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This Chart Visualizes the Largest Pharmaceutical Companies by Continent
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought pharmaceutical companies into the spotlight. Many have played an integral role in getting lifesaving vaccines to the public while at the same time making an incredible amount of money in the process. In the year 2020 the 50 largest drug companies made a combined revenue of more than $850 billion dollars. The biggest leader at the moment is Johnson and Johnson with a value of $428.66 billion dollars. This visualization made with data from Companies Market Cap shows the largest pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in the world.
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Separated by continents, the company’s wealth is represented by a graphic bubble where you can clearly see the standout giant J&J like the great red spot on Jupiter. The 2nd largest on the list is the Swiss pharmaceutical company, Roche. According to the graphic they have a market cap value of $320.41 billion. North America accounts for more than 45% of the global pharmaceutical market with 6 of the top 10 largest.