Top List of Dutch Companies

The Netherlands is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing maritime borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Germany.^[1] The three largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. The port of Rotterdam is the world’s largest port outside East-Asia, and by far the largest port in Europe.^[2]

The Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom.^[3] It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund.

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see “Business entities in Netherlands”.

Largest firms

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before March 31, 2017. Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2016 Revenues (USD $M)	Employees	Notes
7		Royal Dutch Shell	$240,033	89,000	Multinational oil and gas “supermajor.” Regional divisions include Shell Oil Company (US), Shell Australia, Shell Canada, Shell Nigeria, and Shell Pakistan. Functional subsidiaries include Shell Chemicals and Shell Gas & Power.
20		Exor	$154,894	302,562	Investment holding company based in Amsterdam, but controlled by the Agnelli family of Italy. Held investments include significant stakes in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (UK), CNH Industrial (UK), and Ferrari (Italy).
94		Airbus	$73,628	133,782	Multinational corporation that manufacturers and designs aerospace products, including civil and military divisions. Note: registered headquarters is in Netherlands, “head office” is in France.
147		Aegon N.V.	$58,789	29,380	Hague-based multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company. Subsidiaries include Transamerica Corporation (US), Aegon UK, and Aegon Life Insurance Company.
163		ING Group	$55,282	51,943	The Internationale Nederlanden Groep is an Amsterdam-based multinational financial services firm which provides retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance to more than 48 million customers worldwide.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct

Name
Notable companies Active      State-owned      Defunct Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes ABN AMRO Financials Banks Amsterdam 1991 Bank Aegon N.V. Financials Life insurance The Hague 1983 Life insurance Ahold Delhaize Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Zaandam 2016 Food retailer AkzoNobel Basic materials Specialty chemicals Amsterdam 1994 Chemicals, paints, coatings Amstel Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Zoeterwoude 1870 Brewery, part of Heineken International Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Industrials Transportation services Amsterdam 1916 Airport Aalberts Industries Industrials Electrical components & equipment Langbroek 2001 Installations, climate controls Apollo Vredestein B.V. Consumer goods Automobiles parts Amsterdam 1909 Tires ASML Holding Industrials Industrial machinery Veldhoven 1984 Photolithography equipment ASN Bank Financials Banks The Hague 1960 Bank Australian Homemade Consumer services Restaurants & bars Veenendaal 1979 Confectionery retailer AVEBE Consumer goods Food products Veendam 1919 Startch Bavaria Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Lieshout 1680 Brewery Beter Bed Consumer services Specialty retailers Uden 1981 Furniture Blendle Technology Internet Utrecht 2013 Online news platform Booking.com Consumer services Travel & tourism Enschede 1996 Travel website Bridge Global Technology Software Amsterdam 2005 IT Services & resource augmentation company with offices in Netherlands, Sweden, USA, Ukraine and India[5][6] CNH Global Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Amsterdam 1999 Defunct 2013 DAF Trucks Consumer goods Automobiles Eindhoven 1993 Part of Paccar (US) Dockwise Industrials Marine transportation Breda 1993 Shipping Donkervoort Consumer goods Automobiles Lelystad 1978 Sports cars Douwe Egberts Consumer goods Soft drinks Utrecht 1753 Coffee, tea DSM Health care Pharmaceuticals Heerlen 1902 Nutrition eBuddy Technology Internet Amsterdam 2003 Messaging Elsevier Consumer services Publishing Amsterdam 1880 Publisher Endemol Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Amsterdam 1994 Television Engineering Chemicals Basic materials Specialty chemicals Steenbergen 1990 Cleaning compounds and additives Exact Software Technology Software Delft 1984 Financial software Exor Financials Investment services Amsterdam 1927 Investment firm FrieslandCampina Consumer goods Food products Amersfoort 2008 Dairy Fugro Oil & gas Exploration & production Leidschendam 1962 Surveyors General Logistics Systems Industrials Delivery services Amsterdam 1999 Logistics Grolsch Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Enschede 1615 Brewery Guerrilla Games Technology Software Amsterdam 2000 Part of Sony Interactive Entertainment (US) Heerema Marine Contractors Oil & gas Oil equipment & services Leiden 1948 Support services Heineken International Consumer goods Brewers Amsterdam 1864 Brewery High-Logic Technology Software De Bilt 1997 Font software Hunkemöller Consumer services Apparel retailers Hilversum 1886 Lingerie and nightwear Hotels.nl Consumer services Travel & tourism Groningen 2001 Travel website ING Group Financials Banks Amsterdam 1991 Financial services IPTP Networks Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Amsterdam 1996 Telecom, ISP KLM Consumer services Airlines Amstelveen 1919 Part of Air France-KLM (France) KPMG Industrials Business support services Amstelveen 1987 Auditors KPN Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications The Hague 1852 Telecom LandFighter Consumer goods Automobiles Best 2011 All-terrain automotive Liander Utilities Conventional electricity Arnhem 2008 Electrical distributor Lucas Bols Consumer goods Distillers & vintners Amsterdam 1575 Alcoholic beverages Martinair Consumer services Airlines Amsterdam 1958 Airline NedCar Consumer goods Automobile Born 1967 Part of VDL Groep Nipparts Consumer goods Auto parts Amsterdam 1981 Supplier of parts for Japanese and Korean cars Nutricia Consumer goods Food products Amsterdam 1896 Part of Danone (France) Nuon Energy Utilities Multiutilities Amsterdam 1995 Electricity, gas, heat NXP Semiconductors Technology Semiconductors Eindhoven 1953 Semiconductors and electronics Océ Technology Electronic office equipment Venlo 1877 Copiers, printers Philips Consumer goods Consumer electronics Eindhoven 1891 Electronics Rabobank Financials Banks Utrecht 1972 Financial services Randstad Holding Industrials Business support services Diemen 1960 HR consulting Royal BAM Group Industrials Heavy construction Bunnik 1869 Construction Royal Boskalis Westminster Industrials Heavy construction Papendrecht 1910 Marine construction Royal Dutch Shell Oil & gas Integrated oil & gas The Hague 1890 Multinational oil & gas Royal Imtech N.V. Industrials Electrical components & equipment Gouda 1860 Manufacturing, defunct 2015 Royal Wessanen Consumer goods Food products Amsterdam 1765 Food SBM Offshore Oil & gas Oil equipment & services Schiedam 1965 Oil systems and services Serpent Model Racing Cars Consumer goods Recreational products Heemstede 1980 Radio-controlled cars SHV Holdings Industrials Diversified industrials Utrecht 1896 Trading Spyker Cars Consumer goods Automobiles Zeewolde 1999 Automotive Stork B.V. Industrials Aerospace Naarden 1868 Aerospace support Tele2 Netherlands Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Amsterdam 1993 Telecom Telfort Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Alphen aan den Rijn 1997 Mobile, part of KPN TMF Group Industrials Financial administration Amsterdam 1988 Accounting TNT Express Industrials Delivery services Haarlemmermeer 2011 Courier TomTom Technology Software Amsterdam 1991 Navigation software Tony’s Chocolonely Consumer goods Food products Amsterdam 2005 Confectionery Transavia Consumer services Airlines Haarlemmermeer 1965 Airline Triodos Bank Financials Banks Zeist 1980 Bank Trust Technology Computer hardware Dordrecht 1981 Computer peripherals TUI fly Netherlands Consumer services Airlines Haarlemmermeer 2005 Airline Unilever Consumer goods Personal products Rotterdam 1930 General consumer goods Vanguard Dutch Marine Consumer goods Recreational products Heerenveen 2008 Luxury yacht manufacturer VDL Bus Chassis Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Valkenswaard 1993 Bus manufacturing Vedior Industrials Business training & employment agencies Amsterdam 1998 Staffing Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen Consumer services Publishing Haarlem 1964 Publisher Vodafone Netherlands Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Maastricht 1995 Joint venture between Liberty Global (US) and Vodafone (UK) Wavin Industrials Building materials & fixtures Zwolle 1955 Pipes Weis Post en Pakket Service International Delivery Package Delivery Elst 2003 Fastest growning package & delivery company Wolters Kluwer Idustrials Business support services Alphen aan den Rijn 1836 Publisher and information services