TIME Ranks Top Asia-Pacific Employers for 2027
TIME and Statista released the inaugural Asia-Pacific Best Employers of 2027 list, ranking 500 companies by employee satisfaction surveys.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Jobs — General
TIME magazine published its inaugural Asia-Pacific Best Employers of 2027 list, ranking the top 500 companies in the region. United Laboratories was the highest-ranked Filipino company, placing No. 24 on the list.
Why it matters
The ranking draws on employee satisfaction surveys conducted from 2024 to 2026, offering workers and job seekers a comparative view of how companies rate as places to work across Asia-Pacific. It also gives Filipino companies a regional benchmark for employer reputation.
The list ranks 500 companies across Asia-Pacific, with United Laboratories at No. 24, Ayala Corp. at No. 32, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. at No. 44, and San Miguel Corp. at No. 55. Survey respondent counts and scoring weights for each company were not reported.
The players
TIME
TIME is a long-running American news magazine that has published rankings and lists covering business and culture for decades.
Statista
Statista is a German-founded global data platform known for compiling market and survey data used by media and businesses.
United Laboratories
United Laboratories is a Philippine pharmaceutical company, widely known as Unilab, that is one of the largest drugmakers in the country.
The details
Curated by TIME and global data firm Statista, the list is built from employee satisfaction surveys covering 2024 to 2026. Other Filipino companies on the list include Jollibee Foods Corp. at No. 89, Del Monte Philippines at No. 105, and BDO at No. 164.
Timeline
Employee satisfaction surveys used for the ranking were conducted between 2024 and 2026.
TIME published the Asia-Pacific Best Employers of 2027 list on November 4, 2026.
Market Landscape
This inaugural Asia-Pacific edition extends survey-based employer rankings from TIME and Statista into a regional scope covering 500 companies. Ranking employers this way gives job seekers a comparative reputation signal that individual company recruiting pages do not provide.
Job seekers comparing employers across Asia-Pacific can use the ranking as one input alongside salary, role fit, and location. Because the list is built from employee satisfaction surveys, it reflects workers' reported experience rather than company marketing.
The takeaway
Employee satisfaction is now a measurable, regionally compared signal in hiring decisions. Candidates weighing offers can look beyond headline pay to how current staff rate their employers.
Further reading
For more on how employers are judged by their workers, see Jobs — General.
