The data illustrates the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies based on pharmaceutical revenue in 2017. In that year, Swiss corporation Novartis generated some 33 billion USD of pure pharmaceutical revenue.
Top global pharmaceutical companies
The top pharmaceutical companies when based exclusively on revenue with pharmaceutical products are Pfizer, Roche, and Sanofi, as of 2017. The companies generated 52.5 billion USD, 44.4 billion USD, and 36.7 billion USD, respectively, in that year. In the last years, Swiss company Novartis lost its top 3 ranking, but it is still ranked sixth.
