Forbes Global 2000: South Africa’s Largest Companies
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The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of South African companies featured on the list in 2013.
The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.
In total, there were 19 South African companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $233.7 billion, with $507.9 billion in assets; generating $155.3 billion in revenues and $18.1 billion in profits.
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the world’s 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of South African companies featured on the list in 2013.
The values on the list were last updated on May 2013. All figures are consolidated and in US dollars.
In total, there were 19 South African companies on the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list. Collectively, the companies had a combined market value of $233.7 billion, with $507.9 billion in assets; generating $155.3 billion in revenues and $18.1 billion in profits.
Click on the companies’ names to find out more information on the company, including the type of industry it is in and its listing name in the stock exchange.
Alternatively, you can browse other Forbes Global 2000 companies, by country, at the end of this article.
| Global Rank | Company | Sales ($billion) |
Profits ($billion) |
Assets ($billion) |
Market Value ($billion) |
| 231 | Standard Bank Group | 21 | 1.9 | 182 | 19.9 |
| 320 | Sasol | 20.8 | 2.9 | 24.7 | 29.4 |
| 345 | MTN Group | 16.5 | 2.5 | 21.4 | 34.5 |
| 397 | FirstRand | 8.4 | 1.6 | 94.1 | 18 |
| 574 | Sanlam | 10.8 | 0.7 | 52.3 | 10.7 |
| 936 | AngloGold Ashanti | 6.1 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 9.5 |
| 966 | Steinhoff International | 9.9 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 5 |
| 987 | Bidvest Group | 16.4 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
| 1053 | Naspers | 5.1 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 27.7 |
| 1151 | Shoprite Holdings | 10.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| 1239 | Remgro | 1.7 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 9.9 |
| 1356 | MMI Holdings | 6.2 | 0.3 | 36.8 | 4 |
| 1429 | Exxaro Resources | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| 1431 | Impala Platinum Holdings | 3.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 1435 | Gold Fields | 3.4 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 5.9 |
| 1658 | Imperial Holdings | 9.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 1711 | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 9.7 |
| 1716 | RMB Holdings | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
| 1948 | Assore | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
All Forbes Global 2000 Companies – By Country
