Group
- Nongshim
- POSCO
- Samsung
- Shinsegae
- SK Group
- SPC Group
- SsangYong Group
- STX Corporation
- Taekwang Group
- Tongyang Group[14][15]
- YTN Group
Macau
edit- Galaxy Entertainment Group
- Melco International Development
- Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau
Malaysia
editMongolia
editMyanmar
editNepal
editPakistan
editPhilippines
editQatar
editSaudi Arabia
editSingapore
editSri Lanka
editTaiwan
editThailand
editTurkey
editUnited Arab Emirates
edit- Al-Futtaim Group
- Al-Ghurair Group[22]
- Aster DM Healthcare
- Dubai World
- Landmark Group
- LuLu Group International
- RP Group
- Stallion Group
Vietnam
editEurope
editAustria
editBelgium
editCroatia
editCzech Republic
editDenmark
editFinland
editFrance
editGermany
editGibraltar
editGreece
editIreland
editItaly
editNetherlands
editNorway
editPortugal
editRomania
editRussia
editSerbia
editSpain
editSweden
editSwitzerland
editUkraine
editUnited Kingdom
edit- Acromas Holdings
- Anglo American plc
- Anime Limited
- Associated British Foods
- BAE Systems
- Bestway
- British American Tobacco
- Caparo
- Co-operative Group
- Diageo
- easyGroup
- Experian
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Imperial Tobacco
- Invensys
- Johnson Matthey
- Libra Group
- Merlin Entertainments
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Rio Tinto
- Rolls-Royce Holdings
- Seamark Group
- Smiths Group
- Swire Group
- Tomkins
- Unilever
- Virgin Group
- Weir Group
North America
editCanada
edit- Anthem Sports & Entertainment
- Argus Corporation
- Barrick Gold
- Bell
- Blackberry Limited
- Boat Rocker Media
- Bombardier Inc.
- CAE Inc.
- Calfrac Well Services
- Calian
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Canadian Utilities
- CGI Inc.
- Cineplex Entertainment
- Corus Entertainment
- Empire Company
- Fairfax Financial
- Franco-Nevada
- J. D. Irving
- Jim Pattison Group[23][24][25]
- Loblaw Companies
- Mindgeek
- Power Corporation of Canada
- Quebecor
- Rogers Communications
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Shaw Communications
- TC Energy
- Telus Corporation
- Thomson Reuters
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Torstar
- Triple Five Group
Costa Rica
editCuba
editDominican Republic
editEl Salvador
editJamaica
editMexico
edit- ALFA
- América Móvil
- Arca Continental
- Cervecería de Baja California
- Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery
- FEMSA
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
- Grupo Bimbo
- Grupo Carso
- Grupo Elektra
- Grupo Empresarial Ángeles
- Grupo Lala
- Grupo México
- Grupo Modelo
- Grupo Salinas
- Grupo Tampico
- MVS Comunicaciones
- Pemex
- Soriana
- Televisa
United States
edit- 3M[26]
- Access Industries
- Advanced Micro Devices
- Alphabet
- Altra Industrial Motion
- Altria
- Amazon
- Amblin Partners
- AMC Networks
- AMC Theatres
- Ametek
- Analog Devices
- Apple
- AT&T
- Authentic Brands Group
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Blackstone
- Boeing
- Brunswick Corporation
- Carlisle Companies
- Cascade Investment
- Cedar Fair
- Charter Communications
- Cinemark
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Comcast
- Crane
- Danaher Corporation
- Dell Technologies
- Discotek Media
- Dover Corporation
- Dow Chemical Company
- DuPont
- DXC Technology
- Eaton Corporation
- EDGE Tech
- Emerson Electric
- Entertainment Studios
- Ford
- Fox Corporation
- Gannett
- General Dynamics
- General Electric
- General Mills
- General Motors
- Gray Television
- Griffon Corporation
- Hearst Corporation
- Hendricks Holding Company
- Herschend Family Entertainment
- The Hershey Company
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Honeywell
- Hormel
- HP
- Hubbard Broadcasting
- IAC
- Ilitch Holdings
- Illinois Tool Works
- InFocus
- Intel Corporation
- ITT Corporation
- Jarden
- Johnson & Johnson
- Johnson Controls
- Kellogg's
- KEMET Corporation
- Keurig Dr Pepper
- Kino Lorber
- Koch Industries
- Kohler
- Kraft Heinz
- Leonard Green & Partners
- Leucadia National
- Liberty Media
- Libra Group
- Lockheed Martin
- Loews Corporation
- M&F Worldwide
- Magnavox
- Mandalay Entertainment Group
- Mars
- Meta Platforms
- MGA Zapf Creation GmbH
- Microsoft
- Mondelēz International
- Motorola Solutions
- NACCO Industries
- National Presto Industries
- Newell Brands
- News Corp
- Nexstar Media Group
- Nike
- Northrop Grumman
- Nvidia
- Olin Corporation
- Paramount Global
- Parker Hannifin
- Pentair
- PepsiCo
- PerkinElmer
- Philip Morris International
- Procter & Gamble
- Qurate Retail Group
- Raven Industries
- Raytheon Technologies
- Red Apple Group
- Regal Entertainment Group
- Renco Group
- Reynolds American
- Right Stuf
- Roper Technologies
- S.C. Johnson
- Seaboard Corporation
- SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
- Sentai Filmworks
- Sinclair Broadcast Group
- SPX Corporation[26]
- Spyglass Media Group
- Starbucks
- Tegna
- Teledyne Technologies
- TelevisaUnivision
- Textron
- Timken Company
- TKO Group Holdings
- Tribune Publishing
- Trinity Industries
- Viz Media
- Vizio
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Wonderful Company
- Xerox
- Xylem
South America
editArgentina
editBolivia
editBrazil
edit- AmBev
- Andrade Gutierrez
- Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Brasil
- BRF
- Camargo Corrêa
- Cosan
- EBX Group
- Eletrobras
- Embraer
- GPA
- Grupo Abril
- Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação
- Grupo Folha
- Grupo Globo
- Grupo Petrópolis
- Grupo RBS
- Grupo Record
- Grupo Silvio Santos
- Hypermarcas
- Itaúsa
- JBS
- Marfrig
- Odebrecht
- Petrobras
- Safra Group
- Souza Cruz
- Synergy Group
- Ultrapar
- Vale
- Votorantim Group
Chile
editColombia
editParaguay
editPeru
edit- Ajegroup
- Corporación Lindley S.A.
- Enrique Cassinelli and Sons
- Grupo Breca de Alex Fort Brescia, Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata, etc.
- Grupo Gloria de Vito Rodriguez Rodriguez
- Grupo Romero (familia Romero): Alicorp, Credicorp, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Primax, etc.
- Intercorp de Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor: Interbank, Supermercados Peruanos, GlobalNet, etc.
Venezuela
editOceania
editAustralia
editNew Zealand
editDefunct conglomerates
editArgentina
editAustralia
editBelgium
editBrazil
editCanada
edit- Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Alliance Films
- Astral Media
- CanWest
- Peace Arch Entertainment
- Phase 4 Films
- Seagram
- Shaw Communications
China
editColombia
editDenmark
editFrance
editGermany
editItaly
editKorea, South
editUkraine
editUnited States
edit- 21st Century Fox
- The 3DO Company
- ACME Communications
- American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres
- Atari Corporation
- Atari Games
- Beatrice Foods
- Cablevision
- Cadence Industries
- Carolco Pictures
- CBS Corporation
- Combustion Engineering
- Cox Enterprises
- Defy Media
- Discovery Inc.
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- General Cinema
- General Foods
- Goodtimes Entertainment
- Grumman
- Gulf and Western Industries
- Heinz
- Heublein
- Hewlett-Packard
- Kinney National Company
- Kraft Foods
- Kraft Foods (1903–2012)
- Level 3 Communications
- Ling-Temco-Vought
- Lockheed Corporation
- Lorimar-Telepictures
- Martin Marietta
- MCA Inc.
- McDonnell Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas
- Midway Games
- Motorola
- News Corporation
- Northrop Corporation
- Paramount Communications
- Raycom Media
- RJR Nabisco
- RKO General
- Spelling Entertainment Group
- Standard Oil
- Time Warner Cable
- Tribune Broadcasting
- Tribune Media
- TRW Inc.
- TVX Broadcast Group
- TW Telecom
- US West
- Viacom (1952–2006)
- Viacom (2005–2019)
- Warner Communications
- WarnerMedia
- The Weinstein Company
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