Kenya— KE

Company data in Kenya, by industry

Browse Kenya company directories across 56 industries — 1,340,958 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from Business Registration Service and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

1,340,958

Registered companies

SAFARICOM PLC

Largest company

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in Kenya

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

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	SAFARICOM PLC	Wireless telecommunications activities	Nairobi	$2.9B
2	THE KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY PLC	Electrical installation	Nairobi	$1.7B
3	KENOLKOBIL PLC	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Nairobi	$1.5B
4	KENYA AIRWAYS PLC	Other transportation support activities	Nairobi	$1.3B
5	TOTALENERGIES MARKETING KENYA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Nairobi	$1.1B
6	TOTAL KENYA PLC	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Nairobi	$900M
7	GAPCO KENYA LIMITED	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Nairobi	$719M
8	ABSA BANK KENYA PLC	Other business support service activities n.e.c.	Nairobi	$444M
9	KENYA ELECTRICITY GENERATING COMPANY PLC	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Nairobi	$434M
10	DIAMOND TRUST BANK KENYA LIMITED	Other business support service activities n.e.c.	Nairobi	$332M
11	AIRTEL NETWORKS KENYA LIMITED	Wired telecommunications activities	Nairobi	$325M
12	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK KENYA LIMITED	Other monetary intermediation	Nairobi	$299M
13	I&M GROUP PLC	Other monetary intermediation	Nairobi	$271M
14	KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY LIMITED	Transport via pipeline	Nairobi	$268M
15	KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY	Other business support service activities n.e.c.	Nairobi	$263M

Top 15 of 25 · STANBIC HOLDINGS PLC, AMREF HEALTH AFRICA, ZEP-RE (PTA REINSURANCE COMPANY), ABYSSINIA IRON & STEEL LIMITED, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO KENYA PLC, KAPA OIL REFINERIES LIMITED, MABATI ROLLING MILLS LIMITED, FAMILY BANK KENYA, BAMBURI CEMENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, TRADEMARK EAST AFRICA follow. Methodology →

SAFARICOM PLC leads by reported revenue at $2.9B, 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.

Retail companies

149,547

Distribution & wholesale

109,957

Software companies

92,010

Manufacturing companies

86,345

Construction companies

82,380

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Retail companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 149,547 companies — 11% of Kenya's 1,340,958 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

490,908

5–9

107,304

10–19

209,120

20–49

87,943

50–99

16,687

100–199

8,095

200–499

909

500–999

355

1000+

314

419,615 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

The largest size bands are 1–4 (53%) and 10–19 (23%) among companies with disclosed headcount.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

100K-499K

500K-999K

1M-4.99M

19,508

5M-9.99M

110,322

10M-49.99M

314,007

50M-99.99M

71,327

100M-499.99M

324,041

500M-999.99M

66,032

1B+

14,253

421,735 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 100M-499.99M, covering 35% of companies with reported revenue.

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Group linkage

Corporate structure in Kenya

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

Part of a corporate group

96%

Independent

4% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 96% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Kenya

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

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	FAMILY BANK LIMITED	62
2	KCB GROUP PLC	55
3	HF GROUP LIMITED	21
4	KENYA AIRWAYS PLC	13
5	WPP SCANGROUP PLC	13
6	EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC	9
7	CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC	5
8	THE COPY CAT LIMITED	5
9	GA INSURANCE LIMITED	4
10	VISHNA HOLDINGS LIMITED	4

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

FAMILY BANK LIMITED is the largest corporate group headquartered in Kenya, with 62 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

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

39%

Foreign-owned

61%

Kenyan-owned

Leading countries of ownership

United States of America

16.3%

India

14.1%

England

14.1%

France

10.9%

Mauritius

7.6%

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

United States of America is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 16.3%.

FAQ

Kenya company data — frequently asked questions

There are 1,340,958 registered companies in Kenya across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, SAFARICOM PLC is the largest company in Kenya, followed by THE KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY PLC and KENOLKOBIL PLC.

Other business support service activities n.e.c., Non-specialised wholesale trade, Other information technology and computer service activities 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 August 2026.

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