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 Jeune Afrique.
Below are the 50 largest companies in South Africa by revenue in 2022 (mostly for fiscal year 2021).
[1] 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.
[2] *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.