2016
Top 100
Companies
in Asia
Asia's definitive 2016 ranking of companies whose scale, strategic execution, technology, capital power and market-shaping contribution defined the region's corporate influence.
Asia's definitive 2016 ranking of companies whose scale, strategic execution, technology, capital power and market-shaping contribution defined the region's corporate influence.
An independent InfluenceAsia editorial ranking focused on Asian-headquartered and Asia-rooted companies across technology, finance, energy, manufacturing, mobility, consumer platforms, infrastructure, aviation, telecommunications and conglomerates.
The list evaluates companies and corporate groups rather than individuals. It includes listed companies, private technology leaders, state-owned strategic enterprises and diversified groups where 2016 influence extended beyond a narrow local market. Written as a 2016 editorial assessment, using the information and strategic context available during that year rather than later outcomes.
100Companies evaluated in the final list
17Markets represented across Asia
68Sector definitions included
99.2Highest InfluenceAsia score
Representative Standouts
Companies that set the tone
The first tier of the 2016 list shows the breadth of Asian corporate influence: hardware, mobility, digital platforms, finance, semiconductors and infrastructure all carry defining weight.
Samsung Electronics
- Market
- South Korea
- Sector
- Technology hardware and semiconductors
- Theme
- Device Scale and Component Power
Asia's most complete technology manufacturer, spanning devices, chips, displays and global consumer reach.
Toyota Motor
- Market
- Japan
- Sector
- Automotive and mobility
- Theme
- Hybrid Scale and Manufacturing Discipline
Japan's premier automotive company and a global benchmark for manufacturing discipline and hybrid mobility.
Alibaba Group
- Market
- China
- Sector
- E-commerce, cloud and digital payments
- Theme
- China Digital Commerce Engine
China's defining digital-commerce company, turning marketplaces, payments and cloud into national-scale infrastructure.
Tencent Holdings
- Market
- China
- Sector
- Internet platforms, gaming and social technology
- Theme
- WeChat Ecosystem Power
China's social-platform powerhouse, connecting messaging, entertainment, payments and mobile services.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Market
- China
- Sector
- Banking and financial services
- Theme
- Balance-Sheet Authority
China's largest banking institution and a central channel of corporate and household finance.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
- Market
- Taiwan
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Theme
- Foundry Infrastructure
Taiwan's foundry leader and the manufacturing platform behind much of the global chip-design economy.
Full List
The 2016 ranking
Companies are ordered by InfluenceAsia score. Each entry identifies the market, sector and concise profile line behind its 2016 position.
| Rank | Company | Market | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics Asia's most complete technology manufacturer, spanning devices, chips, displays and global consumer reach. | South Korea | Technology hardware and semiconductors | 99.2 |
| 2 | Toyota Motor Japan's premier automotive company and a global benchmark for manufacturing discipline and hybrid mobility. | Japan | Automotive and mobility | 99.1 |
| 3 | Alibaba Group China's defining digital-commerce company, turning marketplaces, payments and cloud into national-scale infrastructure. | China | E-commerce, cloud and digital payments | 98.9 |
| 4 | Tencent Holdings China's social-platform powerhouse, connecting messaging, entertainment, payments and mobile services. | China | Internet platforms, gaming and social technology | 98.8 |
| 5 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China China's largest banking institution and a central channel of corporate and household finance. | China | Banking and financial services | 98.6 |
| 6 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Taiwan's foundry leader and the manufacturing platform behind much of the global chip-design economy. | Taiwan | Semiconductors | 98.5 |
| 7 | Huawei Technologies A Chinese technology company combining telecom infrastructure, research depth and global smartphone ambition. | China | Telecommunications equipment and smartphones | 98.3 |
| 8 | State Grid Corporation of China China's strategic grid operator and one of the world's most important electricity infrastructure companies. | China | Power utilities and energy infrastructure | 98.2 |
| 9 | SoftBank Group A Japanese technology holding company using bold capital allocation to reshape its strategic identity. | Japan | Telecommunications, internet investment and technology holding | 98 |
| 10 | Reliance Industries An Indian conglomerate using Jio to turn connectivity into a mass-market digital platform. | India | Energy, petrochemicals, telecom and digital services | 97.9 |
| 11 | Didi Chuxing China's defining mobility platform and the year's most important Asian private technology company. | China | Mobility technology | 97.8 |
| 12 | Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia's strategic energy company and a pillar of global petroleum supply. | Saudi Arabia | Energy and petroleum | 97.6 |
| 13 | Sinopec Group A Chinese energy and petrochemical giant central to refining, distribution and industrial supply. | China | Energy, refining and petrochemicals | 97.5 |
| 14 | China National Petroleum Corporation China's central upstream energy group and a pillar of national oil and gas security. | China | Energy and petroleum | 97.3 |
| 15 | China Mobile China's dominant mobile operator and one of Asia's most important digital-access platforms. | China | Telecommunications | 97.2 |
| 16 | China Construction Bank A Chinese banking giant anchoring construction finance, mortgages and corporate credit. | China | Banking and financial services | 97 |
| 17 | Agricultural Bank of China A Chinese banking institution with unmatched reach into rural and mass-market finance. | China | Banking and financial services | 96.9 |
| 18 | Bank of China China's global banking bridge for trade finance, foreign exchange and overseas corporate banking. | China | Banking and financial services | 96.7 |
| 19 | Ping An Insurance A Chinese insurance group turning financial services into a technology-enabled customer ecosystem. | China | Insurance and financial technology | 96.6 |
| 20 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Japan's leading banking group and a major channel of Asian corporate finance. | Japan | Banking and financial services | 96.4 |
| 21 | Japan Post Holdings A Japanese postal-financial group with unmatched reach into household savings and national service infrastructure. | Japan | Postal, insurance and financial services | 96.3 |
| 22 | AIA Group A Hong Kong-based life insurer serving Asia's expanding demand for protection and long-term savings. | Hong Kong SAR, China | Insurance and wealth protection | 96.2 |
| 23 | Hyundai Motor South Korea's leading automaker and a global force in mass-market vehicle manufacturing. | South Korea | Automotive and mobility | 96 |
| 24 | Honda Motor A Japanese mobility company with exceptional breadth across cars, motorcycles and engines. | Japan | Automotive, motorcycles and engines | 95.9 |
| 25 | Nissan Motor A Japanese automaker with global alliance scale and early electric-vehicle experience. | Japan | Automotive and mobility | 95.7 |
| 26 | Kia Motors A Korean automaker using design and value to expand the global reach of Korean mobility. | South Korea | Automotive and mobility | 95.6 |
| 27 | LG Electronics A Korean electronics company with global strength in appliances, displays and connected home products. | South Korea | Consumer electronics and appliances | 95.4 |
| 28 | SK Hynix A Korean memory-chip manufacturer central to smartphones, servers and global electronics supply. | South Korea | Semiconductors | 95.3 |
| 29 | Sony A Japanese technology and entertainment group connecting gaming, sensors, music and visual culture. | Japan | Electronics, gaming, entertainment and imaging | 95.1 |
| 30 | Panasonic A Japanese electronics company repositioning around batteries, industrial systems and connected living. | Japan | Electronics, batteries and industrial systems | 95 |
| 31 | Hitachi A Japanese industrial technology group connecting infrastructure, systems engineering and enterprise IT. | Japan | Industrial systems, infrastructure and technology | 94.9 |
| 32 | Canon A Japanese imaging company with enduring strength in cameras, optics and office technology. | Japan | Imaging, optics and office equipment | 94.7 |
| 33 | Nintendo A Japanese gaming company whose characters and platforms remain global entertainment assets. | Japan | Gaming and entertainment | 94.6 |
| 34 | Hon Hai Precision Industry Taiwan's contract-manufacturing giant and a core production platform for global electronics. | Taiwan | Electronics manufacturing services | 94.4 |
| 35 | Lenovo Group China's most international PC company and a major player in enterprise and consumer hardware. | China | Personal computers, servers and devices | 94.3 |
| 36 | Baidu China's search leader and one of the country's most serious early AI platform companies. | China | Search, AI and internet services | 94.1 |
| 37 | JD.com A Chinese e-commerce company building trust through logistics, fulfillment and direct retail operations. | China | E-commerce and logistics | 94 |
| 38 | Xiaomi A Chinese smartphone and connected-device company built around online distribution and fan-driven products. | China | Consumer electronics and internet services | 93.8 |
| 39 | Rakuten Japan's leading e-commerce ecosystem linking marketplace activity with payments and digital services. | Japan | E-commerce, fintech and digital services | 93.7 |
| 40 | Fast Retailing A Japanese apparel group turning functional everyday clothing into a global retail language. | Japan | Apparel retail | 93.5 |
| 41 | Seven & i Holdings A Japanese retail group making convenience stores a sophisticated consumer infrastructure model. | Japan | Retail and convenience stores | 93.4 |
| 42 | China State Construction Engineering Corporation China's leading construction group and a central builder of urban and infrastructure projects. | China | Construction and infrastructure | 93.3 |
| 43 | China Railway Engineering Corporation A Chinese infrastructure group central to rail, metro and transport construction. | China | Railway engineering and infrastructure | 93.1 |
| 44 | China Railway Construction Corporation A Chinese engineering group building railways, highways and urban transport corridors at scale. | China | Infrastructure engineering | 93 |
| 45 | China Communications Construction Company A Chinese infrastructure group shaping ports, bridges and trade-corridor construction. | China | Ports, roads and maritime infrastructure | 92.8 |
| 46 | CRRC Corporation China's rail-equipment champion and a key industrial pillar behind high-speed and urban transit systems. | China | Rail equipment manufacturing | 92.7 |
| 47 | Midea Group A Chinese appliance leader expanding from home products into smarter manufacturing and automation. | China | Appliances and industrial automation | 92.5 |
| 48 | Haier Group A Chinese appliance group building global consumer credibility around connected home products. | China | Appliances and consumer electronics | 92.4 |
| 49 | Gree Electric Appliances A Chinese air-conditioning giant shaping affordable climate control for urban Asia. | China | Appliances and air conditioning | 92.2 |
| 50 | BYD A Chinese battery and electric-vehicle company advancing new-energy mobility before it is mainstream. | China | Electric vehicles, batteries and mobility | 92.1 |
| 51 | Tata Consultancy Services India's leading IT-services company and a global standard for offshore enterprise delivery. | India | IT services and consulting | 92 |
| 52 | Infosys An Indian IT-services leader moving enterprise delivery toward digital consulting and automation. | India | IT services and consulting | 91.8 |
| 53 | Wipro An Indian technology-services company supporting global enterprise modernization. | India | IT services, consulting and engineering | 91.7 |
| 54 | HDFC Bank India's benchmark private bank for retail execution, digital adoption and credit discipline. | India | Banking and financial services | 91.5 |
| 55 | ICICI Bank A major Indian private bank linking corporate finance, retail growth and digital banking. | India | Banking and financial services | 91.4 |
| 56 | State Bank of India India's national banking anchor with unmatched reach across households and businesses. | India | Banking and financial services | 91.2 |
| 57 | Bharti Airtel India's leading telecom operator and a central player in the country's mobile data transformation. | India | Telecommunications | 91.1 |
| 58 | Tata Motors An Indian automaker linking domestic mobility, commercial vehicles and global brand exposure. | India | Automotive and mobility | 90.9 |
| 59 | Tata Steel An Indian steel producer central to industrial materials, infrastructure and manufacturing capability. | India | Steel and industrial manufacturing | 90.8 |
| 60 | Mahindra & Mahindra An Indian mobility and tractor company deeply tied to rural productivity and practical transport. | India | Automotive, agriculture and industrial equipment | 90.6 |
| 61 | Flipkart India's leading e-commerce platform and a central builder of online retail behavior. | India | E-commerce and digital retail | 90.5 |
| 62 | Paytm India's leading mobile wallet company and a central catalyst for cashless payments. | India | Digital payments and fintech | 90.4 |
| 63 | Ola India's leading ride-hailing company and a major organizer of urban mobility demand. | India | Mobility technology | 90.2 |
| 64 | Emirates Group Dubai's flagship aviation group and a global symbol of Gulf hub connectivity. | United Arab Emirates | Aviation and travel services | 90.1 |
| 65 | Qatar Airways A Qatari airline building a premium global hub network from Doha. | Qatar | Aviation | 89.9 |
| 66 | Singapore Airlines Singapore's flagship airline and a global standard for premium aviation service. | Singapore | Aviation | 89.8 |
| 67 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong's flagship airline and a key carrier for Asian passenger and cargo connectivity. | Hong Kong SAR, China | Aviation | 89.6 |
| 68 | ANA Holdings Japan's leading airline group and a key operator in Asian premium and domestic aviation. | Japan | Aviation | 89.5 |
| 69 | DP World A Dubai-based port operator shaping global trade gateways and maritime logistics. | United Arab Emirates | Ports and logistics | 89.3 |
| 70 | DBS Group Singapore's leading bank and a regional benchmark for digital financial transformation. | Singapore | Banking and financial services | 89.2 |
| 71 | OCBC Bank A Singapore banking group known for regional trust, conservative execution and financial-services breadth. | Singapore | Banking and financial services | 89.1 |
| 72 | United Overseas Bank A Singapore bank built around regional relationships, SME finance and ASEAN business connectivity. | Singapore | Banking and financial services | 88.9 |
| 73 | Singtel Singapore's telecom champion and a regional platform for mobile and enterprise connectivity. | Singapore | Telecommunications | 88.8 |
| 74 | CapitaLand A Singapore real-estate group building and managing urban assets across Asia. | Singapore | Real estate and urban development | 88.6 |
| 75 | CK Hutchison Holdings A Hong Kong conglomerate with global reach across ports, retail, telecom and infrastructure. | Hong Kong SAR, China | Conglomerate, ports, retail, telecom and infrastructure | 88.5 |
| 76 | Jardine Matheson A regional conglomerate linking Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast Asian consumer economies. | Hong Kong SAR, China / Singapore | Conglomerate, retail, property and automotive | 88.3 |
| 77 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Hong Kong's exchange operator and a critical gateway between Chinese companies and global capital. | Hong Kong SAR, China | Capital markets and exchange infrastructure | 88.2 |
| 78 | Petronas Malaysia's national energy company and a major force in LNG, upstream resources and petrochemicals. | Malaysia | Energy, LNG and petrochemicals | 88 |
| 79 | PTT Thailand's national energy group and a core institution for fuel, gas and petrochemical supply. | Thailand | Energy and petrochemicals | 87.9 |
| 80 | Siam Cement Group A Thai industrial group central to cement, chemicals, packaging and ASEAN development. | Thailand | Building materials, chemicals and packaging | 87.7 |
| 81 | Charoen Pokphand Group A Thai conglomerate linking agribusiness, food production and retail across Asia. | Thailand | Agribusiness, food and retail | 87.6 |
| 82 | Maybank Malaysia's leading bank and a key player in ASEAN banking and Islamic finance. | Malaysia | Banking and financial services | 87.5 |
| 83 | CIMB Group A Malaysian banking group with strong ASEAN capital-markets and universal-banking reach. | Malaysia | Banking and financial services | 87.3 |
| 84 | Bank Central Asia Indonesia's leading private bank and a trusted platform for payments and everyday financial services. | Indonesia | Banking and financial services | 87.2 |
| 85 | Bank Mandiri An Indonesian state-owned bank central to corporate finance and national development. | Indonesia | Banking and financial services | 87 |
| 86 | Telkom Indonesia Indonesia's telecom anchor and a critical platform for national digital connectivity. | Indonesia | Telecommunications and digital infrastructure | 86.9 |
| 87 | Astra International An Indonesian conglomerate linking vehicles, finance, equipment and consumer-industrial demand. | Indonesia | Automotive, financial services and diversified industry | 86.7 |
| 88 | Ayala Corporation A Philippine conglomerate connecting property, banking, telecom and infrastructure modernization. | Philippines | Conglomerate, property, banking and telecom | 86.6 |
| 89 | SM Investments A Philippine consumer conglomerate built around malls, retail, property and banking. | Philippines | Retail, property and banking | 86.4 |
| 90 | San Miguel Corporation A Philippine conglomerate spanning food, beverages, infrastructure and energy. | Philippines | Food, beverages, infrastructure and energy | 86.3 |
| 91 | Wilmar International A Singapore agribusiness group controlling critical food-processing and edible-oil supply chains. | Singapore | Agribusiness and food processing | 86.2 |
| 92 | Emaar Properties A Dubai real-estate company shaping the city's global urban and retail identity. | United Arab Emirates | Real estate and urban development | 86 |
| 93 | Emirates NBD A Dubai banking group central to corporate finance, retail banking and Gulf trade flows. | United Arab Emirates | Banking and financial services | 85.9 |
| 94 | Qatar National Bank Qatar's leading bank and a major Gulf financial institution. | Qatar | Banking and financial services | 85.7 |
| 95 | Etisalat A UAE telecom group connecting Gulf and emerging-market consumers through mobile and broadband networks. | United Arab Emirates | Telecommunications | 85.6 |
| 96 | SABIC A Saudi petrochemical company central to industrial materials and economic diversification. | Saudi Arabia | Petrochemicals and industrial materials | 85.4 |
| 97 | Turkish Airlines Turkey's flagship airline and a major connector between Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. | Turkey | Aviation | 85.3 |
| 98 | Koç Holding Turkey's leading diversified holding group across industry, energy, finance and consumer goods. | Turkey | Conglomerate, energy, automotive and consumer durables | 85.1 |
| 99 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Israel's leading pharmaceutical company and a global force in generic medicines. | Israel | Pharmaceuticals | 85 |
| 100 | Mobileye An Israeli automotive technology company making computer vision central to driver assistance and autonomous mobility. | Israel | Automotive technology and advanced driver assistance | 84.8 |
Methodology
How the list was built
The ranking applies a 100-point InfluenceAsia editorial scoring model designed for a 2016 assessment of scale, execution, innovation, capital importance and durable influence.
InfluenceAsia evaluated Asian-headquartered and Asia-rooted companies across listed groups, private technology platforms, strategic state-owned enterprises and diversified corporate groups. The ranking focuses on the company level rather than individual executives.
The assessment reflects the information and strategic context available during 2016. Later outcomes, restatements or subsequent market movements are not used to rewrite the 2016 editorial perspective.
Scores combine quantitative scale signals with editorial judgment about regional importance, international relevance and the company's ability to shape its field.
- 2016 field-defining contribution30%
- Regional and international influence25%
- Strategic scale and execution credibility20%
- Innovation, infrastructure or capital importance15%
- Durability of 2016 influence10%
Notes
Copyright and legal statement
Copyright
Copyright InfluenceAsia Media. All rights reserved. This list, ranking structure, editorial summaries and presentation may not be reproduced, redistributed or commercially reused without written permission from InfluenceAsia.
Editorial Independence
This is an independent editorial ranking. Inclusion, rank and score are based on InfluenceAsia assessment criteria and do not constitute an endorsement, investment recommendation or commercial relationship disclosure.
Legal Disclaimer
The information is prepared for editorial and research purposes only. Company names, markets, sectors and descriptions are presented as an historical 2016 assessment and should not be treated as legal, financial or investment advice.