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List of all companies in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has 4,190 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 2,600 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 9% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Zimbabwe, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 4,190 Zimbabwean companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Zimbabwean company database.

4,190 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026

Companies4,190
Corporations2,600
Employees10-19
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0%
Phone4%
Website0%
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Zimbabwean company list: all 4,190 companies

The list of all companies and businesses in Zimbabwe, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Zimbabwean company directory.

Tanganda Tea Company LIMITEDTanganda Tea Company LIMITED
Showing 25 of 4,190 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1Postal CodeFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Tanganda Tea Company LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Harare
194 Mutare Road
N/A
1930
$128,990,389,473
4,586
Corporation
N/A
742/1930
2
Hwange Colliery Company LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Hingwe
Coronation Drive
N/A
1899
$77,733,913,000
60
Corporation
N/A
381/1954
3
Hibern Trading PVT LTD
Zimbabwe
Marondera
Rakodkzi Estate
N/A
N/A
$2,546,908,000
7,000
N/A
N/A
4
Edgars Stores LTD
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
Cnr 9th Avenue & Herbert Chitepo Street
N/A
1948
$2,037,229,522
1,000
Corporation
N/A
379/1948
5
Zimre Holdings LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
9th Floor, Zimre Centre, Leopold Takawira Street/kwame Nkrumah
N/A
1984
$1,595,827,388
2,200
Corporation
3
ZW0009011611
6
T M Supermarket (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
194 Mutare Road
N/A
1996
$1,552,886,192
4,268
Corporation
3
3900/1996
7
Minerals Marketing CORPORATION Of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Harare
Mmcz Building, 90 Mutare Road
N/A
1983
$1,512,624,756
465
N/A
N/A
8
Safeguard Security Services (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
36 Telford Road
N/A
1971
$1,372,051,909
4,601
Corporation
N/A
1289/71
9
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
Corner George Silundika & Second Street
N/A
1927
$1,345,000,460
766
Corporation
N/A
600/B280
10
Nampak Zimbabwe LTD
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
8 Wakefield Road
N/A
1951
$1,307,291,000
449
Corporation
26
187/1951
11
Lesaffre Zimbabwe (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
61 Princess Drive
N/A
1957
$1,293,798,000
11,000
Corporation
N/A
2139/2015
12
Tendo Electronics (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
21 Birmingham Road
N/A
1996
$1,293,223,090
70
Corporation
N/A
2843/1996
13
Tawana Power CORPORATION (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
5 Lezard Avenue
N/A
2012
$1,266,650,000
10,000
Corporation
N/A
9121/2012
14
Fossil Mines (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
5 Loreley Close Beverly East, Msasa
N/A
2011
$913,376,549
60
Corporation
N/A
5268/2011
15
Brand Redwire Distributors (PTY) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
Unit 1&2 Stand, 1583 Skyport Airport Road
N/A
2000
$836,519,710
64
Corporation
N/A
261/2000
16
Zimnat Life Assurance Company LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
3rd Street and Nelson Mandela Avenue
263
1958
$812,183,805
75
Corporation
N/A
800/182/58
17
Innscor (africa) LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Harare
1st Floor, Edward Building, Cnr 1st Street/nelson Mandela Avenu
N/A
1994
$804,039,805
10,372
Corporation
3
3867/1994
18
Meikles LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Harare
99 Speke Avenue
N/A
1937
$791,620,000
4,272
Corporation
3
0001/1937
19
Willowvale Motor Industries (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
1-6 Dagenham Road; Cnr Gleneagles Road
N/A
1960
$740,455,561
43
Corporation
N/A
167/1960
20
Rainbow Tourism Group LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
1 Pennefather Avesamora Machel Avenue West
N/A
1991
$735,863,877
1,061
Corporation
2
4880/1991
21
Mawanga Investments (private) LIMITED
Zimbabwe
Harare
Hendra Farm
N/A
2017
$706,488,406
500
Corporation
N/A
615/2017
22
Varichem Pharmaceuticals (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
194 Gleneagles Road
N/A
1985
$692,798,016
150
Corporation
N/A
679/85
23
Zimbabawe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
25 Samora Machel Avenue
N/A
2009
$671,324,500
5,300
Corporation
N/A
N/A
24
Lotus Stationery Manufacturers (PVT) LTD
Zimbabwe
Harare
107/108 Coventry Road
N/A
1971
$628,622,763
110
Corporation
N/A
397/1971
25
African Distillers LTD
Zimbabwe
Salisbury
55 Jameson Avenue
N/A
1950
$596,408,000
400
Corporation
N/A
434/138/1952

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How many companies are there in Zimbabwe?

Companies and businesses in Zimbabwe

4,190

2 November 2026

There are 4,190 companies and businesses in Zimbabwe in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 2,600 corporations ((Pvt) Ltd), 64 sole traders and 54 partnerships. On top of those come 2 public bodies.

Structure

Single-site businesses
4,142 99%
Head offices
44
Branch locations
4

Legal form

Corporations
2,600 62%
Sole traders
64
Partnerships
54

Per working day this year

≈ 0

new companies registered · 7 so far in 2026

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Largest companies in Zimbabwe

Which are the largest companies in Zimbabwe? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Lesaffre Zimbabwe (PVT), with 11,000 staff, ahead of Innscor (Africa) and Tawana Power Corporation (PVT). By yearly revenue the largest company is Edgars Stores, ahead of Zimre Holdings and Safeguard Security Services (PVT). Below are the top companies of Zimbabwe ranked three ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue and the largest public-sector employers. 3 Zimbabwean companies employ more than 10,000 people and 13 report more than $1 billion a year.

Lesaffre Zimbabwe (PVT) has the largest headcount of any company in Zimbabwe in our data. 3 Zimbabwean companies list more than 10,000 people, 133 more than 500.

  1. 1Harare11,000 staff
  2. 2Harare10,372 staff
  3. 3Harare10,000 staff
  4. 4Harare7,828 staff
  5. 5Harare5,300 staff
  6. 6Harare4,601 staff
  7. 7Harare4,181 staff
  8. 8Harare4,000 staff
  9. 9Harare3,728 staff
  10. 10Bulawayo3,500 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.

By employee size · 3,328 companies with a known headcount

EmployeesShareCompanies%
1-4315
5-9627
10-19950
20-49667
50-99284
100-199178
200-499174
500+133

9% have 1 to 4 employees; 133 have 500 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareCompanies%
< $100K32
$100K-$500K247
$500K-$1M367
$1M-$5M1,191
$5M-$10M351
$10M-$100M339
$100M-$1B62
$1B+13

75 companies report more than $100 million; 13 more than $1 billion.

Small businesses in Zimbabwe

Most companies in Zimbabwe are small businesses. Of the 3,328 with a known headcount, 942 (28%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 1,617 are small (10 to 49) and 636 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 133 employ 500 people or more, so 96.00% of Zimbabwean 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 classShareCompanies%
Micro · fewer than 10942
Small · 10 to 491,617
Medium · 50 to 499636
Large · 500 or more133

315

companies have 1 to 4 employees (9%). 32 turn over less than $100,000 a year.

64

sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.

0%

of the 7 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (0). Only 0 started with 200 staff or more.

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Where are companies in Zimbabwe based?

Harare has more companies than any other place in Zimbabwe: 3,150, ahead of Bulawayo (360) and Mutare (81). Below you find the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.

Ten busiest cities

  1. Harare3,150
  2. Bulawayo360
  3. Mutare81
  4. Masvingo48
  5. Gweru44
  6. Ruwa31
  7. Victoria Falls31
  8. Chitungwiza29
  9. Kwekwe27
  10. Marondera26

Main industries in Zimbabwe

Business services and IT is the biggest industry in Zimbabwe by number of companies: 217, or 8% of all firms with an industry code. Next come social services (211) and wholesale (consumer goods) (208). 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.

Business services and IT: 217, 8% · 2 November 2026Social services: 211, 8% · 2 November 2026Wholesale (consumer goods): 208, 7% · 2 November 2026Wholesale (durable goods): 190, 7% · 2 November 2026Engineering, accounting and management: 145, 5% · 2 November 2026Associations: 121, 4% · 2 November 2026Travel and transport services: 97, 3% · 2 November 2026Holding and investment companies: 89, 3% · 2 November 2026Health care: 72, 3% · 2 November 2026Other: 1,456, 52% · 2 November 20262,806companies
  • Business services and IT2178%
  • Social services2118%
  • Wholesale (consumer goods)2087%
  • Wholesale (durable goods)1907%
  • Engineering, accounting and management1455%
  • Associations1214%
  • Travel and transport services973%
  • Holding and investment companies893%
  • Health care723%
  • Education713%
  • Other shops652%
  • Food production622%
  • Machinery and computers552%
  • Chemicals522%
  • Metal mining492%
  • Other industries1,10239%

The fifteen largest of 81 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.

Largest industries in Zimbabwe

217

Business services and IT

SIC 73: Business Services

  1. 1Harare4,601 staff
  2. 2Harare4,000 staff
  3. 3Harare3,728 staff

211

Social services

SIC 83: Social Services

  1. 1Harare33 staff
  2. 2Harare7 staff
  3. 3Harare7 staff

208

Wholesale (consumer goods)

SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods

  1. 1Harare11,000 staff
  2. 2Harare3,200 staff
  3. 3Harare2,000 staff

190

Wholesale (durable goods)

SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods

  1. 1Harare10,372 staff
  2. 2Bulawayo3,500 staff
  3. 3Bulawayo1,500 staff

145

Engineering, accounting and management

SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services

  1. 1Harare600 staff
  2. 2Harare390 staff
  3. 3Harare350 staff

121

Associations

SIC 86: Membership Organizations

  1. 1Harare120 staff
  2. 2Mt Pleasant, Harare15 staff
  3. 3Harare10 staff

97

Travel and transport services

SIC 47: Transportation Services

  1. 1Harare1,061 staff
  2. 2Chitungwiza600 staff
  3. 3Harare415 staff

72

Health care

SIC 80: Health Services

  1. 1Harare175 staff
  2. 2Harare125 staff
  3. 3Harare86 staff

How many new companies are registered in Zimbabwe? (2026)

7 new companies and startups registered in Zimbabwe so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 27 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 0% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 7 of them are corporations ((Pvt) Ltd).

≈ 0

new companies register every working day in 2026

0%

of this year's startups begin with one to four employees

27

new companies in 2025

Companies founded per year

  1. 242022
  2. 322023
  3. 232024
  4. 272025
  5. 72026 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.

  1. 1Harare0 staff
  2. 2Harare0 staff
  3. 3Harare0 staff
  4. 4Harare0 staff
  5. 5Harare0 staff

Oldest companies in Zimbabwe

Our data holds 2 Zimbabwean organisations founded before 1900 and 75 before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.

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446

Zimbabwean companies were founded before 1990

34

were founded in 1990

446 Zimbabwean organisations in our data were founded before 1990.

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What you can reach: contact data on Zimbabwean companies

0 Zimbabwean companies have a website on record (0%), 152 a phone number (4%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.

FieldShareCompanies%
Website0
Phone152
Email0
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Questions about companies in Zimbabwe

Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).

There are 4,190 companies and businesses in Zimbabwe in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 2,600 of them are corporations.
4,190. That includes 64 sole traders and 54 partnerships.
2,600 corporations, 62% of all Zimbabwean businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 3,328 Zimbabwean companies with a known headcount, 3,195 have fewer than 500 employees: 942 micro, 1,617 small and 636 medium-sized. 133 are large enterprises.
Edgars Stores, with $2.0 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Zimre Holdings ($1.6B) and Safeguard Security Services (PVT) ($1.4B).
Lesaffre Zimbabwe (PVT), with 11,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
7 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 27 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Zimbabwean companies. 152 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
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