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Company Name Country City Address 1 Address 2 State/Province Postal Code Website Founding Year Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars Employees Total Business Legal Type - Description Number of Companies in Group Company Registration Number Email Phone Number UniqueID
1
Fares Networks And Information Technology CO
Libya
Tripoli
Near UAE Embassy, Madneen Street
Behind Badr Mousque, Gergaresh Road
N/A
N/A
N/A
2003
$6,000,000,000,000
30
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
N/A
********@*****.***
+2*****36
0961563661
2
Societe Nationale D'electricite Du Senegal
Senegal
Dakar
Rue Vincens
N/A
Dakar
N/A
N/A
2024
$1,402,372,882,476
3394
Corporation
24
SN DKR 1984 B 30
***********@********.***
+2*****49
0756392837
3
Union Caisse Mutuelle Du Niger
Niger
Niamey
Nouveau Marche
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2008
$366,430,080,840
15
N/A
H 90283
************@*****.***
+2*****46
0962876599
4
Societe Africaine De Plantations D'heveas
Ivorycoast
Abidjan
Building Ex-sit Rue Des Galions
Zone Portuaire
N/A
N/A
N/A
2022
$342,119,848,824
5773
Corporation
N/A
CI-ABJ-1962-B-20
************@******.***
0756082256
5
Dataxis Africa LTD
Mauritius
Riviere Cocos
Lot 19 Mezza Business Hub Domaine Mont Calme
N/A
Rodrigues Island
N/A
N/A
2015
$259,268,825,922
15
Corporation
N/A
C131178
******@********.***
0672429877
6
Totalenergies Marketing Kenya Public LIMITED Company
Kenya
Nairobi
Regal Plaza Limuru Road
N/A
Nairobi
0100
N/A
2021
$214,550,000,000
370
Corporation
5329
C.3/89
************@***.***
+2*****33
0475813166
7
Boulangerie Pain D'amour Ltee
Mauritius
Rose Belle
Arcades Seegobin Royal Road
N/A
Grand Port
N/A
N/A
2007
$212,704,469,655
0
Corporation
N/A
C075143
********@*****.***
0672391102
8
Societe Nationale Malagasy De Transports Aeriens (air Madagascar)
Madagascar
Antananarivo
Escalier A
31 Avenue de L'Independence
Analamanga
101
N/A
1961
$188,787,667,481
3000
18
RCS Antananarivo
*********@***.***
+2*****00
0756408247
9
Celtel Niger SA
Niger
Niamey
Route de L'Aeroport, Immeuble Celtel Rue de la Cfao
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2010
$154,256,769,126
193
Corporation
2970
NI-NIM-2004-B768
*********@********.***
+2*****47
0477033698
10
Airtel Gabon SA
Gabon
Libreville
Immeuble Lbs (libreville Business Square) Rue Pecqueur
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2010
$144,903,670,825
203
Corporation
N/A
2001/B 01000
************@********.***
+2*****00
0477033690
11
Tanganda Tea Company LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Harare
194 Mutare Road
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1930
$128,990,389,473
4586
Corporation
N/A
742/1930
*****@***.***
0676638949
12
Arnesta Tours LTD
Mauritius
Vacoas
River Side
N/A
Plaines Wilhems
N/A
N/A
2017
$95,728,137,505
0
Corporation
N/A
C17146487
***********@********.***
01075358796
13
African Distribution Company
Ivorycoast
Abidjan
Vridi Zone Industrielle
Rue Tripostal
N/A
N/A
N/A
2023
$88,748,869,521
30
Corporation
N/A
CI-ABJ-2005-B-17
**********@****.***
0961664213
14
Hwange Colliery Company LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Hingwe
Coronation Drive
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1899
$77,733,913,000
60
Corporation
N/A
381/1954
**********@****.***
00*****01
0676603279
15
Nano SARL
Ivorycoast
Abidjan
Zone Industrielle de Yopougon
Entre la Station Totalenergie Et Unimax
N/A
N/A
N/A
2020
$71,061,277,266
1043
Corporation
N/A
CI-ABJ-02-2012-B
*******@********.***
0672313644
16
Societe Lah Negoce & Compagnie SARL
Mali
Bamako
Immeuble Canal Rue 325
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2008
$70,970,127,202
62
Corporation
N/A
MA.BKO.2008. B.4
**********@*******.***
+2*****63
0672487655
17
Industrie Plastique
Togo
Lome
Zone Portuaire, Derriere Saga, Be-est Be-afedome, Golfe, Maritim
En Face de L'Entree de Togo Terminal, Zone Franche de Lome
Maritime (region)
N/A
N/A
N/A
$60,980,339,618
1200
Corporation
N/A
2003 B 1200
***********@***.***
+2*****53
0670544373
18
Tononoka Rolling Mills LIMITED
Kenya
Nairobi
Tononoka Rolling Mills, Komarock Road
N/A
Nairobi
N/A
N/A
2005
$58,760,321,658
510
Corporation
N/A
C. 115809
***********@***.***
+2*****40
0961592905
19
SPA Sonatrach
Algeria
Hydra
Djenane el Malik
N/A
Wilaya D'Alger
16035
N/A
1963
$53,694,702,000
65991
Corporation
176
00B0013767
*****@***.***
0754838320
20
Pick N Pay Holdings (rf) LTD
South Africa
Cape Town
Pick N Pay Office Park 101 Rosmead Av
N/A
Western Cape
7708
picknpay.*****
1981
$49,750,960,000
63
Corporation
7
198100961006
******@*****.***
+2*****00
0649660365
21
Huawei Technologies Africa (PTY) LTD
South Africa
Vereeniging
Bldg 16
N/A
Gauteng
2191
huawei.*****
2005
$37,531,167,002
58
Corporation
281
200503828807
**********@******.***
+2*****00
0649548444
22
Massmart Retail (PTY) LTD
South Africa
Johannesburg
16 Peltier Dr
N/A
Gauteng
2146
massmart.*****
2008
$35,699,277,600
495
Corporation
9295
200801166607
*********@****.***
+2*****00
0763974898
23
Air Mauritius LIMITED
Mauritius
Port Louis
Air Mauritius Centre President John Kennedy Street
N/A
Port Louis
11302
N/A
1967
$32,977,983,826
3000
Corporation
17
C07001600
***********@*******.***
+2*****70
0477278939
24
Acrep - Exploracao Petrolifera, S.A
Angola
Talatona
Building A1 Dolce Vita
N/A
Luanda
N/A
N/A
2008
$32,428,026,000
360
Corporation
N/A
N/A
***********@*****.***
+2*****09
0961598429
25
Osama Abdel Aziz El Gendi Wood
Egypt
Alexandria
11 el Eman Sreet
N/A
Alexandria
N/A
N/A
1999
$31,164,990,172
1
Proprietorship
N/A
27460
*******@*******.***
+2*****04
0645915048

Companies by Employee Size

  • 1-4 856,365
  • 5-9 779,945
  • 10-19 5,787,228
  • 20-49 948,177
  • 50-99 240,744
  • 10.000+ 260
  • 100-199 107,354
  • 200-499 21,214
  • 500-999 5,142
  • 1.000-4.999 4,303
  • 5.000-9.999 536
  • 0 or Unknown 4,864,866

Companies by Revenue Size (in USD)

  • 0 or Unknown 4,907,586
  • 1 to 100.000 348,796
  • 100.001 to 499.999 1,025,163
  • 500.000 to 999.999 1,260,477
  • 1.000.000.000 or more 1,171
  • 1.000.000 to 4.999.999 5,534,589
  • 5.000.000 to 9.999.999 423,608
  • 10.000.000 to 49.999.999 105,951
  • 50.000.000 to 99.999.999 3,848
  • 100.000.000 to 499.999.999 4,125
  • 500.000.000 to 999.999.999 820
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This section shares key facts and clear answers to common questions about officially registered companies in Africa, using verified business statistics.

There are over 13,616,134 registered companies in Africa.

The largest industries by company count are Business Services (1,182,092 companies), Wholesale in Durable Goods (566,691 companies), and Business Consulting Services (537,621 companies).

The regions with the highest number of companies are Gauteng (2,748,161 companies), Nairobi (854,159), KwaZulu-Natal (836,289), and Western Cape (662,360).

South Africa leads with more than 6.2 million registered companies, followed by Ethiopia with over 1.3 million, and Kenya with over 1.3 million companies.

There are 7,395,071 Private Limited Companies (Ltd) registered in Africa.

There are 301,750 registered companies in Africa with an active website.

SMEs are usually defined as companies with 5–99 employees. According to our data, there are more than 6.8 million SME companies in Africa.

The list includes all officially registered companies in Africa, covering every business in the region regardless of current activity.

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The company statistics and rankings on this page are based on official African business registers and national authorities, including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and other leading economies in the region. These sources are used to compile company counts, industry statistics, regional and country distributions, and the Top 100 company rankings shown here.

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