Forbes magazine released "Global 2000: World's Best Employers 2018" on Oct 10, 2018, with Google's parent company Alphabet topping the rankings for a second year. A total of 84 Chinese companies entered the 500 best companies list this year.
To determine the list, research firm Statista surveyed 430,000 employees worldwide. All the surveys were anonymous, allowing participants to openly share their opinions.
The United States took 185 spots in the top 500 companies, while the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan have 84 on the list, mostly from industries such as energy, infrastructure construction, finance and technology. Chinese tech companies Netease, JD, Tencent, Alibaba and Vipshop are all in the top 500. Let's take a look at the country's top 10.
No 10 Hong Kong Exchanges
Global ranking: No 129
Industry: Investment Services
The Hong Kong Exchanges. [Photo/VCG]
No 9 Huaxia Bank
Global ranking: No 124
Industry: Major Banks
A branch of Huaxia Bank is seen in Beijing on Oct 8, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 8 China National Nuclear Power
Global ranking: No 115
Industry: Electric Utilities
The booth of China National Nuclear Power is seen at the China International Nuclear Industry Exhibition in Beijing on March 30, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 7 Founder Securities
Global ranking: No 95
Industry: Investment Services
A view of signboards for Founder Group and Founder Securities in Beijing on Jan 31, 2015. [Photo/IC]
No 6 Gree Electric Appliances
Global ranking: No 88
Industry: Household Appliances
Customers visit the Gree booth at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai on Sept 20, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 5 Sinopec
Global ranking: No 85
Industry: Oil & Gas Operations
Workers of Sinopec Henan branch check natural gas equipment in Puyang, Henan province on Oct 1, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 4 NetEase
Global ranking: No 80
Industry: Computer Services
The NetEase building in Beijing on July 26, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 3 Wuliangye Yibin
Global ranking: No 66
Industry: Beverages
The Wuliangye booth at the 17th Western China International Fair in Chengdu on Sept 20, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 2 China Petroleum Engineering
Global ranking: No 14
The China Petroleum Engineering Corp building is seen in Beijing on Nov 6, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 1 CNOOC
Global ranking: 6
Industry: Oil & Gas Operations
The CNOOC building in Beijing on April 7, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
