Top 10 Biggest Pharma Companies

The global pharmaceutical industry will see positive growth this year, but who is leading the way?

Tim HayesContributing Editor, Healthcare Packaging

Oct 16th, 2020

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While many industries are facing unfathomable challenges amid the global pandemic, one industry is actually poised to grow. You guessed it--it’s pharma. A recent Pharmaceutical Technology article listed the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies by revenue. Here’s the list, but refer to the full article for more information.

Johnson & Johnson - $56.1bn
Pfizer - $51.57bn
Roche - $49.23bn
Novartis - $47.45bn
Merck & Co. - $46.84bn
GlaxoSmithKline - $46.27bn
Sanofi - $40.46bn
AbbVie - $33.26bn
Takeda - $30.52bn
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding - $26.6bn

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