You would be surprised to know that the largest employers in the world are the United States Department of Defence and China’s People’s Liberation Army, employing a massive 2.86 and 2 million respectively. But, there are companies across the globe that are by far less threatening and are private sector corporations that employ millions of workers and are the biggest creators of jobs on the planet.
Let me take you through the list of Top 10 Companies with most employees in the world:
1. Walmart
Country: United States
Industry: Retail
Number of Employees: 2.3 million
2. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd
Country: Taiwan
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Number of Employees: 1 million
3. Volkswagen
Country: Germany
Industry: Automotive
Number of Employees: 642,292
4. Compass group
Country: England
Industry: Foodservice
Number of Employees: 588,112
5. Deutsche Post
Country: Germany
Industry: Postal Services
Number of Employees: 519,544
6. PetroChina
Country: China
Industry: Oil and Gas
Number of Employees: 494.297
7. Agricultural Bank Of China
Country: China
Industry: Banking, Financial Services
Number of Employees: 487,307
8. Yum! Brands
Country: United States
Industry: Restaurants
Number of Employees: 450,000
9. Tesco
Country: England
Industry: Retail
Number of Employees: 445,311
10. China Construction Bank
Country: China
Industry: Banking, Financial services.
Number of Employees: 352,621
