- DHL takes the #1 position, with ASEAN-headquartered organizations also featuring prominently, underscoring the region’s capability to build competitive, people-first workplaces.
- Vietnam recorded the highest number of recognized companies, with ten organizations featured on the inaugural Southeast Asia list.
- The Philippines secured four places on the list across water infrastructure, hospitality, property, and business services.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ announced the inaugural Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia.
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list – first published in the US in 1998 – has long been one of the most recognized workplace benchmarks in North America. This year marks a major expansion of that legacy into Southeast Asia. More than 1.3 million employees across ten markets were invited to assess trust, fairness and support at work, with over 550,000 verified survey responses shaping the inaugural regional rankings.
Evelyn Kwek, Managing Director of Great Place To Work ASEAN & ANZ, said the list reflects a region-wide commitment to workplace culture.
“For decades, the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For List has set the gold standard across the US and Europe for what great workplaces can look like. Today, Southeast Asia has earned its place within that international standard of excellence.”
“This first-ever list reflects a diverse and dynamic region that is coming into its own by recognizing organizations that have intentionally built environments where people feel trusted and supported to do their best work. The many years of research, and millions of employee voices, collected in our data, have shown that when that trust is strong, businesses grow in ways that lift people, communities, and entire economies.”
The 100 Best Companies to Work For Southeast Asia list is the region’s most comprehensive measure of the employee experience, based on Great Place To Work’s proprietary Trust Index™ Survey. Rankings are driven primarily by confidential employee feedback, with company-provided information used to confirm basic eligibility and context. Only companies with consistently high survey responses from employees, regardless of their role, department, or status in the company, can secure a placement on the list.
The top ten 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia
These ten organizations – a mix of multi-national companies with regional headquarters in Southeast Asia, global leaders, and fast-growing home-grown firms, represent the highest-scoring workplaces in the region:
#1 DHL
#2 Hilton
#3 Capella Hotels & Resorts (Singapore)
#4 Cisco
#5 COATS
#6 Marriott International
#7 Vinmec Healthcare System (Vietnam)
#8 Carelon Global Solutions
#9 Highlands Coffee (Vietnam)
#10 Bangkok Hospital Headquarter (Thailand)
The full Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia list is available here:
https://greatplacetowork.com.sg/best-companies-to-work-for-southeast-asia-2025/
About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For™ Southeast Asia
To be included on the list, a company must first earn Great Place To Work Certification™ and have a minimum of 200 employees. Each organization’s survey process must adhere to rigorous standards, ensuring honest feedback from their entire workforce collected between late 2024 and September 2025. Rankings are determined by confidential employee responses to the Trust Index™ Survey. Companies that foster positive workplace cultures are proven to excel across key business metrics, outperforming peers regardless of their size, industry, or location.
About Great Place To Work®
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, drawing on 30 years of research and millions of employee voices worldwide. Its Trust Index™ Survey helps organizations benchmark culture, measure trust and qualify for Great Place To Work Certification™ and Best Workplaces™ Lists.
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Hospitality in ASEAN & ANZ Has Entered Its High-Trust Era
Hospitality operators across Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand are investing in culture as seriously as they invest in service. Capella’s topthree regional ranking, alongside the strong showing of hotel groups across the Philippines and Vietnam, signals an industry that has pivoted to workplaces that prioritize psychological safety, career development and wellbeing.
ASEAN as a Headquarters Hub for Great Workplace Culture
A significant number of companies recognized on the list are ASEAN-headquartered, showing the region’s growing sophistication in leadership, culture and employee experience. From Vietnam’s nine placements to strong performances in Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, ASEAN-born employers are shaping the region’s new standard for people-first performance.
Media Contact
Lleufer Sinsua
ASEAN Marketing Team Lead
Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ
lleufer.sinsua@greatplacetowork.com greatplacetowork.com.sg
