There are 1,876,287 companies and businesses in Taiwan in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 799,880 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Taiwan
Taiwan has 1,876,287 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 799,880 of them are corporations. We build the records from MOEA findbiz (商工登記公示資料查詢) and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 54% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Taiwan, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 1,876,287 Taiwanese companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Taiwanese company database.
1,876,287 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies1,876,287
Corporations799,880
Regions22
Largest regionNew Taipei City 16%
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email0%
Phone26%
Website0%
Taiwanese company list: all 1,876,287 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Taiwan, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Taiwanese company directory.
Hon Hai Precision Industry CO., LTD.Hon Hai Precision Industry CO., LTD.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon Hai Precision Industry CO., LTD. | Taiwan | New Taipei City | No. 2, Ziyou St., | New Taipei City | 236401 | 1974 | $259,080,568,587 | 7,000 | Corporation | 780 | 04541302 |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LIMITED | Taiwan | East District | No. 8, Li-hsin Rd. 6, Hsinchu Science Park, | Hsinchu City | 300096 | 1987 | $121,786,892,239 | 70,037 | Corporation | 79 | 22099131 |
| 3 | Wistron CORPORATION | Taiwan | Zhubei City | No. 1, Zhihui Rd., | Hsinchu | 302059 | 2001 | $69,909,688,241 | 14,621 | Corporation | 105 | 12868358 |
| 4 | Quanta Computer INC. | Taiwan | Guishan District | No. 188, Wenhua 2nd Rd. | Taoyuan City | 333412 | 1988 | $67,900,722,689 | 11,584 | Corporation | 61 | 22822281 |
| 5 | Wt Microelectronics CO., LTD. | Taiwan | Zhonghe District | 14f, No. 738, Zhongzheng Rd., | New Taipei City | 235603 | 1993 | $37,662,560,404 | 7,802 | Corporation | 233 | 84498860 |
| 6 | Pegatron CORPORATION | Taiwan | Beitou District | 5f, No. 76, Ligong St., | Taipei City | 112019 | 2007 | $35,718,968,862 | 7,488 | Corporation | 64 | 28689155 |
| 7 | Cpc CORPORATION, Taiwan | Taiwan | Taipei City | 3, Songren Rd., | Taipei City | 110207 | 1960 | $34,366,035,875 | 17,552 | Corporation | 10823 | 03707901 |
| 8 | Wpg Holdings LIMITED | Taiwan | Nangang District | 22f, No. 189, Jingmao 2nd Rd. | Taipei City | 115018 | 2005 | $31,944,530,665 | 477 | Corporation | 112 | 27928328 |
| 9 | Taiwan Power Company | Taiwan | Zhongzheng District | No. 242, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd. | Taipei City | 100208 | 1950 | $30,425,554,983 | 29,054 | Corporation | 10823 | 03795904 |
| 10 | Wiwynn CORPORATION | Taiwan | Xizhi District | 8f, 90, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., | New Taipei City | 221411 | 2012 | $30,395,558,011 | 11,870 | Corporation | 14 | 53687704 |
| 11 | National Taxation Bureau Of Taipei, Ministry Of Finance | Taiwan | Wanhua District | No. 2, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd. | Taipei City | 108459 | 1967 | $27,374,516,826 | 1,503 | Government body | 10823 | 03732606 |
| 12 | Cathay Life Insurance Co.,ltd. | Taiwan | Da'An District | No. 296, Sec. 4, Ren'Ai Rd. | Taipei City | 106436 | 1962 | $25,325,468,215 | 31,153 | Corporation | 289 | 03374707 |
| 13 | Compal Electronics, INC. | Taiwan | Neihu District | No. 581, 581-1, Ruiguang Rd. | Taipei City | 114063 | 1984 | $24,219,964,108 | 8,470 | Corporation | 65 | 21222725 |
| 14 | Asustek Computer Incorporation | Taiwan | Beitou District | No. 15, Li-te Rd. | Taipei City | 112019 | 1990 | $23,625,002,755 | 7,626 | Corporation | 182 | 23638777 |
| 15 | Inventec CORPORATION | Taiwan | Shilin District | No. 66, Hougang St., | Taipei City | 111059 | 1975 | $22,099,428,293 | 6,168 | Corporation | 50 | 04322046 |
| 16 | Uni-President Enterprises CORP. | Taiwan | Yongkang District | No. 301, Zhongzheng Rd., Yongkang Dist., | Tainan City | 710401 | 1967 | $21,513,467,179 | 5,500 | Corporation | 577 | 73251209 |
| 17 | Ase Technology Holding CO., LTD. | Taiwan | Kaohsiung City | No. 26, Chin 3rd Rd. | Kaohsiung City | 811641 | 2018 | $20,634,981,252 | 25,000 | Corporation | 177 | 29187308 |
| 18 | Formosa Petrochemical CORPORATION | Taiwan | Mailiao Township | No. 1-1, Formosa Plastic Industrial Park, | Yunlin | 638501 | 1992 | $20,020,184,776 | 5,110 | Corporation | 67 | 86522210 |
| 19 | Mediatek INC. | Taiwan | East District | No. 1, Duxing 1st Rd., | Hsinchu City | 300096 | 1997 | $19,054,810,751 | 11,768 | Corporation | 66 | 84149961 |
| 20 | Fubon Life Insurance CO., LTD. | Taiwan | Songshan District | 14f, No. 108, Dunhua S. Rd., Sec. 1, | Taipei City | 105408 | 2006 | $18,209,969,403 | 22,339 | Corporation | 347 | 27935073 |
| 21 | Delta Electronics, INC. | Taiwan | Neihu District | No. 186, Ruiguang Rd., | Taipei City | 114501 | 1975 | $17,741,343,476 | 12,401 | Corporation | 198 | 34051920 |
| 22 | Central Bank Of The Republic Of China (taiwan) | Taiwan | Zhongzheng District | 2, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 1, | Taipei City | 100031 | 1928 | $17,688,870,872 | 828 | Government body | 10823 | 03702700 |
| 23 | Nan Shan Life Insurance CO., LTD. | Taiwan | Taipei City | 168, Jhuanging Rd., | Taipei City | 110401 | 1963 | $14,090,029,083 | 4,018 | Corporation | 37 | 11456006 |
| 24 | Synnex Technology International CORPORATION | Taiwan | Nangang District | 27f, No. 205, Civic Blvd., Sec. 8 | Taipei City | 115028 | 1988 | $13,145,801,615 | 1,545 | Corporation | 75 | 23060541 |
| 25 | Ministry Of National Defense R.O.C. | Taiwan | Zhongshan District | No. 409, Bei'An Rd., | Taipei City | 104237 | 1946 | $12,402,738,230 | 851 | Government body | 10823 | N/A |
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Companies and businesses in Taiwan
1,876,287
2 November 2026
There are 1,876,287 companies and businesses in Taiwan in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 799,880 corporations (Co., Ltd.), 865,789 sole traders and 45,033 partnerships. On top of those come 20,611 non-profit organisations, 10,167 branches of foreign companies and 4,031 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 1,716,131 91%
- Head offices
- 66,233
- Branch locations
- 93,923
Legal form
- Corporations
- 799,880 43%
- Sole traders
- 865,789
- Partnerships
- 45,033
Per working day this year
≈ 210
new companies registered · 45,761 so far in 2026
How to search the Taiwanese company register, or pull these counts yourself with the Company Data API.
Largest companies in Taiwan
Which are the largest companies in Taiwan? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with 70,037 staff, ahead of President Chain Store and Cathay Life Insurance Co.,ltd.. It is also the largest company by yearly revenue, ahead of Wistron and Quanta Computer. Below are the top companies of Taiwan ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Taiwan. 4 Taiwanese companies employ more than 10,000 people and 262 report more than $1 billion a year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has the largest headcount of any company in Taiwan in our data. 4 Taiwanese companies list more than 10,000 people, 862 more than 500.
- 170,037 staff
- 244,367 staff
- 331,153 staff
- 429,054 staff
- 525,000 staff
- 622,339 staff
- 722,189 staff
- 820,012 staff
- 919,095 staff
- 1018,426 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the largest company in Taiwan by revenue; 262 Taiwanese companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$121.8B
- 2$69.9B
- 3$67.9B
- 4$37.7B
- 5$35.7B
- 6$34.4B
- 7$30.4B
- 8$25.3B
- 9$24.2B
- 10$23.6B
Taoyuan City Government Smart City and Community Development Commission is the largest public body in our data for Taiwan, with 12,139 staff.
- 112,139 staff
- 29,000 staff
- 31,427 staff
10,167 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Taiwan.
- 118,975 worldwide
- 26,483 worldwide
- 33,700 worldwide
- 43,603 worldwide
- 53,491 worldwide
- 63,000 worldwide
- 72,500 worldwide
- 82,000 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Taiwan.
By employee size · 1,809,966 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 982,526 | 54% | |
| 5-9 | 567,112 | 31% | |
| 10-19 | 165,334 | 9% | |
| 20-49 | 71,770 | 4% | |
| 50-99 | 13,864 | 0.8% | |
| 100-199 | 6,031 | 0.3% | |
| 200-499 | 2,467 | 0.1% | |
| 500+ | 862 | <0.1% |
54% have 1 to 4 employees; 862 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 239,616 | 14% | |
| $100K-$500K | 762,287 | 43% | |
| $500K-$1M | 496,441 | 28% | |
| $1M-$5M | 248,501 | 14% | |
| $5M-$10M | 16,444 | 0.9% | |
| $10M-$100M | 9,701 | 0.5% | |
| $100M-$1B | 1,335 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 262 | <0.1% |
1,597 companies report more than $100 million; 262 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Taiwan
Most companies in Taiwan are small businesses. Of the 1,809,966 with a known headcount, 1,549,638 (86%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 237,104 are small (10 to 49) and 22,362 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 862 employ 500 people or more, so 99.95% of Taiwanese companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 1,549,638 | 86% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 237,104 | 13% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 22,362 | 1% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 862 | <0.1% |
982,526
companies have 1 to 4 employees (54%). 239,616 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
865,789
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
57%
of the 45,761 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (26,015). Only 2 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Taiwan based?
New Taipei City has more companies than any other region in Taiwan: 293,855, or 16% of the total, ahead of Taipei City (284,673) and Taichung City (269,483). Below you find the twelve largest of its 22 regions and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 22 regions
| Region | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City | 293,855 | 16% | |
| Taipei City | 284,673 | 15% | |
| Taichung City | 269,483 | 14% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 215,696 | 11% | |
| Taoyuan City | 163,106 | 9% | |
| Tainan City | 141,075 | 8% | |
| Changhua | 94,854 | 5% | |
| Pingtung | 51,551 | 3% | |
| Yunlin | 41,058 | 2% | |
| Hsinchu | 40,600 | 2% | |
| Hsinchu City | 36,130 | 2% | |
| Yilan | 35,213 | 2% |
Ten busiest cities
- New Taipei City84,752
- Taichung City65,443
- Taoyuan City59,865
- Zhongshan District51,937
- Kaohsiung City48,849
- Taipei City47,523
- Da'an District44,105
- East District40,034
- Zhongli District31,364
- Tainan City30,750
Main industries in Taiwan
Wholesale (durable goods) is the biggest industry in Taiwan by number of companies: 199,910, or 11% of all firms with an industry code. Next come other shops (185,485) and restaurants and bars (169,064). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Wholesale (durable goods)199,91011%
- Other shops185,48510%
- Restaurants and bars169,0649%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)165,1299%
- Construction trades154,5898%
- Food shops116,3536%
- Business services and IT105,6046%
- Personal services67,3034%
- Engineering, accounting and management54,5763%
- Real estate53,3993%
- Metal products48,8253%
- Lenders40,5812%
- Leisure and recreation33,1022%
- Machinery and computers30,3262%
- Clothing shops28,9192%
- Other industries415,25222%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Taiwan
199,910
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 14,000 staff
- 22,300 staff
- 31,600 staff
185,485
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 111,840 staff
- 22,000 staff
- 31,800 staff
169,064
Restaurants and bars
SIC 58: Eating And Drinking Places
- 12,300 staff
- 21,828 staff
- 31,400 staff
165,129
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 14,810 staff
- 22,500 staff
- 31,646 staff
154,589
Construction trades
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 11,000 staff
- 2700 staff
- 3600 staff
116,353
Food shops
SIC 54: Food Stores
- 15,000 staff
- 21,200 staff
- 31,000 staff
105,604
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 16,500 staff
- 25,000 staff
- 33,300 staff
67,303
Personal services
SIC 72: Personal Services
- 12,000 staff
- 21,200 staff
- 3600 staff
Discover more: all Taiwanese industries, cities and regions
Every Taiwanese list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Taiwan? (2026)
45,761 new companies and startups registered in Taiwan so far in 2026, about 210 every working day, after 96,050 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 57% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 18,880 of them are corporations (Co., Ltd.).
≈ 210
new companies register every working day in 2026
57%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
96,050
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 90,4182022
- 100,5762023
- 96,6882024
- 96,0502025
- 45,7612026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 1235 staff
- 2215 staff
- 3180 staff
- 4165 staff
- 5160 staff
Oldest companies in Taiwan
Our data holds 153 Taiwanese organisations founded before 1900 and 2,447 before 1950. MOEA findbiz (商工登記公示資料查詢) dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
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178,906
Taiwanese companies were founded before 1990
13,457
were founded in 1990
1,662,836 Taiwanese companies, 90% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 178,906 are older.
Types of companies in Taiwan
Two in five Taiwanese businesses in our data are corporations (Co., Ltd.), and half are sole traders. Partnerships make up 2%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations799,88043%
- No legal form on record128,9987%
- Sole traders865,78946%
- Partnerships45,0332%
- Foreign companies10,1670.5%
- Non-profit organisations20,6111%
- Cooperatives1,778<0.1%
- Public bodies4,0310.2%
Which Taiwanese companies are part of a group?
Most Taiwanese companies stand alone: 91% are single-site businesses. The other 160,156 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 66,233 head offices or 93,923 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is CPC Corporation, Taiwan, with 10,823 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 110,823 companies
- 26,396 companies
- 3347 companies
- 4289 companies
- 5233 companies
- 6182 companies
- 7177 companies
- 8105 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 1,876,287; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Taiwanese companies
0 Taiwanese companies have a website on record (0%), 492,767 a phone number (26%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 0 | 0% | |
| Phone | 492,767 | 26% | |
| 0 | 0% |
Questions about companies in Taiwan
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
1,876,287. That includes 865,789 sole traders and 45,033 partnerships.
799,880 corporations, 43% of all Taiwanese businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 1,809,966 Taiwanese companies with a known headcount, 1,809,104 have fewer than 500 employees: 1,549,638 micro, 237,104 small and 22,362 medium-sized. 862 are large enterprises.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with $121.8 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Wistron ($69.9B) and Quanta Computer ($67.9B).
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with 70,037 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
293,855, 16% of all Taiwanese companies (2 November 2026).
45,761 so far in 2026, about 210 per working day, after 96,050 in 2025.
From MOEA findbiz (商工登記公示資料查詢) and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Taiwanese companies. 492,767 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 1,876,287 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Taiwanese company database.
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