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Company data in South Africa, by industry

Browse South Africa company directories across 56 industries — 6,265,687 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from CIPC and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

6,265,687
Registered companies
TECH MAHINDRA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
Largest company
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in South Africa

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

#Company (group)IndustryHQRevenue (USD)
1TECH MAHINDRA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTDOther business support service activities n.e.c.Johannesburg$23.3B
2CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTDRetail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised storesGqeberha$18.5B
3THE SPAR GROUP LTDRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingOudtshoorn$8.6B
4SIBANYE STILLWATER LTDMining of other non-ferrous metal oresRandfontein$8.1B
5FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTDSale of cars and light motor vehiclesPretoria$7.4B
6RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LTDMining of other non-ferrous metal oresJohannesburg$6.8B
7THE BIDVEST GROUP LTDOther credit grantingJohannesburg$6.3B
8VOLTEX (PTY) LTDWholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and partsNewcastle$5.8B
9PEPKOR HOLDINGS LTDSupport activities for crop productionCape Town$4.8B
10IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTDWholesale of other household goodsJohannesburg$4.7B
11IMPERIAL LOGISTICS LTDSale of cars and light motor vehiclesGermiston$4.7B
12SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTSAccounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancyJohannesburg$4.7B
13JASCO SYSTEMS (PTY) LTDManufacture of electronic componentsJohannesburg$4.3B
14Gauteng Department of HealthBusiness and other management consultancy activities$3.7B
15DEPT OF HEALTHGeneral medical practice activitiesPretoria$3.6B

Top 15 of 25 · DISCOVERY LTD, CRIZOLIDA (PTY) LTD, HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD, SUPER GROUP LTD, MULTICHOICE GROUP LTD, CREM HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD, REMGRO-CAPEVIN BELEGGINGS LTD, SYFERFONTEIN CARBONATES (PTY) LTD, OLD MUTUAL EMERGING MARKETS (PTY) LTD, RIO TINTO MINING AND EXPLORATION LTD follow. Methodology →

TECH MAHINDRA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD leads by reported revenue at $23.3B, 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
1,022,993
Consulting companies
971,191
Distribution & wholesale
723,257
Construction companies
590,937
Investment & asset mgmt
483,048

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Retail companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 1,022,993 companies — 16% of South Africa's 6,265,687 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4
550,423
5–9
541,423
10–19
4,732,486
20–49
525,468
50–99
133,041
100–199
63,120
200–499
6,534
500–999
1,151
1000+
986

The 10–19 band is shown with a broken bar — it is ~9× the next band; the smaller bands are scaled against each other so they stay readable. 138,668 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

The largest size bands are 10–19 (72%) and 1–4 (8%) among companies with disclosed headcount.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K
166
100K-499K
815
500K-999K
4,034
1M-4.99M
164,369
5M-9.99M
668,730
10M-49.99M
4,778,029
50M-99.99M
635,453
100M-499.99M
258,867
500M-999.99M
2,747
1B+
602

179,488 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 10M-49.99M, covering 73% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where South African companies are based

Distribution by region.

Gauteng
2,940,740
KwaZulu-Natal
885,304
Western Cape
737,869
Limpopo
531,824
Eastern Cape
402,267

Gauteng holds the largest regional share, with 45% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in South Africa

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

14%

Part of a corporate group

86%

Independent

14% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 86% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in South Africa

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

#GroupGroup entities (worldwide)
1THE BIDVEST GROUP LTD417
2THE FOSCHINI GROUP LTD348
3NASPERS LTD176
4BARLOWORLD LTD155
5OLD MUTUAL INVESTMENT GROUP (PTY) LTD135
6SANLAM LTD113
7SASOL LTD102
8SAPPI LTD90
9FIRSTRAND LTD83
10SOUTH AFRICAN LOBBYING ASSOCIATION76

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

THE BIDVEST GROUP LTD is the largest corporate group headquartered in South Africa, with 417 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

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

23%

Foreign-owned

78%

South African-owned

Leading countries of ownership

United States of America
20.8%
England
12.9%
Germany
12.4%
France
7.9%
India
5.9%

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 20.8%.

FAQ

South Africa company data — frequently asked questions

There are 6,265,687 registered companies in South Africa across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.
By reported revenue, TECH MAHINDRA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD is the largest company in South Africa, followed by CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD and THE SPAR GROUP LTD.
Other business support service activities n.e.c., Business and other management consultancy activities, Other personal service activities n.e.c. 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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