Oldest companies still operating — the full ranked list
The complete ranking of oldest companies still operating, in order, with what the ranking counts and how firm the figures behind it are. Free reference, no sign-up — and the guessing game that plays the same list.
Founding date of businesses still trading today, oldest first. Japan dominates the very top and the reason is structural: a family firm that adopts a capable heir rather than inheriting one can survive a thousand years of bad sons.
The figures behind this ranking move over time, so the order is right for now rather than fixed.
100 entries, in order.
- Kongo Gumi
- Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
- Koman
- Hoshi Ryokan
- Genda Shigyo
- Stiftskeller St. Peter
- Staffelter Hof
- Tanaka-Iga
- Chateau de Goulaine
- Marinelli Bell Foundry
- Barone Ricasoli
- Barovier & Toso
- Torrini Firenze
- Antinori
- Camuffo
- Baronnie de Coussergues
- Grazia Deruta
- Beretta
- William Prym
- Cambridge University Press
- John Brooke & Sons
- Codorniu
- Von Poschinger
- Whitechapel Bell Foundry
- Oxford University Press
- R. Durtnell & Sons
- Shirley Plantation
- Mellerio dits Meller
- Zildjian
- Sumitomo
- Hudson's Bay Company
- C. Hoare & Co
- Mitsui
- Lloyd's of London
- Barclays
- Coutts
- Taylor's Port
- Bank of Scotland
- Bank of England
- Berry Bros & Rudd
- Twinings
- Fortnum & Mason
- Martell
- Remy Martin
- Moet & Chandon
- Villeroy & Boch
- Wedgwood
- Guinness
- Hennessy
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Faber-Castell
- Veuve Clicquot
- Molson
- Jim Beam
- DuPont
- Colgate
- Peugeot
- Purdey
- Brooks Brothers
- Cadbury
- Holland & Holland
- Tiffany & Co
- Hermes
- John Deere
- Procter & Gamble
- Siemens
- Pfizer
- Corning
- Western Union
- Levi Strauss
- Louis Vuitton
- Burberry
- Bacardi
- Opel
- Bayer
- Nokia
- Nestle
- Sherwin-Williams
- Mitsubishi
- Shiseido
- Coca-Cola
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kodak
- Michelin
- Nintendo
- Mercedes-Benz
- Skoda
- Suntory
- Fiat
- Renault
- Buick
- 3M
- Cadillac
- Ford
- Harley-Davidson
- Rolls-Royce
- Kikkoman
- Takashimaya
- Vlaamsche Brouwerij
- Weihenstephan
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