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History 2001
- The search covered the same 18 countries as in 1998 and 1999. All the countries included in the search were represented on the list.
- This year's 500 companies created 252,090 jobs.
- The average employment per company grew from 250 in 1995 to 754 in 2000, with an average of 504 new jobs created per company.
- The total turnover grew from €16,762,666,000 (16.7 billion) in 1995 to €53,191,932,000 (43.4 billion) in 2000, increasing cumulatively by 228.8% over the five years or at an annual average compounded rate of 26.8%.
| Top 3: |
INTERSHOP COMMUNICATIONS |
GERMANY |
295487* |
| SONG NETWORKS HOLDING AB |
SWEDEN |
234739* |
| TELESENS KSCL AG |
GERMANY |
178561* |
* Birch Index