Best Employers Asia-Pacific 2026: interactive ranking
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This is the second edition of the Best Employers Asia-Pacific annual ranking from the Financial Times and Statista, which lists the top 500 companies based on independent survey results from more than 50,000 employees.
Over the past two years, Statista surveyed the employees anonymously across Asia-Pacific countries, asking how much they would recommend their own employer as a place to work, and which other companies in their sector they would recommend. They were asked to give scores on whether they agreed with 56 statements, such as “I am satisfied with my working hours”, and “my supervisors are understanding when a family emergency unexpectedly comes up”.
Employees were most recently surveyed in May-June this year. The resulting information was combined to yield a score for each company.
Companies do not have to have headquarters in Asia. This year the highest-ranked employer is the US bank JPMorgan Chase, followed by IT company KLA and technology corporation Microsoft, which are also based in the US. KLA has maintained a top three position for the second year.
The US accounts for the largest number of companies on the list again this year, with Japan in second place and India third.
The top three industries based on number of companies are: banking and financial services; IT, internet, software and services; and engineering and manufacturing — the same as last year. However, the number of companies in each sector varies widely, from two for healthcare and social services, to 61 for banking and financial services.
Although the overall score range has widened compared with last year, the average score has still increased, from 71.1 to 75.1, thanks to stronger performance among the top-ranked employers. Statista says the steady performance of top awardees over the past two years suggests that “workplace satisfaction and employer reputation remain stable over time”.
A more detailed methodology can be found below the table.
A Special Report to accompany the Best Employers Asia-Pacific 2026 ranking will be published on November 20, exploring major employment trends in the region.
Methodology
The Best Employers Asia-Pacific survey was conducted using online access panels — for which participants register and agree to take part anonymously in online surveys — and an open survey published on FT.com. This provided a representative sample of more than 50,000 employees working part- or full-time for companies and institutions in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, across 27 industries.
Eligible companies did not have to be headquartered in Asia-Pacific, but had to have at least 1,000 employees and operate in any two of the countries or territories in the survey’s scope.
The evaluation was based on two criteria:
Direct evaluations, where employees were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employer to friends and family. The responses were on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 meant “I wouldn’t recommend my employer under any circumstances” and 10 meant “I would definitely recommend my employer”.
Indirect recommendations, where participants were also asked to evaluate other employers in their industry that stood out either positively or negatively.
Employees were also asked to give their opinions on statements about their current employer in areas including working conditions, salary, potential for development and company image. The degree of agreement/disagreement for each statement was measured on a five-point scale.
The resulting data was combined to calculate a final score, with a greater weight given to the direct evaluations. A maximum score of 100 was given to the highest-ranking employer, with the remainder calibrated accordingly. The ranking also takes into account evaluations from the past two years.
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