For the 23rd consecutive year, Forbes has released its Global 2000 ranking, highlighting the world’s largest and most influential publicly traded companies, with South Africa accounting for the majority of Africa’s entries.Forbes released its 23rd Global 2000 ranking of the world’s largest publicly traded companies in 2025.

A total of 17 African companies are on the list, with South Africa leading the entries.

South Africa dominated the African representation with firms across finance, tech, mining, chemicals, and more. Click here to read the full report