35. Nike
This multinational athletic gear company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon.
Number of global workers: Over 74,400
34. Accenture
Accenture, the world's largest consulting firm by revenue, is a global company with offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 55 countries.
Number of global workers: Over 411,000
33. National Basketball Association
Based in New York City, the NBA is a men's professional basketball league based in North America.
Number of global workers: Over 2,186
32. Dropbox
Dropbox is a file hosting service that was founded in 2007.
Number of global workers: Over 1,900
31. Cisco
Based in San Jose, Cisco is a hardware and telecommunications giant.
Number of global workers: 73,711
30. Stryker
Stryker is a medical technology company that was founded in 1946.
Number of global workers: Over 33,000
29. EY
EY is one of the "Big Four" audit firms and is based in London.
Number of global workers: Over 250,000
28. Morgan Stanley
This financial services corporation operates in 42 countries.
Number of global workers: 57,000
27. Live Nation Entertainment
Based in Beverly Hills, California, Live Nation Entertainment is an events promoter.
Number of global workers: 8,800
26. The Boston Consulting Group
BCG, a management consulting firm, operates in 48 different countries.
Number of global workers: Over 14,000
25. PwC
Professional services firm PwC operates a network of firms in 157 countries.
Number of global workers: 236,235
24. Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs specializes in global investment banking and other financial services and is headquartered in Lower Manhattan.
Number of global workers: Over 34,400
23. Verizon
Based in New York City, Verizon is a telecommunications company.
Number of global workers: 155,400
22. Deloitte
The "Big Four" accounting firm is based in New York City.
Number of global workers: 263,900
21. Samsung
The electronics conglomerate is based in South Korea.
Number of global workers: Over 310,000
20. IBM
International Business Machines Corporation is based in Armonk, New York, and was founded in 1911.
Number of global workers: 378,000
18. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the sixth-largest bank in the world, by total assets.
Number of global employees: 240,000
17. Dell Technologies
Based in Round Rock, Texas, Dell develops, sells, and supports personal computers.
Number of global employees: 140,000
16. Time Warner Inc.
Time Warner, a mass media and entertainment conglomerate, was founded in 1990 and is based in New York City.
Number of global employees: 25,000
15. Airbnb
Airbnb is a San Francisco-based online hospitality service that was founded in 2008.
Number of global employees: More than 4,000
14. Adobe
Adobe is a software company based in San Jose, California.
Number of global employees: 18,000
13. McKinsey & Company
Based in New York City, this worldwide management consulting form specializes in both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Number of global employees: 25,000
12. Uber
Based in San Francisco, California, Uber is a transportation network company.
Number of global employees: 15,000
11. Spotify
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify is a music streaming service that was first launched in 2008.
Number of global workers: 2,960
10. Netflix
Founded in 1997 in Scotts Valley, California, Netflix is an entertainment company.
Number of global employees: 5,500
9. Oracle
Oracle is a software company based in Redwood Shores, California.
Number of global workers: 138,000
8. The Walt Disney Company
Founded in 1923, the Burbank, California-based Walt Disney Company is the world's second largest mass media conglomerate.
Number of global employees: 199,000
7. Comcast NBCUniversal
Media conglomerate Comcast NBCUniversal is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, New York.
Number of global employees: 164,000
6. Apple
Based in Cupertino, California, Apple is the world's largest tech company by revenue.
Number of global employees: 123,000
5. Tesla
Tesla is a Palo Alto, California-based US automaker and solar panel company that focuses on electric cars.
Number of global employees: 37,000
4. Salesforce
Salesforce is based in San Francisco, California and primarily deals with cloud computing technology.
Number of global employees: 30,000
3. Facebook
Founded in 2004, Facebook is a social media service based in Menlo Park, California.
Number of global employees: 25,100
2. Alphabet
Alphabet, the company behind Google, is an American tech giant based in Mountain View, California.
Number of global employees: 80,110