Business Chief Europe Magazine June 2019 | Page 86

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10 SAP

$ 138.9bn

German software industry giant SAP is the largest in the country according to its market value of $ 138.9bn . Founded by five German IBM engineers in 1972 , the company specialises in enterprise software for business . Indeed , the company says it is “ the market leader in enterprise application software , helping companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best ”. With its base in the town of Walldorf , Baden-Württemberg , the company reported its 2018 revenue at $ 27.8bn , and employs over 98,600 people . JUNE 2019