5 Largest Private Military Contractors In The World

2. PMC Wagner

Personnel: 50,000

Russia’s PMC Wagner is the second largest private military contractor in the world, with a manpower of over 50,000 personnel that are actively engaged in conflicts in Mali, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine. The group is believed to be backed by the Russian government, but operates independently from the conventional military forces. Ties between the Kremlin and Wagner received a dent in 2023 after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a rebellion against Putin’s regime.