The global pharmaceutical sector is anticipated to experience good growth, given that the leading pharmaceutical companies are leading the charge in the fight against COVID-19.
The pharmaceutical business has seen a very big change as a result of the increasing demand for safe and effective COVID-19 treatments, and the Pharma list of the biggest pharmaceutical companies is very different from the one from the previous years.
The Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine was developed by Pfizer in collaboration with BioNTech. One of the most popular medications ever, Comirnaty nearly doubles Pfizer’s income in 2021 and catapult it to the top of the list of the biggest pharmaceutical corporations in the world.
The world’s largest pharmaceutical companies can be found in a wide range of nations, including the US, China, EU, Japan, India, UK, and more.
Top (Largest) Pharma Companies in 2022
Pfizer (79 Billion USD)
Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered in New York. Pfizer is an industry leader in the development of drugs and vaccines for a variety of medical specialties, such as immunology, cancer, cardiology, and neurology.
ABBVIE (56.1 Billion USD)
AbbVie Inc (AbbVie) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company, which discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes drugs for the treatment of chronic & complex dieseases.
Johnson & Johnson (52 Billion USD)
Johnson & Johnson is the largest and most broadly based healthcare company in the world. Company develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods with operations in 60 countries and products sold in over 175 countries.
Novartis (51.6 Billion USD)
Novartis AG is a Swiss-American multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland and Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Roche (48.5 Billion USD)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, commonly known as Roche, is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Roche is a leader in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and neurology with a staff of over 90,000 and a headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Bristol Myers Squibb (46.4 Billion USD)
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in New York City, BMS is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and consistently ranks on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations.
Merck & Co. (42.8 Billion USD)
Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. As a leading provider of biologic therapies, prescription drugs, vaccines, and animal health products, Merck is one of the biggest global healthcare company.
AstraZeneca (37.4 Billion USD)
AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. It has a portfolio of products for major diseases in areas including oncology, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory, and inflammation. It has been involved in developing the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Sanofi (37.4 Billion USD)
Sanofi S.A. is a French multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France. Company offers innovative solutions in preventive healthcare (vaccines) as well as in treatment for allergy, pain, diabetes, rare diseases, and other therapeutic areas.
GSK (32.1 Billion USD)
GSK plc, formerly GlaxoSmithKline plc, is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London, England. GSK engages in the research, development, and manufacture of pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products.