29/06/2026
SY FAMILY-OWNED FIRMS LEAD PH ENTRIES IN FORBES’ 2026 GLOBAL 2000
Seven Philippine companies secured spots in Forbes’ 2026 Global 2000 ranking of the world’s largest publicly listed firms, with SM Investments leading local entries at No. 1029, followed by BDO Unibank, Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Metropolitan Bank & Trust, International Container Terminal Services, Ayala Corp., and Manila Electric.
The annual ranking, which measures companies based on sales, profits, assets, and market value, reached record highs across all four metrics despite global economic pressures, with JPMorganChase retaining the top spot while technology, banking, and energy giants dominated the global list.