{"id":208648,"date":"2024-02-14T05:06:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T03:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/?p=208648"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:19:54","slug":"africas-largest-companies-by-market-capitalization-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2024\/02\/14\/africas-largest-companies-by-market-capitalization-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s Largest Companies by market capitalization, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As of February 18, 2025, Naspers Limited is the most valuable company in Africa, with a market cap of $41.56 billion.<\/strong> Following it are Firstrand Limited ($22.59 billion) and STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED ($19.69 billion).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which one is the most valuable in Africa by market cap?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis list comprises the biggest companies currently in Africa by market cap in 2024:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-836-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-836\">Africa\u2019s Largest Companies by market capitalization, 2024<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-836\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-836\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-836-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>RANK<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>COMPANY<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>MARKET CAPITAL (USD DOLLAR)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NASPERS LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$41.56 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">FIRSTRAND LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$22.59 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$19.69 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">CAPITEC BANK HOLDINGS LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$19.41 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">GOLD FIELDS LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$17.46 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ATTIJARIWAFA BANK SA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$13.09 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">VODACOM GROUP LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$12.47 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MTN GROUP LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10.99 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SANLAM LIMITED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9.4 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ANGLO AMERICAN 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