List of largest companies in South Africa

This article lists the largest companies in South Africa in terms of their revenue, net profit, total assets and market capitalization according to the American business magazine Forbes and Jeune Afrique.

2022 Jeune Afrique list

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Below are the 50 largest companies in South Africa by revenue in 2022 (mostly for fiscal year 2021).[1]

Rank Company Revenue
(US$ millions)
Profits
(US$ millions)
Industry
1 Eskom 13,941 −1,292 Electric utility
2 Sasol 12,989 −6,272 Chemistry
3 MTN Group 12,238 1,341 Telecommunications
4 Shoprite Holdings 10,802 230 Retail
5 Steinhoff International 9,704 −2,910 Holding
6 Anglo American Platinum 9,402 2,074 Mining
7 Sibanye Gold 8,692 2,089 Mining
8 Spar Group 8,479 134 Retail
9 Bidcorp 8,227 78 Agroindustry
10 Vodacom Group 6,707 1,165 Telecommunications
11 Pick n Pay Stores 6,351 66 Retail
12 Naspers 5,934 3,404 Holding
13 Massmart 5,920 −120 Retail
14 Kumba Iron Ore 5,466 2,036 Mining
15 Vodacom South Africa 5,236 ... Telecommunications
16 Bidvest Group 5,233 −13 Holding
17 Motus 5,009 13 Automotive
18 Woolworths South Africa 4,927 38 Retail
19 Impala Platinum 4,766 1,125 Mining
20 Sappi 4,609 −135 Pulp and paper
21 Transnet 4,590 −572 Transport
22 Engen Petroleum 4,555 −257 Oil and gas
23 AngloGold Ashanti 4,427 971 Mining
24 Pepkor 4,300 ... Holding
24 Datatec 4,110 6 Information technology
26 Mediclinic International 4,066 284 Healthcare
27 Gold Fields 3,982 745 Mining
28 Remgro 3,734 449 Holding
29 MultiChoice 3,693 278 Telecommunications
30 Barloworld Limited 3,390 −171 Conglomerate
31 Massmart Wholesale 3,246 ... Wholesale
32 Imperial Logistics 3,165 −15 Conglomerate
34 Telkom 2,949 179 Telecommunications
35 Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 2,939 −35 Construction
36 Transnet Freight Rail 2,692 ... Transport
37 Massmart Retail 2,654 ... Retail
38 Aspen Pharmacare 2,637 315 Pharmaceuticals
39 Clicks Group 2,463 128 Retail
40 Foschini Group 2,428 −127 Retail
41 Super Group 2,359 −11 Transport
42 RCL Foods 2,162 68 Agroindustry
43 Tiger Brands 2,033 71 Agroindustry
44 Harmony Gold 1,995 −58 Mining
45 Exxaro 1,974 716 Mining
46 Marikana 1,833 947 Mining
47 Dis-Chem 1,793 47 Healthcare
48 Life Healthcare Group 1,732 3 Healthcare
49 ArcelorMittal South Africa 1,681 −333 Steel
50 AECI 1,645 11 Chemicals

2019 Forbes list

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This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies. The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2019. All 14 companies from South Africa in the Forbes 2000 are listed.[2]

*Despite the company being South African with Head Offices in South Africa, the company is listed as British by the Forbes 2000 ranking due to the entity's registered address in London.




Forbes
2000 rank
Name Headquarters Revenue
(billions
US$)
Profit
(billions
US$)
Assets
(billions
US$)
Value
(billions
US$)
Industry
1 261 Anglo American Johannesburg* 27.6 3.6 52.2 35.9 Diversified Metals & Mining
2 415 Standard Bank Johannesburg 9.0 2.1 147.9 22.9 Banking
3 418 Naspers Cape Town 6.9 13.5 35.8 111.3 Media
4 445 First Rand Johannesburg 7.6 2.3 110.5 27.2 Banking
5 530 Sasol Johannesburg 14.8 1.3 32.8 21.0 Oil and Gas
6 661 Absa Group Limited Johannesburg 9.7 1.1 89.6 9.9 Finance
7 755 Nedbank Johannesburg 7.7 1.0 72.6 9.4 Banking
8 782 Old Mutual Sandton 8.2 1.1 60.7 8.3 Finance
9 818 Sanlam Bellville 5.8 0.9 55.9 12.4 Insurance
10 936 MTN Group Johannesburg 10.2 0.66 17.0 13.5 Telecommunications
11 1764 Investec Johannesburg 6.0 0.72 73.2 6.3 Investment Services
12 1764 RMB Holdings Johannesburg 4.0 0.7 3.6 8.3 Finance
13 1881 Shoprite Holdings Brackenfell 11.0 0.3 4.7 7.0 Retail
14 1981 Bidvest Group Johannesburg 9.4 0.3 4.4 7.2 Finance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Classement 2022 des 500 premières entreprises africaines : le palmarès complet - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "The World's Largest Public Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 25 July 2019.