Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2026: No Ghanaian firm ranked among 900 companies
Most of the Africa-ranked firms were from South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt.
Ghanaian companies were notably absent from Forbes' 2026 World's Best Employers rankings, which featured 900 multinational firms. The African representation was dominated by South African, Nigerian and Egyptian companies, with nine of the top 10 firms originating from South Africa. Notable South African employers in the top 10 included Standard Bank, Absa, First National Bank, MTN and Sanlam Insurance.
Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria secured the 277th position, while Access Bank placed 704th. South Africa's top employer, Nedbank, ranked 26th globally. Standard Bank Group followed at number 54, and Absa Group and FirstRand placed 98th and 104th, respectively. Six of the top 10 firms were from the banking and financial services sector.
In contrast, Microsoft topped the U.S. representation, followed by Delta Airlines and Shopify from the U.S. and Canada. Other prominent top 10 firms included Costco, NVIDIA, Adobe, Apple, Sony, Alphabet and Lego Group. The survey gauged employee perceptions of workplaces based on aspects like recommendation likelihood, benefits, talent development, work environment and training opportunities.
The 2026 list comprised companies headquartered across 52 countries, with a focus on multinational entities employing over 1,000 individuals.
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