For the eighth straight year, Forbes is ranking the World’s Best Employers—the companies and organizations that employees say offer challenging work, opportunities to grow and generous benefits, among other advantages. This survey-driven list, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista, is based largely on evaluations from people who work at these companies.
Similar to our process last year, to determine the ranking, we surveyed more than 300,000 employees in over 50 countries who work for multinational corporate groups that employ more than 1,000 workers and operate in at least two of the six continental regions of the world (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and Oceania). Respondents were asked whether they would recommend their company to family or friends, and to rate it based on such criteria as salary, talent development and remote work options. Participants could also rate companies they knew through their own industry knowledge and through friends and family who worked there.
Survey responses were tallied and analyzed along with data from the previous three years, with heavier weight put on the more recent data and on the evaluations from current employees. While the number of honorees per country varied based on the population and qualifying companies in each area, ultimately, the 850 companies with the highest scores earned a ranking on our list, which spans 48 countries.
Check back on October 8, when Forbes will publish the list of the World’s Best Employers 2024.
As with all Forbes lists, companies pay no fee to participate or be selected. To read more about how we make these lists, click here. For questions about this list, please email listdesk [at] forbes.com.