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Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company is number eight , with a market value of $ 155.8bn . Formed from the amalgamation of a soap manufacturer , Britain ’ s Lever Brothers , and a Dutch margarine maker , Margarine Unie , in 1929 , some sources say it is the world ’ s oldest multinational . Fittingly , it still maintains headquarters in both Rotterdam and London . With over 400 brands , Unilever says that “ on any day , 2.5bn people use Unilever products ”. It is no surprise , then , that the company ’ s 2018 revenue came in at $ 57.29bn . As of 2019 , it employs 155,000 people . JULY 2019