World’s Best Employers Rankings 2026

Snapshot 2026-09-14. The main table uses Forbes × Statista World’s Best Employers 2025. Microsoft is first for a second year. Delta Air Lines is second. The 2026 world list usually lands in October and was not out by this date. Staffing-group revenue sits in the staffing rankings.

World’s Best Employers 2025 top ten

Forbes and Statista surveyed more than 300,000 employees in over 50 countries. Firms needed more than 1,000 staff and a global footprint. Scores include the last three years, with more weight on recent answers and current employees. Nine hundred companies made the list. Three of the top five sit in IT software and services: Microsoft, Alphabet, and Adobe. Delta is the only transportation-and-logistics name in the top 50. The board follows rank: 1–2 in S, 3–4 in A, 5–6 in B, 7–8 in C, 9–10 in D. Country and headcount come from the Forbes Australia top-20 table.

How this list is ranked

Snapshot 2026-09-14. The main table follows Forbes × Statista World’s Best Employers 2025. The methodology page puts the global list in October; the 2026 world list was not out by this date. Bands by rank: 1–2 S, 3–4 A, 5–6 B, 7–8 C, 9–10 D. The full top ten and headcount come from the Forbes Australia global top-20 table the next day. This is a survey of workplaces. Staffing-group revenue sits in the staffing rankings. Consulting firms: 2026 consulting rankings. Names: docs/glossaries/best-employers-2026-glossary.md.

Ranks 11–20 on the same world list

Samsung Electronics is 11. Costco is 12. Cisco is 13. Shopify is 14. Rolex is 15. Marriott is 16. Nike is 17. HubSpot is 18. Airbus is 19. Nintendo is 20. Australia’s highest name is Atlassian, at 117.

America’s Best Large Employers 2026 top ten

Forbes × Statista published the US large-employer list on 10 February 2026 and printed the top 100 on 24 March. The survey covers more than 217,000 US employees. Firms with more than 5,000 staff enter the large list; 700 names made it. Trader Joe’s moved from second last year to first. St. Jude is second. Google is third, Microsoft fourth, Stanford fifth. Delta is 13th on this US list, off the world-list second place.