30 Biggest European Companies by Market Value

23. SAP – Germany

Market Value: $90.2 B

The only software company on the list, SAP employs 70,000 people and has over 210,000 clients in over 130 countries. It is one of the leading producers of enterprise software for managing business operations as well as client relations in the world.

22. BASF – Germany

Market Value: $93.5 B

The largest chemical manufacturing company in the world, BASF was founded in 1865. By 1900s it became one of the leading producers of synthetic dyeing agents in the world. During the World War 2 it was a part of IG Farben, the largest chemical conglomerate in the world. The conglomerate was dissolved after the war and in 1948 BASF was reconstituted.