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 French news magazine Jeune Afrique.
2022 Jeune Afrique list Below are the 50 largest companies in South Africa by revenue in 2022 (mostly for their respective 2021 fiscal years), with data from Jeune Afrique. RankCompanyRevenue(US$ millions)Profits(US$ millions)IndustryHeadquarters cityHeadquarters province1Eskom13,941−1,292Electric utilitySandtonGauteng2Sasol12,989−6,272ChemistrySandtonGauteng3MTN12,2381,341TelecommunicationsJohannesburgGauteng4Shoprite10,802230RetailCape TownWestern Cape5Steinhoff International9,704−2,910HoldingStellenboschWestern Cape6Anglo American Platinum9,4022,074MiningJohannesburgGauteng7Sibanye Gold8,6922,089MiningJohannesburgGauteng8Spar8,479134RetailuMhlangaKwaZulu-Natal9Bidcorp8,22778AgroindustrySandtonGauteng10Vodacom Group6,7071,165TelecommunicationsMidrandGauteng11Pick n Pay6,35166RetailCape TownWestern Cape12Naspers5,9343,404HoldingCape TownWestern Cape13Massmart5,920−120RetailSandtonGauteng14Kumba Iron Ore5,4662,036MiningCenturionGauteng15Vodacom South Africa5,236...TelecommunicationsMidrandGauteng16Bidvest5,233−13HoldingJohannesburgGauteng17Motus5,00913AutomotiveGermistonGauteng18Woolworths4,92738RetailCape TownWestern Cape19Impala Platinum4,7661,125MiningJohannesburgGauteng20Sappi4,609−135Pulp and paperJohannesburgGauteng21Transnet4,590−572TransportJohannesburgGauteng22Engen4,555−257Oil and gasCape TownWestern Cape23AngloGold Ashanti4,427971MiningJohannesburgGauteng24Pepkor4,300...HoldingCape TownWestern Cape24Datatec4,1106Information technologyJohannesburgGauteng26Mediclinic4,066284HealthcareStellenboschWestern Cape27Gold Fields3,982745MiningJohannesburgGauteng28Remgro3,734449HoldingStellenboschWestern Cape29MultiChoice3,693278TelecommunicationsRandburgGauteng30Barloworld3,390−171ConglomerateSandtonGauteng31Massmart Wholesale3,246...WholesaleSandtonGauteng32Imperial Logistics3,165−15ConglomerateGermistonGauteng34Telkom2,949179TelecommunicationsCenturionGauteng35WBHO2,939−35ConstructionJohannesburgGauteng36Transnet Freight Rail2,692...TransportJohannesburgGauteng37Massmart Retail2,654...RetailSandtonGauteng38Aspen2,637315PharmaceuticalsuMhlangaKwaZulu-Natal39Clicks2,463128RetailCape TownWestern Cape40Foschini Group2,428−127RetailCape TownWestern Cape41Super Group2,359−11TransportGermistonGauteng42RCL Foods2,16268AgroindustryWestvilleKwaZulu-Natal43Tiger Brands2,03371AgroindustrySandtonGauteng44Harmony Gold1,995−58MiningJohannesburgGauteng45Exxaro1,974716MiningCenturionGauteng46Lonmin1,833947MiningJohannesburgGauteng47Dis-Chem1,79347HealthcareMidrandGauteng48Life Healthcare Group1,7323HealthcareJohannesburgGauteng49ArcelorMittal1,681−333SteelVanderbijlparkGauteng50AECI1,64511ChemicalsSandtonGauteng
2019 Forbes list
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.
*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 rankNameHeadquartersRevenue(billions US$)Profit(billions US$)Assets(billions US$)Value(billions US$)Industry1261Anglo AmericanJohannesburg*27.63.652.235.9Diversified Metals & Mining2415Standard BankJohannesburg9.02.1147.922.9Banking3418NaspersCape Town6.913.535.8111.3Media4445First RandJohannesburg7.62.3110.527.2Banking5530SasolJohannesburg14.81.332.821.0Oil and Gas6661Absa Group LimitedJohannesburg9.71.189.69.9Finance7755NedbankJohannesburg7.71.072.69.4Banking8782Old MutualSandton8.21.160.78.3Finance9818SanlamBellville 5.80.955.912.4Insurance10936MTN GroupJohannesburg10.20.6617.013.5Telecommunications111764InvestecJohannesburg6.00.7273.26.3Investment Services121764RMB HoldingsJohannesburg4.00.73.68.3Finance131881Shoprite HoldingsBrackenfell 11.00.34.77.0Retail141981Bidvest GroupJohannesburg9.40.34.47.2Finance
See also
List of companies of South Africa List of largest companies by revenue List of largest companies in Africa by revenue Retailing in South Africa
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