List of oldest companies: Difference between revisions

According to a report published by the [[Bank of Korea]] on May 14, 2008, investigating 41 countries, there were 5,586 companies older than 200 years. Of these, 3,146 are located in [[Japan]], 837 in [[Germany]], 222 in the [[Netherlands]] and 196 in France.<ref name="yonhapnews" /> 89.4% of the companies with more than 100 years of history are businesses employing fewer than 300 people.<ref name="yonhapnews">{{cite web|url=http://japanese.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2008/05/14/0500000000AJP20080514003900882.HTML |title=Yonhap News – Japans oldest companies |language=ja |publisher=''[[Yonhap News]]'' |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref><ref name="koreatimes"/> A nationwide Japanese survey counted more than 21,000 companies older than 100 years as from September 30, 2009.<ref name="tsr2009">{{cite web | url=http://www.tsr-net.co.jp/news/analysis_before/2009/1199565_1623.html | title=特別企画：全国創業100年超え企業の実態調査 ''(Special Edition:Whole country wide survey on companies aged over 100 years)'' | publisher=Tokyo Shoko Research | date=October 21, 2009 | accessdate=June 20, 2012|language=ja}}</ref>