$143B 2024 Revenue (USD) $39.89B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 194,173 Employees Worldwide 57th Fortune Global 500 1948 Year Founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ranks among the world’s largest automobile and motorcycle manufacturers. Founded in 1948 in Hamamatsu, Japan, the company grew from a small motorcycle engine workshop into a global mobility leader. Honda produces over 14 million internal combustion engines annually, making it the world’s largest engine manufacturer by volume. The company became the largest motorcycle producer in 1959 and has held that position for over six decades. Beyond vehicles, Honda manufactures aircraft through HondaJet, develops robotics including ASIMO, and…
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Founded: April 1, 1972, in Weinheim, Germany 2024 Revenue: €34.18 billion (approximately $37 billion USD) 2024 Employees: 109,973 worldwide Market Cap: Approximately $235 billion USD (February 2026) Headquarters: Walldorf, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany SAP SE ranks among the world’s largest enterprise software companies. The German firm produces software for managing business processes and helps organizations handle data processing and information flow across departments. The company name SAP stands for Systemanalyse Programmentwicklung (System Analysis Program Development). SAP operates globally with offices in more than 140 countries. Its product lineup includes enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain solutions, and human resources software.…