Ranking of the 500 largest family businesses globally
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A ranking of the largest 500 family businesses by revenue.
Revenues(3.5 - 648.1 b.)
Founding year(1610 - 2007)
Voting control(32 - 75%)
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Rank | Company | Jurisdiction | Revenue (US$ b) | Founding Year | Industry | Type | Employees | Family | Voting control (%) |
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2 | Volkswagen Group | Germany | 356.71 | 1937 | Mobility | Public | 684,000 | Porsche / Piëch | ≥50 |
3 | Schwarz Group | Germany | 179.09 | 1930 | Retail | Private | 575,000 | Schwarz | ≥75 |
6 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | Germany | 168.12 | 1916 | Mobility | Public | 155,000 | Quandt | ≥32 |
12 | Robert Bosch GmbH | Germany | 99.99 | 1886 | Advanced Manufacturing | Private | 429,000 | Bosch | ≥75 |
15 | ALDI SÜD Group | Germany | 91.76 | 1913 | Retail | Private | 50,000 | Albrecht | ≥75 |
22 | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | 65.67 | 1946 | Mobility | Private | 305,000 | Schaeffler | ≥75 |
27 | PHOENIX Pharma SE | Germany | 51.38 | 1994 | Life Sciences | Private | 48,000 | Merckle | ≥75 |
60 | Heraeus Group | Germany | 28.00 | 1851 | Technology | Private | 15,000 | Heraeus | ≥75 |
61 | C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG | Germany | 27.96 | 1885 | Life Sciences | Private | 54,000 | Boehringer | ≥75 |
70 | RETHMANN Group | Germany | 24.75 | 1934 | Power & Utilities | Private | 96,000 | Rethmann | ≥75 |
74 | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Germany | 23.26 | 1876 | Consumer Products | Public | 48,000 | Henkel | ≥50 |
79 | Merck KGaA | Germany | 22.70 | 1668 | Life Sciences | Public | 63,000 | Merck | ≥50 |
82 | Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | 22.27 | 1945 | Advanced Manufacturing | Private | 87,000 | Würth | ≥75 |
84 | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA | Germany | 21.81 | 1835 | Media & Entertainment | Public | 80,000 | Mohn | ≥75 |
100 | DKV Mobility Group | Germany | 18.56 | 1934 | Banking & Capital Markets | Private | 2,000 | Fischer | ≥75 |
108 | dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co. KG | Germany | 17.00 | 1973 | Retail | Private | 80,000 | Werner / Lehmann | ≥50 |
109 | Knauf Gips KG | Germany | 16.81 | 1932 | RE, Hospitality & Construction | Private | 42,000 | Knauf | ≥75 |
115 | Otto Group | Germany | 16.38 | 1949 | Retail | Private | 38,000 | Otto | ≥50 |
125 | Marquard & Bahls AG | Germany | 15.23 | 1947 | Oil & Gas | Private | 4,000 | Weisser | ≥50 |
126 | Dirk Rossmann GmbH | Germany | 15.17 | 1972 | Consumer Products | Private | 62,000 | Rossmann | ≥50 |
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