The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of cosmetics companies in the world holds companies in 162 of its countries.
List of Cosmetics Companies Worldwide
Cosmetics companies make and sell skincare, make-up, hair care and sun care products. We list 176,048 cosmetics companies in the world, most of them in India (44%) and the United States (8%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
176,048 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies176,048
Countries162
Largest countryIndia
Employees10-19
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email6.5%
Phone23%
Website12%
CEO name72%
Live sample of cosmetics companies in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 176,048 cosmetics companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Hindustan Unilever LIMITEDHindustan Unilever LIMITED
| 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 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Gandhidham | Plot No 253-257 | Gujarat | 370230 | N/A | 2008 | 0 | 16,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 2 | Fareva Morton Grove, INC. | USA | Morton Grove | 6901 Golf Rd | Cook | 60053-1346 | *****.com | 2018 | $92,168,898 | 13,000 | Corporation | 57 | N/A |
| 3 | Amorepacific CORPORATION | Southkorea | Osan | 37 Gajangsaneopdong-ro | Gyeonggi | 18103 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 6,203 | 69 | 1068643373 | |
| 4 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Kolkata | 63, Garden Reach Road | West Bengal | 700024 | *****.in | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 5 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Mumbai | Shree Niwas House | Maharashtra | 400001 | N/A | 2002 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 6 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Kanpur | 117 / L / 92 | Uttar Pradesh | 208025 | N/A | 2006 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 7 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Pune | Brooke Bond Lipton Division, Glendale, 9 | Maharashtra | 411016 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 8 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Dharwad | 4 / 6 | Karnataka | 580024 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 9 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Pune | 512, 513 | Maharashtra | 411001 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 10 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Chennai | Hindustan Lever Building | Tamil Nadu | 600017 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 11 | Hindustan Unilever LIMITED | India | Bengaluru | Bulltemple Road | Karnataka | 560037 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 6,000 | 601 | N/A | |
| 12 | Square Toiletries LIMITED | Bangladesh | Pabna | Meril Road, Shalgaria | Rajshahi | 6600 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 5,500 | 3 | N/A | |
| 13 | Sibao Group | China | Wuhan | Sibao International Mansion, No.260, Huangpu Ave., Hankou | Hubei | 430019 | N/A | N/A | $6,308,000 | 5,000 | N/A | N/A | |
| 14 | Arian Chimia Tech | Iran | Tehran | No.68 Saye Street | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2002 | $4,040,525 | 5,000 | Corporation | N/A | 191581 |
| 15 | Dabur India LIMITED | India | Chennai | 602, Anna Salai | Tamil Nadu | 600006 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 4,984 | 316 | N/A | |
| 16 | Dabur India LIMITED | India | Mumbai | 24, L B S Marg | Maharashtra | 400083 | *****.com | 2003 | 0 | 4,984 | 316 | N/A | |
| 17 | Amorepacific CORPORATION | Southkorea | Seoul | 100 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu | Seoul | 04386 | N/A | 2006 | $2,891,917,600 | 4,704 | Corporation | 69 | 1068643373 |
| 18 | The Procter & Gamble Company | USA | Cincinnati | 2 Procter and Gamble Plz | Hamilton | 45202-3315 | *****.com | 1837 | $84,284,000,000 | 109,012 | Corporation | 884 | 20677 |
| 19 | Lg H&H CO., LTD. | Southkorea | Cheonan | 250 Cheongdangsaneop-gil, Dongnam-gu | South Chungcheong | 31212 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 4,449 | 341 | 1078198143 | |
| 20 | Maybelline, INC. | USA | New York | 575 5th Ave Fl Mezz | New York | 10017-2422 | *****.com | 1915 | $7,336,410 | 4,118 | Corporation | 1813 | N/A |
| 21 | Lg H&H CO., LTD. | Southkorea | Seoul | 98 Huam-ro, Jung-gu | Seoul | 04637 | N/A | 2001 | $4,321,733,200 | 4,056 | Corporation | 341 | 1078198143 |
| 22 | Nazih Group | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah | 18th Floor, al Batha Tower, Buhairah Corniche | Sharjah | N/A | N/A | 1975 | $646,484,000 | 4,000 | N/A | N/A | |
| 23 | L'oreal USA, INC. | USA | Little Rock | 11500 Maybelline Rd | Pulaski | 72231 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 4,000 | 1813 | N/A | |
| 24 | Parfums Christian Dior | France | Paris | 33 Avenue Hoche | Paris | 75008 | *****.com | 1955 | $2,688,928,391 | 3,867 | Corporation | 5038 | 55206518700130 |
| 25 | State Enterprise For Vegetable Oils | Iraq | Baghdad | P O Box 2379, Muaskar al Rashid Rd | Baghdad | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4,040,525 | 3,750 | Local government body | N/A | N/A |
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Largest cosmetics companies in the world
The biggest cosmetics companies in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in India, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
The Procter & Gamble Company is the largest cosmetics company in the world by headcount. 4,936 cosmetics companies employ 50 people or more; 2,210 employ 100 or more.
4,446 cosmetics companies in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 2,475 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
India has the most cosmetics companies in the world: 76,755, or 44% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
4,868 cosmetics companies were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
45 cosmetics companies in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most cosmetics companies in the world are small: 52% have 10 to 49 employees, and 59% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most cosmetics companies?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Cosmetics companies per country, 162 countries
- 1India76,755 (44%)
- 2The United States13,836 (8%)
- 3Japan10,978 (6%)
- 4South Korea9,726 (6%)
- 5Colombia5,651 (3%)
- 6Thailand4,129 (2%)
- 7South Africa3,877 (2%)
- 8Brazil3,523 (2%)
- 9France3,459 (2%)
- 10China3,285 (2%)
- 11The United Kingdom3,000 (2%)
- 12Turkey2,982 (2%)
- 13Germany2,905 (2%)
- 14Italy2,509 (1%)
- 15Russia1,769 (1%)
India and the United States together hold 51% of the cosmetics companies in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 147 countries hold 27,661 more.
Which continents have the most cosmetics companies?
Asia holds 62% of the cosmetics companies in our data, Europe 13% and North America 9%.
Cosmetics companies per continent
- 1Asia108,330 (62%)
- 2Europe23,686 (13%)
- 3North America16,006 (9%)
- 4South America11,331 (6%)
- 5Africa7,266 (4%)
- 6Middle East7,195 (4%)
- 7Oceania2,231 (1%)
How many cosmetics companies started this year?
This year 4,868 new cosmetics companies registered in the world, after 7,684 last year.
Founded per year
- 7,5092022
- 8,2412023
- 7,6982024
- 7,6842025
- 4,8682026 so far
Legal forms of cosmetics companies in the world
39% of the cosmetics companies in the world are sole traders.
- Sole traders68,666
- Corporations68,320
- Partnerships13,943
- Foreign companies286
- Cooperatives167
- Non-profit82
- Other or unknown24,584
Which cosmetics companies are part of a group?
21,865 of the 176,048 cosmetics companies in the world (12%) are part of a chain or group: 6,913 head offices or parent companies and 14,952 branches. The other 154,183 (88%) trade from a single location. 91 of the 95 largest cosmetics companies in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 154,183 | 88% | |
| Head office | 6,913 | 4% | |
| Branch | 14,952 | 8% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Parfums Christian Dior5,038 in group
- 2Shanghai Jahwa United CO., Ltd.3,315 in group
- 3L'oreal Deutschland GmbH1,813 in group
The groups are counted from the 95 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 176,048; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do cosmetics companies do?
Cosmetics companies formulate creams, make-up, shampoos and other personal care products, test them for safety and pack them under their own or retailers' brands. A few global beauty groups own many well-known brands, next to independent and private-label makers, and they sell through drugstores, perfume shops, salons and online, under safety rules that differ by market.
Our data comes from the business registers of 162 countries, where cosmetics companies are classified under SIC code 2844 (perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 176,048 of them (100%) sit in classes 20.42 (manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations) and 46.45 (wholesale of perfume and cosmetics), part of divisions 20 (manufacture of chemicals and chemical products) and 46 (wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles).
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Our data holds 176,048 cosmetics companies in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
India, with 76,755 cosmetics companies or 44% of the total, followed by the United States (13,836) and Japan (10,978).
Most cosmetics companies in the world are small: 52% have 10 to 49 employees, and 59% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is The Procter & Gamble Company in Cincinnati with 109,012 employees.
This year 4,868 new cosmetics companies registered in the world, after 7,684 last year.
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