Our data holds 348,048 medicine manufacturers worldwide, in 184 countries.
List of Medicine Manufacturers Worldwide
Medicine manufacturers formulate and produce tablets, injections, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products for patients. We list 348,048 medicine manufacturers across 184 countries, most of them in India (51%) and China (22%). Download the full list as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
348,048 manufacturers indexed · Data counted on 20 October 2026
Companies348,048
Countries184
Largest countryIndia
Employees10-19
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email6.2%
Phone24%
Website11%
CEO name62%
Live sample of medicine manufacturers worldwide
Below you see a live sample of the 348,048 medicine manufacturers, sorted by revenue. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries CompanyMiddle East Pharmaceutical Industries Company
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries Company | Saudiarabia | Riyadh | 8146 King Muhammad V, P.o. Box 4180 | Riyadh | 12223 - 3 | N/A | 1988 | $122,795,645,810 | 541 | Corporation | N/A | 1010150538 |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | USA | New Brunswick | 1 Johnson and Johnson Plz | Middlesex | 08933-0002 | jnj.***** | 1886 | $94,193,000,000 | 138,200 | Corporation | 1306 | 5106301000 |
| 3 | Eli Lilly And Company | USA | Indianapolis | 1 Lilly Corporate Ctr | Marion | 46285 | lilly.***** | 1876 | $65,179,000,000 | 50,000 | Corporation | 419 | 183025-143 |
| 4 | Pfizer INC. | USA | New York | 66 Hudson Blvd E | New York | 10001-2189 | pfizer.***** | 1942 | $62,579,000,000 | 75,000 | Corporation | 703 | 383418 |
| 5 | Abbvie INC. | USA | North Chicago | 1 N Waukegan Rd | Lake | 60064-1802 | abbvie.***** | 2012 | $61,160,000,000 | 57,000 | Corporation | 513 | 5126809 |
| 6 | Astrazeneca PLC | Unitedkingdom | Trumpington | 1 Francis Crick Avenue | Cambridgeshire | CB2 0AA | astrazeneca.***** | 1999 | $58,739,000,000 | 95,100 | Corporation | 471 | 02723534 |
| 7 | Abbvie Ireland Nl B.V. | Netherlands | Onbekend | Onbekend Nederlands Adres | N/A | 0000 AA | abbvie.***** | 2012 | $56,334,000,000 | 517 | Corporation | 513 | 55023177 |
| 8 | Bayer AG | Germany | Leverkusen | Kaiser-wilhelm-allee 1 | Leverkusen, Stadt | 51373 | sv-schlebusch.***** | 1863 | $52,827,258,600 | 90,859 | Corporation | 1320 | 50670B48248 |
| 9 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | USA | Princeton | Route 206 & Province Line Rd | Mercer | 08540 | bms.***** | 1887 | $48,194,000,000 | 32,500 | Corporation | 505 | 0326501 |
| 10 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Denmark | Bagsværd | Novo Alle 1 | Hovedstaden | 2880 | novonordisk.***** | 1931 | $47,965,187,480 | 29,227 | Corporation | 874 | 24256790 |
| 11 | Tibet Shenhou Pharmaceutical Co.,ltd. | China | Xigaze | No.10, Congdu Rd., Nyalam County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet | Tibet | 857000 | N/A | 2006 | $44,735,242,715 | 104 | Corporation | 10 | 5423361000002 |
| 12 | Abbott Laboratories | USA | Abbott Park | 100 Abbott Park Rd | Il | 60064 | abbott.***** | 1888 | $44,328,000,000 | 115,000 | Corporation | 1313 | 08142220 |
| 13 | Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co.,ltd. | China | Shanghai | 200 Taicang Road, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Building | Shanghai | 200020 | N/A | 1994 | $40,067,812,564 | 49,608 | Joint venture | 1246 | 310000000026221 |
| 14 | Ahp Manufacturing B.V. | Netherlands | Capelle Aan den Ijssel | Rivium Westlaan 142 | Zuid-holland | 2909 LD | pfizer.***** | 1992 | $38,854,910,000 | 4,017 | Corporation | 211 | 34080067 |
| 15 | Shanghai Pharmaceutical (group) Co.,ltd. | China | Shanghai | No.92, Zhangjiang Road, China Pilot Free Trade Zone | Shanghai | 200000 | N/A | 1997 | $38,013,906,642 | 61 | Corporation | 132 | 310000000052016 |
| 16 | Amgen INC. | USA | Thousand Oaks | 1 Amgen Center Dr | Santa Clara | 91320-1799 | amgen.***** | 1980 | $36,751,000,000 | 31,500 | Corporation | 184 | 2106150 |
| 17 | Sanofi Winthrop Industrie | France | Gentilly | 82 Avenue Raspail | Val-de-marne | 94250 | sanofi.***** | 1973 | $31,946,726,808 | 16,138 | Corporation | 537 | 77566225700150 |
| 18 | Gilead Sciences, INC. | USA | Foster City | 333 Lakeside Dr | San Mateo | 94404-1394 | atripla.***** | 1987 | $29,443,000,000 | 17,209 | Corporation | 143 | 2129876 |
| 19 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LIMITED | Japan | Chuo-ku | 2-1-1, Nihombashihoncho | Tōkyō | 103-0023 | N/A | 1925 | $28,818,585,120 | 47,455 | Corporation | 671 | 2120001077461 |
| 20 | C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & CO. KG | Germany | Ingelheim am Rhein | Binger Str. 173 | Mainz-bingen | 55216 | boehringer-ingelheim.***** | 1885 | $28,336,984,368 | 54,543 | Corporation | 370 | 55116A21732 |
| 21 | Janssen Pharmaceutica | Belgium | Beerse | Turnhoutseweg 30 | Antwerpen | 2340 | janssen.***** | 1934 | $25,255,286,433 | 5,413 | Corporation | 1306 | BE0403834160 |
| 22 | Fosun International LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | Rm 808 Icbc Twr | Central & Western District | N/A | N/A | 2004 | $24,503,782,750 | 300 | Corporation | 962 | 35212723 |
| 23 | Merck KG Auf Aktien | Germany | Darmstadt | Frankfurter Str. 250 | Darmstadt, Wissenschaftsstadt | 64293 | merck.***** | 1668 | $24,459,919,056 | 62,636 | Corporation | 736 | 64283B6164 |
| 24 | Psycotropics India LIMITED | India | Faridabad | A-32 A-32, Dlf, Sector -2, Pharmaceutical Formulations | Haryana | 121006 | N/A | 2007 | $20,741,251,559 | 19 | N/A | N/A | |
| 25 | Astrazeneca AB | Sweden | Södertälje | Forskargatan 18 | Stockholms Län | 15136 | astrazeneca.***** | 1913 | $20,486,394,493 | 5,000 | Corporation | 471 | 5560117482 |
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Request Free SampleLargest medicine manufacturers worldwide
Most medicine manufacturers worldwide are small: 59% have 10 to 49 employees, and 64% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue.
By employees
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By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 70,836 | 22% | |
| 5-9 | 28,533 | 9% | |
| 10-19 | 123,860 | 38% | |
| 20-49 | 70,238 | 22% | |
| 50-99 | 18,823 | 6% | |
| 100-199 | 8,515 | 3% | |
| 200-499 | 3,676 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 2,151 | 1% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 22,585 | 7% | |
| $100K-$500K | 52,522 | 17% | |
| $500K-$1M | 117,668 | 38% | |
| $1M-$5M | 79,014 | 26% | |
| $5M-$10M | 20,873 | 7% | |
| $10M-$50M | 9,871 | 3% | |
| $50M+ | 3,806 | 1% |
Where are medicine manufacturers based?
Half of all medicine manufacturers worldwide are in India. No other country holds more than 22%.
How many medicine manufacturers started this year?
This year 9,689 new medicine manufacturers registered worldwide, after 16,566 last year.
Founded per year
- 15,4162022
- 18,7362023
- 14,3742024
- 16,5662025
- 9,6892026 so far
Started in 2026
Oldest medicine manufacturers worldwide
137 medicine manufacturers in our data were founded before 1900.
Legal forms of medicine manufacturers worldwide
43% of medicine manufacturers worldwide are corporations. Legal forms follow the platform's generic forms, so a GmbH, an SAS and a Ltd all count as corporations.
- Corporations148,059
- Sole traders110,928
- Partnerships28,120
- Foreign companies1,448
- Cooperatives434
- Non-profit199
- Other or unknown58,860
Which medicine manufacturers are part of a group?
46 of the 50 largest medicine manufacturers worldwide by revenue belong to a group. These are the ones with the biggest groups behind them.
Counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 348,048; our API cannot yet filter on group size.
What do medicine manufacturers make?
Medicine manufacturers produce the active ingredients and finished tablets, capsules, liquids, injections and vaccines that doctors prescribe and pharmacies sell. Their customers include pharmacies, hospitals, wholesalers and national health services.
Our data comes from local business registers, where medicine manufacturers are classified under SIC code 2834 (pharmaceutical preparations), SIC code 2836 (biological products, except diagnostic substances) and SIC code 2833 (medicinal chemicals and botanical products).
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India (177,767), China (75,936) and United States (25,318), together 80% of all medicine manufacturers worldwide.
Most medicine manufacturers worldwide are small: 59% have 10 to 49 employees, and 64% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Akzo Nobel CO., Ltd. with 86,000 employees.
This year 9,689 new medicine manufacturers registered worldwide, after 16,566 last year.
May & Baker Limited, founded in 1800 in Guildford. 137 medicine manufacturers in our data were founded before 1900.
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