Fortune Names 2026 Best Companies in Southeast Asia
The 2026 list ranks 100 companies, with 39 appearing for the first time, led for a second year by DHL Group.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Remote Work
Fortune and Great Place To Work published the 2026 Fortune Best Companies to Work For Southeast Asia list, which includes 100 companies. Golden Arches Development (McDonald's Philippines) debuted at No. 7, while DHL Group retained the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive year.
Why it matters
The ranking is based on employee-based assessments conducted through Great Place To Work, offering a measure of workplace quality across the region. The high number of first-time entrants signals shifting employer practices among companies competing for talent in Southeast Asia.
Hilti rose 73 places to No. 14 and Coca-Cola rose 72 places to No. 20, while 12 new entrants were certified only in the Philippines and 9 only in Vietnam. The extraction does not specify how these changes compare with prior years' overall rankings.
The players
Fortune
Fortune is a U.S.-based business magazine known for its annual corporate rankings, including its Best Companies to Work For lists.
Great Place To Work
Great Place To Work is a global workplace research and certification firm that conducts employee-based assessments used to rank employers.
DHL Group
DHL Group is a German logistics company and the only firm on the list certified across all ten Southeast Asian markets.
The details
Companies are certified through Great Place To Work's employee-based assessment. DHL Group is the only company on the list certified in all ten Southeast Asian markets, and FedEx ranked No. 24, Sunway Group No. 26, and United Overseas Bank No. 39.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Fortune and Great Place To Work published the 2026 Southeast Asia list.
Market Landscape
The list applies Great Place To Work's employee-based certification method to Southeast Asia, where 39 of 100 ranked companies are newcomers. The large share of first-time entrants points to employers in the region competing more actively on workplace quality.
Job seekers comparing employers in Southeast Asia can use the certified list as one reference point when weighing workplace quality. Employees at ranked companies may find the assessment useful when evaluating their own employer's standing.
The takeaway
Employers across Southeast Asia are competing more visibly on workplace quality, as the high turnover in the ranking shows. Job seekers can use certified employer lists as one input when comparing opportunities.
Further reading
Explore more on Remote Work to see how workplace practices are shaping employer rankings across the region.
More information
View the full 2026 Southeast Asia Best Companies to Work For list on Fortune's Asia portal.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Manila times.
