Overview
The Heineken entry in the Forbes Global 2000 is Heineken Holding N.V., the Amsterdam-listed parent that supervises the Heineken group; Forbes records revenue of US$32.5bn for 2026.[1] The company describes itself as the second-largest brewer in the world and the largest in Europe, with more than 340 beer and cider brands, sales in more than 190 countries and more than 87,000 employees, and dates its history to 1864.[5]
Heineken strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Second-largest brewer by sales
- Broad geographic spread
Limitations
- Profit of US$1,074m is low relative to sales
- Concentrated in beer
Appears in
- Largest Companies in the Netherlands (2026) #11
- Largest Beverage Companies (2026) #4
- Largest Food Companies (2026) #12
Heineken peers and competitors
Companies ranked in the same lists as Heineken.
Asahi Group Holdings
JBS
Diageo
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners- Kweichow Moutai
- Coca-Cola
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
PepsiCo- Luzhou Laojiao
Molson Coors Beverage Company- Thai Beverage
- Constellation Brands
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