the Top 50 Companies to Work for According to LinkedIn ...

By Neecey

In the past few years LinkedIn has built an excellent reputation in the business world and that means there is some usefulness when they share statistics – especially when you know that by the end of 2015 it is likely the platform will have 400 million members (it was 364 million at the end of June 2015). LinkedIn recently published a list of the top 100 companies most in demand for jobs based on the interactions on the site. Here’s the top 50 of that 100.

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1

Google

Main Business: Search engine software
Employees: 59k
Corporate website: Google.com
Google

2

Apple

Main Business: Computer technology
Employees: 104k
Corporate website: Apple.com
Apple

3

Facebook

Main Business: Social media
Employees: 11k
Corporate website: Facebook.com
Facebook

4

Microsoft

Main Business: Operating system technology
Employees: 117k
Corporate website: Microsoft.com
Microsoft

5

Nike

Main Business: Sportswear
Employees: 33k
Corporate website: Nike.com
Nike

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6

The Walt Disney Company

Main Business: Children’s entertainment
Employees: 28k
Corporate website: Thewaltdisneycompany.com
The Walt Disney Company

7

Tesla Motors

Main Business: American automotive and energy storage
Employees: 12k
Corporate website: Teslamotors.com
Tesla Motors

8

Procter & Gamble

Main Business: Multinational consumer goods
Employees: 71k
Corporate website: Pg.com
Procter & Gamble

9

Starbucks

Main Business: Coffee shops
Employees: 57k
Corporate website: Starbucks.co.uk
Starbucks

10

Shell

Main Business: Oil and petroleum
Employees: 86k
Corporate website: Shell.co.uk
Shell

11

Amazon

Main Business: Consumer eCommerce
Employees: 66k
Corporate website: Amazon.com
Amazon

12

McKinsey & Company

Main Business: Multinational management consulting
Employees: 22k
Corporate website: Mckinsey.com
McKinsey & Company

13

GE

Main Business: Power & utilities
Employees: 60k
Corporate website: Ge.com
GE

14

Johnson & Johnson

Main Business: Multinational medical devices and pharmaceutical goods
Employees: 571k
Corporate website: Jnj.com
Johnson & Johnson

15

Netflix

Main Business: Online movies
Employees: 2k
Corporate website: Netflix.com
Netflix

16

Bloomberg LP

Main Business: Financial software
Employees: 16k
Corporate website: Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg LP

17

Twitter

Main Business: Social media
Employees: 4k
Corporate website: Twitter.com
Twitter

18

Yahoo

Main Business: Search engine software
Employees: 12k
Corporate website: Yahoo.com
Yahoo

19

Under Armour

Main Business: Sports clothing and accessories
Employees: 4k
Corporate website: Underarmour.co.uk
Under Armour

20

Adobe

Main Business: Multinational computer software
Employees: 13k
Corporate website: Adobe.com
Adobe

21

BP

Main Business: Oil & Petroleum
Employees: 64k
Corporate website: Bp.com
BP

22

Salesforce

Main Business: Cloud computing
Employees: 16k
Corporate website: Salesforce.com
Salesforce

23

ESPN

Main Business: Sports entertainment
Employees: 9k
Corporate website: Espn.go.com
ESPN

24

Pfizer

Main Business: pharmaceuticals
Employees: 75k
Corporate website: Pfizer.co.uk
Pfizer

25

Unilever

Main Business: consumer goods
Employees: 68k
Corporate website: Unilever.co.uk
Unilever

26

Cisco

Main Business: networking equipment
Employees: 81k
Corporate website: Cisco.com
Cisco

27

SAIC

Main Business: Science applications
Employees: 21k
Corporate website: Saic.com
SAIC

28

Fox

Main Business: News & Entertainment
Employees: 5k
Corporate website: Fox.com
Fox

29

Sephora

Main Business: Cosmetics
Employees: 11k
Corporate website: Sephora.com
Sephora

30

Lockheed Martin

Main Business: Global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies
Employees: 75k
Corporate website: lockheedmartin.com
Lockheed Martin

31

Samsung Electronics

Main Business: Multinational electronics
Employees: 54k
Corporate website: samsung.com
Samsung Electronics

32

Boeing

Main Business: Aircraft manufacturing company
Employees: 95k
Corporate website: boeing.com
Boeing

33

The New York Times

Main Business: Multimedia News
Employees: 4k
Corporate website: nytimes.com
The New York Times

34

Warner Bros

Main Business: Entertainment Group
Employees: 6k
Corporate website: warnerbros.com
Warner Bros

35

BlackRock

Main Business: Financial Planning & Investment Management
Employees: 12k
Corporate website: blackrock.com
BlackRock

36

The Coca-Cola Company

Main Business: Soft drinks
Employees: 51k
Corporate website: coca-colacompany.com
The Coca-Cola Company

37

Goldman Sachs

Main Business: Investment banking
Employees: 38k
Corporate website: goldmansachs.com
Goldman Sachs

38

Electronic Arts (EA)

Main Business: Gaming
Employees: 11k
Corporate website: ea.com
Electronic Arts (EA)

39

L-3 Communications

Main Business:
Employees: 45k
Corporate website: L-3com.com
L-3 Communications

40

NBCUniversal Media

Main Business: Media and entertainment
Employees: 15k
Corporate website: Nbcuniversal.com
NBCUniversal Media

41

HBO

Main Business: Premium cable and satellite television network
Employees: 3k
Corporate website: Hbo.com
HBO

42

Forbes

Main Business: American business magazine
Employees: 1k
Corporate website: Forbes.com
Forbes

43

Hewlett-Packard

Main Business: A global information technology company
Employees: 278k
Corporate website: Hp.com
Hewlett-Packard

44

Hilton Worldwide

Main Business: A global hospitality company
Employees: 32k
Corporate website: Hiltonworldwide.com
Hilton Worldwide

45

Whole Foods Market

Main Business: Wine and food merchants
Employees: 20k
Corporate website: Wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole Foods Market

46

IBM

Main Business: Technology and consulting corporation
Employees: 411k
Corporate website: Ibm.com
IBM

47

Oracle

Main Business: A global computer technology corporation
Employees: 139k
Corporate website: Oracle.com
Oracle

48

ExxonMobil

Main Business: Multinational oil and gas corporation
Employees: 40k
Corporate website: Corporate.exxonmobil.com
ExxonMobil

49

Airbnb

Main Business: Allows people to rent accommodation from local hosts in 190+ countries
Employees: 3k
Corporate website: Airbnb.com
Airbnb

50

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Main Business: Technology and media
Employees: 6k
Corporate website: Sonypictures.com
Sony Pictures Entertainment You can see the full list of 100 here business.linkedin.com

Would you want to work at any of these companies or maybe you already do?

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I wanna work in google

I found the list quite interesting.

Interesting list but not so many surprises really. 

Hard Hard Work.

One can only dream to work in any of these companies

The list is really interesting...

It's cool to see google and apple in the top slots! ive always wanted to work in google! They got a lot of perks!

Very interesting & useful !!!

it's cool to google and apple on the top slot

It's a very interesting list really. 

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