Russia is a large and powerful state. It is not surprising that it is on the territory of this country that a huge number of the most powerful and largest enterprises on a global scale are located. In order to determine the largest companies in Russia, statisticians had to do a difficult job, because the number of enterprises in our country is growing annually. According to experts, in order to determine the leaders, it is necessary to identify the main applicants in each field of activity (energy, construction, metallurgy, insurance and information technology).
Types of companies in Russia
In order to determine the largest companies in Russia, it is necessary not only to consider all sectors of production in our country, but also to familiarize yourself with such a concept as private and public property. It is no secret that a huge number of factories and companies have existed in our country since the days of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, today it is almost impossible to reproduce the same huge plants and enterprises as they could do in the days of the USSR. But, on the other hand, is there a need for this? The modern world dictates new rules, and it is very convenient for current entrepreneurs to live by them. Indeed, it is much more profitable to build your own enterprise or plant, which will generate income exclusively to the owner. This is exactly what a number of businessmen do today. Therefore, to determine the largest companies in Russia, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with which of them are private and which are state-owned.
State-owned companies
It is not surprising that the rating of the largest companies in Russia is headed by the most famous domestic enterprises. For example, the company Gazprom, which is simply impossible not to be named on the leaderboard. It will not surprise that the fact that almost all the organizations that deal with oil and gas belong, in whole or in part, to the leadership of our country. Not only the value of the national currency depends on these companies, but also the fate of the people as a whole. As you know, Russia is an exporting country, mainly our country sends oil and gas to the world market. Although it is worth saying that state-owned companies include those enterprises that are considered the only ones or that have no competitors in the world market. For example, United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC (USC), United Aircraft Corporation OJSC or space industry enterprises. But there are also industries in which the state practically does not take part, unless it acquires a certain part of the shares.
Private companies
It is such organizations that belong to private companies. Although it is worth saying that among such enterprises you can find very familiar names. For example, companies such as Lukoil, Bashneft, Tatneft, or the Magnit food chain do not belong to the state, but to certain businessmen or a group of individuals. Large private companies in Russia are also notable for their high profitability and, of course, for their size. It is difficult to say that the owners of such industrial corporations built them on their own. More often than not, wealthy businessmen simply buy back the bulk of the shares from the state and become owners of a ready-made company. It is necessary to divide all organizations into certain areas in order to determine the largest companies in Russia. The list will not consist of all areas of industry, but of the main directions.
Oil companies
The largest companies in the oil industry are Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Bashneft, Surgutneftegaz and other enterprises that are engaged in oil production and export in our country. It just so happened that organizations that are engaged in energy resources in our state simply do not have small sizes. Russian oil companies differ in their scale not only within the Russian Federation, but are also considered quite large all over the world. As you know, black gold is considered one of the most important world resources, and our state has a huge supply of this raw material. You can also see that among the leaders are not only state-owned companies, but also private ones.
If we compare the profitability of companies, we can see that in 2012 Gazprom earned about 117.6 billion dollars, while Lukoil, which is in second place, only 111.4 billion dollars. It is worth noting the fact that the number of workers who work for Gazprom is almost 4 times that of Lukoil. Moreover, the state has a certain part of the shares of this company.
Construction companies
Over the past 20 years, the construction industry has been actively developing. That is why today there are a huge number of companies that are engaged in the construction of roads, housing and commercial premises, as well as oil and gas facilities. Among the leaders can be noted about 30 organizations that today can offer services on the most favorable terms. For example, GK "Stroygazmontazh". His group includes a number of companies that easily implement projects of any complexity. In particular, Stroygazmontazh provides the oil and gas industry with its services.
GC Inteko is a group of companies that are engaged in the construction of residential premises. GC "SU-155" provides a wide range of works, company specialists are ready to offer their services in a wide variety of areas. Almost all construction companies in Russia do not belong to the state.
Metallurgy
The metallurgical industry in our country is not the last. Perhaps this is why the leading places are occupied by the metallurgical large companies of Russia. The list in this industry is divided into two areas: ferrous and non-ferrous industries. The first include companies such as EvrazHolding, Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant Group, Mechel, Severstal, Pipe Metallurgical Company and United Metallurgical Company. The second group consists of companies that deal with more expensive metals: Norilsk Nickel, Ryaztsvetmet, Novosibirsk Tin Plant, Russian Aluminum and the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company. In the past few years, the state pays great attention to this industry, because it is these domestic enterprises that make a huge contribution to all world production.
IT companies
The economy of our country has been actively developing all the time, and IT companies have already entered the top largest companies in Russia. The leader in this direction, of course, is Yandex, which in just 15 years of its existence managed to achieve amazing results. In second place is the no less famous site Mail.ru. Mail.ru Group has evolved from a regular mail service into a real corporation, which currently employs about 3 thousand people. Co-owner of this company is one of the richest people in Russia - Alisher Usmanov.
In third place is the popular social network VKontakte, which annually makes a profit of $ 215 million. Further on the leaderboard are companies that were able to quickly attract a huge audience of users: RBC, Afisha-Rambler, iFree, Game Insight, as well as 2GIS and Superjob. All these organizations take pride of place in the list of the largest companies in our country, because a huge number of Internet users use their services daily.
A little about insurance and why these companies are so important for Russia
Large insurance companies in Russia can actually be listed without hesitation. Recently, a huge number of people began to use the services of such organizations. Perhaps, it is for this reason that in our country the three leaders so quickly determined that every year simply change places on the podium of the rating winners.
It is also worth emphasizing that today the insurance service has become a mandatory procedure. It is used by tourists, employees of large enterprises, even bank customers are insured. In addition, often customers of insurance companies often use this service not only for the safety of their health, but also for guaranteed security of housing and personal vehicles. And if we talk about the largest companies in Russia, it is worth noting that these organizations have the largest number of customers in the country. So, the top three consists of the companies Rosgosstrakh, SOGAZ and Ingostrakh.
Insurance companies
In order to understand why exactly these companies take first places in annual ratings, just look at the profitability of these organizations. Large insurance companies in Russia make impressive profits. For example, in 2013 only Rosgosstrakh managed to show a result of 99.8 billion premiums collected. At the same time, SOGAZ demonstrated a result of 84.8 billion premiums, and Ingostrakh - about 66.6 billion premiums. These insurance agencies have the most attractive reputation, which is checked not only by time, but also by a huge number of clients. Apparently, therefore, every year the number of customers at these companies only increases.
According to experts, precisely such organizations should occupy leading positions in the rating of the largest companies in Russia as a whole. In addition to the three leaders, one can distinguish such companies as RESO-Garantia, Alfastrakhovanie and Consent.
