List of companies of Denmark

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Location of Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The country has a developed mixed economy that is classed as a high-income economy by the World Bank. [1] It ranks 18th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita and 6th in nominal GDP per capita. [2] [3] Denmark's economy stands out as one of the most free in the Index of Economic Freedom and the Economic Freedom of the World. [4] [5] It is the 13th most competitive economy in the world, and 8th in Europe, according to the World Economic Forum in its Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015. [6]

Contents

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Denmark".

Largest firms

This list displays all Danish companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023. [7]

Fortune 500
rank
NameIndustryRevenue
(USD millions)
Profits
(USD millions)
EmployeesHeadquarters
151 Maersk Group Transportation 51,0653,822105,909 Copenhagen
469 Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals 33,70812,14363,845 Bagsværd

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotesStatus
  
Alectia Industrials Business support services Virum 1912 Business consulting PA
ALK-Abelló Health care Pharmaceuticals Hørsholm 1923 Pharmaceuticals PA
Aller Media Consumer services Publishing Copenhagen 1873 Magazines PA
Alm. Brand Financials Full line insurance Copenhagen 1792 Financial services PA
Ambu Health care Medical equipment Copenhagen 1937 Health care support PA
Arkitema Architects Industrials Business support services Aarhus 1969 Architecture PA
Arla Foods Consumer goods Food products Viby J 2000 Food cooperative, dairy PA
Arp-Hansen Hotel Group Consumer services Hotels Copenhagen 1959 Hotels PA
Bang & Olufsen Consumer goods Consumer electronics Struer 1925 Audio, electronics PA
Bestseller A/S Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Brande 1975 Clothing PA
Bjarke Ingels Group Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 2005 Architecture PA
BoConcept Consumer services Specialty retailers Herning 1952 Furniture and design PA
Brødrene Hartmann Industrials Containers & packaging Gentofte 1917 Packaging PA
C. F. Møller Architects Industrials Business support services Aarhus 1922 Architecture PA
Carlsberg Group Consumer goods Brewers Copenhagen 1847 Brewing PA
Cembrit Industrials Building materials & fixtures Aalborg 1927 Fibre cement manufacturer PA
Chr. Hansen Consumer goods Food products Hørsholm 1874 Food, agriculture PA
COBE Architects Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 2005 Architecture PA
Coloplast Health care Medical equipment Fredensborg 1957 Medical devices PA
Coop amba Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Copenhagen 1896 Supermarkets, formerly FDB PA
Copenhagen Airport Industrials Transportation services Copenhagen 1925 Airport PA
Co-Ro Food Consumer goods Food products Frederikssund 1942 Food and beverage PA
COWI A/S Industrials Business support services Kongens Lyngby 1930 Consulting PA
Daloon Consumer goods Food products Nyborg 1960 Food processing PA
D/S Norden Industrials Marine transportation Hellerup 1871 Shipping PA
Dampskibsselskabet Torm Industrials Marine transportation Copenhagen 1889 Shipping PA
Danfoss Industrials Industrial machinery Nordborg 1933 Industrial equipment PA
Danisco Health care Biotechnology Copenhagen 1989 Biopharma PA
Danish Agro Industrials Industrial machinery Karise 1901 Farm supply PA
Danish Crown AmbA Consumer goods Food products Randers 1998 Food processing PA
Dansk Supermarked Consumer services Broadline retailers Højbjerg 1964 Retail chain PA
Danske Bank Financials Banks Copenhagen 1871 Bank PA
Dantherm Industrials Industrial machinery Skive 1958 Climate control solutions PA
DFDS Industrials Marine transportation Copenhagen 1866 Shipping, logistics PA
Dissing+Weitling Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1971 Architecture PA
DLF Consumer goods Farming & fishing Roskilde 1906 Seed producer PA
DSB Industrials Railroads Copenhagen 1885 Railway PA
DSV Industrials Delivery services Hedehusene 1976 Transport and logistics PA
DT Group Industrials Building materials & fixtures Copenhagen 1896 Building materials PA
ECCO Consumer goods Footwear Bredebro 1963 Shoes PA
Egmont Group Consumer services Publishing Copenhagen 1878 Media PA
Elwis Industrials Building materials & fixtures Gentofte 1938 Lighting PA
Falck Health care Health care providers Copenhagen 1906 Healthcare PA
FLSmidth Industrials Industrial machinery Copenhagen 1882 Engineering PA
Flying Tiger Copenhagen Consumer services Braodline retailers Copenhagen 1995 Stores PA
Foss A/S Industrials Business support services Hillerød 1956 Food services analytical solutions PA
Global Risk Management Industrials Business support services Middelfart 2004 Fuel price risk management PA
GN Store Nord Health care Health care providers Ballerup 1869 Audiological diagnostics PA
Grundfos Industrials Industrial machinery Bjerringbro 1945 Pumps PA
Gryphon Audio Designs Consumer goods Consumer electronics Ry 1985 [8] Audio equipment PA
Haldor Topsoe Basic materials Specialty chemicals Copenhagen 1940 Chemicals PA
Hempel Group Basic materials Specialty chemicals Lyngby-Taarbæk 1915 Coatings PA
Henning Larsen Architects Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1959 Architecture PA
House of Amber Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Copenhagen 1933 Jewelry PA
Hummel Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Aarhus 1923 Sportswear PA
IC Group Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Copenhagen 2001 Clothing PA
IO Interactive Technology Software Copenhagen 1990 Video games PA
ISS A/S Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1901 Facility services PA
Jet Time Consumer services Airlines Copenhagen 2006 Airline, defunct 2020 PD
Jorgensen Engineering Industrials Business support services Odense 1933 Engineering PA
Jysk Consumer services Specialty retailers Aarhus 1979 Retail chain PA
Jyske Bank Financials Banks Silkeborg 1967 bank PA
Kemp & Lauritzen Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1882 Engineering PA
Kopenhagen Fur Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Copenhagen 1930 Fur coop PA
LastObject Consumer goods Personal products Copenhagen 2016 Sustainable personal care products PA
Leo Pharma Health care Pharmaceuticals Copenhagen 1908 Pharmaceuticals PA
LM Glasfiber Industrials Industrial machinery Lunderskov 1940 Wind power equipment PA
Louis Poulsen Industrials Building materials & fixtures Copenhagen 1874 Lighting PA
Lundbeck Health care Pharmaceuticals Copenhagen 1915 Pharmaceuticals PA
Lundgaard & Tranberg Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1983 Architecture PA
Maersk Conglomerates Ocean and inland freight transportation Copenhagen 1904 Transportation, energy PA
Martin Professional Industrials Building materials & fixtures Aarhus 1987 Lighting PA
Matas Consumer services Drug retailers Allerød 1949 Drug stores PA
Netcompany Technology Software Copenhagen 1999 Software consultancy PA
NKT Holding Conglomerates - Copenhagen 1891 Conglomerate PA
NNIT Technology Software Gladsaxe 1994 Software consultancy PA
Nordic Adult Entertainment Consumer goods Recreational products Copenhagen 1972 Pornographic magazines PA
Nordisk Film Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Copenhagen 1906 Film studio PA
North Media Consumer services Publishing Gladsaxe 1978 Media group PA
North Sea Capital Financials Financial services Copenhagen 2001 Private equity advising PA
Novo Nordisk Health care Pharmaceuticals Copenhagen 1923 Pharmaceuticals PA
Novozymes Health care Biotechnology Copenhagen 2000 Biotech PA
Nykredit Financials Financial services Copenhagen 1985 Financial services PA
Ørsted Utilities Conventional electricity Fredericia 2006 Power and natural gas PA
Pandora (jewelry) Consumer goods Jewellery Retailer Copenhagen 1982 Jewellery PA
Parken Sport & Entertainment Consumer services Recreational services Copenhagen 1992 Sports PA
Pharma Nord Health care Pharmaceuticals Vejle 1981 Pharmaceuticals PA
Pharmacosmos Health care Pharmaceuticals Holbæk 1965 Pharmaceuticals PA
Phase One Consumer goods Recreational products Copenhagen 1993 Photography PA
Plesner Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1918 Law firm PA
Post Danmark Industrials Delivery services Copenhagen 1624 Postal PA
Ramboll Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1945 Engineering PA
Roskilde Forsyning Utilities Conventional electricity Roskilde 2000 Local utility company PA
Royal Copenhagen Consumer goods Durable household products Copenhagen 1775 Porcelain PA
Royal Unibrew Consumer goods Brewers Faxe 1989 Brewery PA
Sampension Financials Asset managers Copenhagen 1945 Financial services PA
Santa Fe Group Industrials Logistics Copenhagen 1897 Logistics PD
Saxo Bank Financials Banks Copenhagen 1992 Financial services PA
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Consumer goods Tobacco Copenhagen 1961 Tobacco PA
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Industrials Business support services Copenhagen 1986 Architecture PA
Select Sport Consumer goods Recreational products Copenhagen 1947 Sporting goods PA
Simonsen & Weel Health care Medical equipment Vallensbæk 1817 health sector equipment PA
STYLEPIT Consumer services Apparel retailers Copenhagen 2000 Fashion retailer PA
Stibo Technology Enterprise software Århus 1794 International information management PA
TDC A/S Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Copenhagen 1879 Telecommunications PA
Terma A/S Industrials Aerospace Lystrup 1949 Defense, aerospace PA
The Lego Group Consumer goods Toys Billund 1932 Plastic bricks PA
Thorco Shipping Industrials Marine transportation Copenhagen 2003 Shipping PA
Tryg Financials Full line insurance Copenhagen 2002 Financial services PA
Tuborg Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Fredericia 1873 Brewery, part of Carlsberg Group PA
United Shipping & Trading Company Industrials Marine transportation Middelfart 1876 Shipping PA
VELUX Industrials Building materials & fixtures Hørsholm 1941 Windows PA
Vestas Industrials Industrial machinery Aarhus 1945 Wind turbines PA
Welltec Oil & gas Oil equipment & services Allerød 1994 Oil and gas wells PA
Widex Health care Medical equipment Lynge 1956 Hearing aids PA
William Demant Health care Health care providers Ledøje-Smørum 1904 Health care PA
Zentropa Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Hvidovre 1992 Film studio PA

See also

References

  1. Country and Lending Groups. World Bank. Accessed on 14 March 2016.
  2. "GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)", World Development Indicators database, World Bank. Database updated on 14 April 2015. Accessed on 22 August 2015.
  3. (selecting all countries, GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank. Accessed on 22 August 2015.
  4. "Country Ratings" [unfit] , 2012 Index of Economic Freedom. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. "Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report Complete Publication (2.7 MB)" (PDF). freetheworld.com . Fraser Institute. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. "Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. "Global 500". Fortune. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. "A Gryphon's Tale". Gryphon-audio.dk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.