Thirteen Israeli companies were listed in Forbes magazine’s ranking of the top 2000 companies worldwide, with Teva Pharmaceuticals leading the way.

Forbes magazine has included thirteen Israeli companies in the magazine's annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world. Last year, 10 Israeli companies were on the list. This year's list includes companies from 62 countries in the world.

 

The companies listed cover a range of different fields, and the first Israeli company on the list is Teva Pharmaceuticals, listed at 381^st place. Teva is followed by Bank Leumi at the 808^th place, Bank Hapoalim at the 859^th place and the oil and gas Delek Group at the 1,112nd place.

 

Other Israeli companies on the list include IDB Holdings (1,119^th), Israel Corp. (1,238^th), Israel Discount Bank (1,289), Africa Israel (1,344), Bezeq – telecommunications (1,554), Check Point – software (1,561), Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank (1,600), FIBI Holdings (1,832), and Gazit Globe (1,882).

 

Africa Israel, Bezeq, Check Point and Gazit Globe were new to the list in 2009.