Switzerland— CH

Company data in Switzerland, by industry

Browse Switzerland company directories across 56 industries — 1,361,475 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from Zefix and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

1,361,475

Registered companies

Glencore International AG

Largest company

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Largest sector

14th

in Europe by count

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Rankings

Largest companies in Switzerland

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated September 2026.

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	Glencore International AG	Wholesale of metals and metal ores	Baar	$256B
2	Nestle S.A.	Activities of holding companies	Vevey	$111.2B
3	Artuma Holding GmbH	Financial leasing	Basilea	$78.7B
4	Bunge Global SA	Activities of holding companies	Ginevra	$70.3B
5	Zurich Insurance Group AG	Financial leasing	Zurich	$65.5B
6	Chubb Limited	Activities of holding companies	Zurich	$56.8B
7	Novartis AG	Activities of holding companies	Basilea	$56.7B
8	UBS Group AG	Other monetary intermediation	Zurich	$49.6B
9	Swiss Re AG	Activities of holding companies	Zurich	$45.9B
10	Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund	Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco	Zurich	$39.7B
11	Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft	Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.	Basilea	$38.3B
12	ABB Ltd	Activities of holding companies	Zurich	$33.2B
13	Kuhne Holding AG	Financial leasing	Feusisberg	$30.4B
14	Adecco Group AG	Activities of holding companies	Zurich	$28.7B
15	COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA	Financial leasing	Bellevue	$22.5B

Top 15 of 25 · Holcim AG, Swisscom AG, Barry Callebaut AG, Avolta AG, Syngenta AG, Tetra Laval International SA, LIEBHERR-INTERNATIONAL AG, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, ALSO Holding AG, Amrize AG follow. Methodology →

Glencore International AG leads by reported revenue at $256B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Construction companies

128,373

Retail companies

96,238

Healthcare providers

71,860

Distribution & wholesale

70,682

Manufacturing companies

63,669

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Construction companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 128,373 companies — 9% of Switzerland's 1,361,475 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

892,625

5–9

333,161

10–19

52,679

20–49

22,191

50–99

7,105

100–199

4,566

200–499

3,079

500–999

1,183

1000+

1,812

47,127 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

Around 68% of companies with disclosed headcount employ fewer than five people, so the market skews heavily toward micro-enterprises.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

92,387

100K-499K

937,822

500K-999K

206,570

1M-4.99M

67,711

5M-9.99M

5,173

10M-49.99M

4,093

50M-99.99M

481

100M-499.99M

654

500M-999.99M

162

1B+

270

50,205 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 100K-499K, covering 71% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where Swiss companies are based

Distribution by region.

Zürich

236,731

Bern

139,426

Vaud

126,961

Genève

91,358

Aargau

84,699

Zürich holds the largest regional share, with 22% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in Switzerland

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

28%

Part of a corporate group

72%

Independent

28% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 72% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Switzerland

Swiss-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	Adecco Group AG	5,571
2	Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft	2,283
3	Nestle S.A.	2,275
4	Sonova Holding AG	2,216
5	Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund	2,082
6	UBS Group AG	1,796
7	Holcim AG	1,749
8	Axpo Holding AG	1,616
9	ABB Ltd	1,593
10	Avolta AG	1,532

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in Switzerland.

Adecco Group AG is the largest corporate group headquartered in Switzerland, with 5,571 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among Switzerland's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

17%

Foreign-owned

83%

Swiss-owned

Leading countries of ownership

Germany

20%

United States of America

17%

France

13.6%

Luxemburg

8.1%

England

6.8%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

Germany is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 20%.

FAQ

Switzerland company data — frequently asked questions

There are 1,361,475 registered companies in Switzerland across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, Glencore International AG is the largest company in Switzerland, followed by Nestle S.A. and Artuma Holding GmbH.

Other business support service activities n.e.c., Business and other management consultancy activities, Real estate agencies have the most registered companies.

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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated September 2026.

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