Direct Selling News Releases Top 100 Global MLM Companies pt4

Each year Direct Selling News does the deep research to bring us The Top MLM 100 Global Companies. Each year I study these companies to find clues and strategies they use in continuing their successful growth in the direct selling industry.

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I suggest you study these companies so you can determine if the MLM company you are a part of today, has the staying power to become the next Top MLM 100 Global Company!

76. The Maira Co. Ltd.

Sales: $140.5 million
Country: Japan

Japanese consumers can find The Maira Co.’s beauty, bath and other products at salons and through distributors. The company emphasizes herbs and non-surgical rejuvenation.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $140.5 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics, skin care, bath equipment, dietary supplements
Markets: Not available
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1991

77. Giffarine Skyline Unity Co.*

Sales: $137.5 million
Country: Thailand

Giffarine, begun in 1966 by a team of Thai medical doctors and pharmacists, created a wide range of cosmetics, body treatment products, household utensils, diet supplements and food products.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $137.5 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Cosmetics, skin care, food and drink, supplements, household products
Markets: 33
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
Year Founded: 1996

78. ARSOA HONSHA CORP.

Sales: $130.8 million
Country: Japan

ARSOA HONSHA products are developed around the company’s own three pillars of good health philosophy: heart, body and skin. Natural ingredients are a prime focus.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $130.8 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics and nutritional supplements
Markets: 3
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 294
Headquarters: Yamanashi, Japan
Year Founded: 1998

79. Tastefully Simple Inc.

Sales: $130 million
Country: USA

At Tastefully Simple Inc. taste-testing parties, guests sample products and receive serving suggestions, recipes and entertaining tips. Tastefully Simple offers more than 30 standard and 20 seasonal products.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $130 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Specialty food items
Markets: 1
Distributors: 28,000
Employees: 350
Headquarters: Alexandria, Minn.
Year Founded: 1995

80. Kirby*

Sales: $125 million
Country: USA

For almost 100 years, the Kirby Company has focused on home care. Newer versions of the company’s vacuum systems promise to remove allergens and air pollution but continue to rely on in-home demonstrations by independent Kirby distributors.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $125 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Single level
Products: Vacuums, cleaning products
Markets: 70+
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 500
Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio
Year Founded: 1914

81. Ardyss International

Sales: $122 million
Country: Mexico

Ardyss International’s primary product is undergarments that “reshape” the body. A family business, the company has grown consistently since its founding and now also sells nutrition and skincare products.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $122 million
Marketing Style: Party plan and person-to- person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Reshaping apparel, nutrition, skin care
Markets: 5
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico
Year Founded: 1991\

82. Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing

Sales: $120 million+
Country: USA

Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing sells products and services that people use every day. It partners with name-brand providers, such as Dish Network, The Wireless Shop and GE Home Security, among others.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $120 million+
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Health and beauty products, services, entertainment, communications
Markets: 3
Distributors: 100,000+
Employees: 55+
Headquarters: Lexington, Ky.
Year Founded: 2001

83. Chandeal Co. Ltd.*

Sales: $113.5 million
Country: Japan

Chandeal is an undergarment company that began in the early 1980s. The company now has a district sales office in China and a salon in Taiwan.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $113.5 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Lingerie
Markets: 1
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 151
Headquarters: Nara, Japan
Year Founded: 1985

84. Kleeneze

Sales: $109.3 million
Country: United Kingdom

Kleeneze was founded in 1923 as a catalog sales and direct selling company.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $109.3 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Household, health and beauty items
Markets: 4
Distributors: 9,800
Employees: 225
Headquarters: Accrington, Lancashire, UK
Year Founded: 1923

85. Keller Williams Realty Inc.

Sales: $108.1 million
Country: USA

Keller Williams Realty Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based, real estate franchise company with over 75,000 real estate agents, operating in more than 650 market centers (offices) across the United States and Canada. Keller Williams Realty is currently the third-largest residential real estate company in the United States.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $108.1 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person via franchises
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Real estate training, coaching, technology
Markets: 2
Distributors: 76,000
Employees: 166
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Year Founded: 1983

86. Creative Memories*

Sales: $100 million+
Country: USA

Creative Memories is part of The Antioch Company, specializing in making and selling products for scrapbooking and photo needs. This includes photo albums, decorative embellishments, custom display frames and digital scrapbooking supplies.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million+
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Photo albums, scrapbooking materials, digital photo books and photo-organization software.
Markets: 9
Distributors: 70,000
Employees: 800
Headquarters: St. Cloud, Minn.
Year Founded: 1987

86. FreeLife International

Sales: $100 million+
Country: USA

FreeLife International products use goji berries as a primary ingredient, and the company embraces scientific validation to help distributors sell. Its latest product introductions focus on weight loss and anti-aging properties.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million+
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Food/gourmet items, nutritional supplements and oral hygiene, personal-care, skincare and weight-management products
Markets: 26
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 120
Headquarters: Phoenix, Ariz.
Year Founded: 1995

86. lia sophia*

Sales: $100 million+
Country: USA

lia sophia is a family-run business, selling high-quality jewelry backed by a lifetime guarantee.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million+
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Jewelry
Markets: 1
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Wood Dale, Ill.
Year Founded: 1972

86. New Image International

Sales: $100 million+
Country: New Zealand

Founded in 1984, New Image International is one of the pioneers of health products and direct selling in the Asia-Pacific region.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million+
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Colostrum-based nutrition, beauty, home-care/environmental and weight-loss products
Markets: 11
Distributors: 100,000
Employees: 148
Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand
Year Founded: 1984
Stock Symbol: NEW—NZX

90. Déesse

Sales: $100 million
Country: Switzerland

Déesse is a company based in Switzerland. Under the umbrella of Déesse International GmbH, the company sells wares in many other countries.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Profit plan
Products: Cosmetics, skin care, nutritional supplements and clothing
Markets: 10
Distributors: 12,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Sauerlach, Switzerland
Year Founded: Not available

90. Take Shape for Life/Medifast

Sales: $100 million
Country: USA

Take Shape for Life is a healthy lifestyle company that aims to help its customers achieve healthier weights, minds and finances. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of 25-year-old, publicly traded Medifast Inc.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Weight-loss coaching and supporting products
Markets: 1
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Owings Mills, Md.
Year Founded: 1980
Stock Symbol: MED—NYSE

90. Unicity Networks International

Sales: $100 million
Country: USA

Unicity International distributes nutritional supplements, skincare products, weight-management products and a variety of herbal remedies for many health issues. Unicity was formed when network marketing firms Rexall Showcase International and Enrich International merged.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $100 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements and skincare products
Markets: 21
Distributors: 350,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Orem, Utah
Year Founded: 2001

93. WorldVentures

Sales: $90.2 million
Country: USA

WorldVentures markets travel-related products through the Internet and personal contact. In 2009, WorldVentures expanded into several global markets.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $90.2 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Travel packages
Markets: Not available
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 100
Headquarters: Plano, Texas
Year Founded: 2005

94. Relív International Inc.

Sales: $85.4 million
Country: USA

Relìv International launched with a product that provides a full day’s nutrition. That product is still sold today as Relìv Classic, one of the company’s many product offerings. The company holds five nutritional patents, with several more in the application stage.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $85.4 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements and weight-loss programs
Markets: 14
Distributors: 68,680
Employees: 249
Headquarters: Chesterfield, Mo.
Year Founded: 1988
Stock Symbol: RELV—NASDAQ

95. Entertaining at Home Inc.

Sales: $80 million
Country: USA

Entertaining at Home Inc. began as a subsidiary of The Reader’s Digest Association. The company was officially launched in 2006 provides products that help people earn income and entertain in their homes. This revenue reflects the company’s acquisition of Southern Living At Home in 2009.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $80 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Dishware, cookware, and time-saving home devices and accessories
Markets: 1
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Brookfield, Wis.
Year Founded: 2006

95. Regal Ware

Sales: $80 million
Country: USA

Regal Ware sells high-quality cookware. The company’s products include stainless steel and cast-aluminum cookware as well as branded food-preparation items and drinking water treatment systems for the home.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $80 million
Marketing Style: Party plan/retail hybrid
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cookware, water treatment systems
Markets: 40
Distributors: 5,000+
Employees: 500+
Headquarters: Kewaskum, Wis.
Year Founded: 1917

97. Vemma Nutrition Company

Sales: $77 million
Country: USA

Vemma Nutrition Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Vision, a leader in health and wellness. Vemma sells primarily mangosteen-based nutritional supplements that are clinically tested and designed to meet its customers’ needs.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $77 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Health and wellness drinks and formulas
Markets: 51
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Year Founded: 2004

98. Betterware*

Sales: $74.8 million
Country: UK

Since its founding in 1928, Betterware has become one of the U.K.’s largest direct sellers. It has a team of distributors who distribute catalogs and follow up with customers. The company has an office and warehousing complex, handling around 5 million customer orders every year.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $74.8 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person via catalog
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Home wares and house-care cleaning products, gifts, and personal-care, beauty, and outdoor products
Markets: 7+
Distributors: 5,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Birmingham, England
Year Founded: 1928

99. Captain Tortue Group*

Sales: $67.4 million
Country: France

The Captain Tortue Group includes clothing collections for children under the label Cap’n Tortue, for women under the Miss Captain brand, and lingerie under the Java brand. The company employs a full team of designers dedicated to each line.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $67.4 million
Marketing Style: Party plan and person-to- person
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Lingerie and women’s and children’s clothing
Markets: 2
Distributors: 1,855
Employees: 30
Headquarters: Aix-en-Provence, France
Year Founded: 1993

100. YTB International

Sales: $67.3 million
Country: USA

YTB International Inc. provides e-commerce business in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $67.3 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person and party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Sales of travel, travel products and travel websites
Markets: 6
Distributors: 41,175
Employees: 150
Headquarters: Wood River, Ill.
Year Founded: 2001
Stock Symbol: YTBLA.OB—OTC BB

I want to give a special thanks to the true researching of this great information…

by Katherine Ponder Research Credits: Yasmin Waring, Michael Rice, Katherine Ponder, Alan Van Zelfden, Chieko Maruyama Special thanks to: Lauri Dodd, Jennifer Workman Pitcock, Tim Coleman

Direct Selling News, using data from Lexis Nexis, Hoovers, Dun & Bradstreet, professional researchers, Standard & Poor’s, personal interviews, corporate websites and others, we are proud to offer this list. When verifying data, every attempt was made to reach a company spokesperson to gain input and approvals. This was not possible with all companies. We also unequivocally recognize that research and voluntary reporting cannot provide the entire picture of our industry.

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