# Heineken

World's second-largest brewer — 300+ brands across 70 countries; H41 wild yeast research and EverGreen fermentation efficiency program driving platform innovation.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/heineken/
Updated: 2026-06-19

- Country: Netherlands
- Revenue: €37.5B
- Employees: ~85,000 emp

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | 1864-02-15 | https://thebrandhopper.com/brand/history-origins-and-drinks-portfolio-of-heineken/, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-02/heineken_n_v_annual_report_2024_final_20feb2025.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qfec5LyAM3SvChu22VAqLMG5Q3Y4gQiafEfLKg0eu6Ze0Hlr5T-KhGKNSCPtkZIOWfGBZ |
| Headcount | over 85,000 employees | https://thebrandhopper.com/brand/history-origins-and-drinks-portfolio-of-heineken/, https://www.heinekenholding.com/sites/heinekenholding-v2/files/2026-02/heineken-holding-nv-2025-full-year-results.pdf, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-02/heineken_n_v_annual_report_2024_final_20feb2025.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qfec5LyAM3SvChu22VAqLMG5Q3Y4gQiafEfLKg0eu6Ze0Hlr5T-KhGKNSCPtkZIOWfGBZ, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2026-06/heineken-investor-presentation-june-2026.pdf |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | https://thebrandhopper.com/brand/history-origins-and-drinks-portfolio-of-heineken/, https://www.heinekenholding.com/sites/heinekenholding-v2/files/2026-02/heineken-holding-nv-2025-full-year-results.pdf, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-02/heineken_n_v_annual_report_2024_final_20feb2025.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qfec5LyAM3SvChu22VAqLMG5Q3Y4gQiafEfLKg0eu6Ze0Hlr5T-KhGKNSCPtkZIOWfGBZ, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2026-06/heineken-investor-presentation-june-2026.pdf |
| Revenue | €34.257 billion in 2025 | https://thebrandhopper.com/brand/history-origins-and-drinks-portfolio-of-heineken/, https://www.heinekenholding.com/sites/heinekenholding-v2/files/2026-02/heineken-holding-nv-2025-full-year-results.pdf, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-02/heineken_n_v_annual_report_2024_final_20feb2025.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qfec5LyAM3SvChu22VAqLMG5Q3Y4gQiafEfLKg0eu6Ze0Hlr5T-KhGKNSCPtkZIOWfGBZ |
| Production site | operates 181 breweries, cider plants and other production facilities in over 70 countries | https://thebrandhopper.com/brand/history-origins-and-drinks-portfolio-of-heineken/, https://www.heinekenholding.com/sites/heinekenholding-v2/files/2026-02/heineken-holding-nv-2025-full-year-results.pdf, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-02/heineken_n_v_annual_report_2024_final_20feb2025.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qfec5LyAM3SvChu22VAqLMG5Q3Y4gQiafEfLKg0eu6Ze0Hlr5T-KhGKNSCPtkZIOWfGBZ, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2025-12/babw-2030-strategy-booklet-dec-2025.pdf, https://www.theheinekencompany.com/sites/heineken-corp/files/2026-06/heineken-investor-presentation-june-2026.pdf |

Independent sources: thebrandhopper.com

## Technologies

- [Brewing & distillation as a fermentation platform](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/brewing-distillation-as-fermentation-platform/)