The new "figures season" has now started, with listed companies opening their books one by one. The coming period will reveal how the mega-corporations have performed recently and what they expect for the rest of the year. A range of interior design companies, among the world's biggest, also give an insight.
But what are actually the world's biggest interior companies? Which companies in furniture, kitchens, plumbing, flooring, lighting and home accessories dominate this market globally?
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For this overview, only companies primarily engaged in the production or sale of interior products have been considered. That means: companies focusing on furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, lighting or home decoration. Retailers as well as manufacturers and B2B suppliers were included, as long as their core business is interior design.
Excluded are DIY stores, garden centres and suppliers of building materials or installations. Companies such as The Home Depot, Lowe's, Hornbach and the Garden Centre Group do sell flooring or bathrooms, but their primary focus is on the DIY or garden sector. In a broader definition, they would certainly be among the biggest players, but this overview really revolves around interiors as its main focus.
Surprising names as well as familiar giants
The analysis shows that Sweden's IKEA is by far the biggest player in the world. The furniture giant continues to grow year on year and achieved sales of a whopping €41.8 billion in FY2024. US-based Wayfair, which focuses entirely on online sales of furniture and home accessories, also continues to rank at the top despite market pressures.
Manufacturers such as Mohawk Industries (flooring), LIXIL (bathrooms, kitchens) and Kohler (sanitaryware) show that B2B players with strong brands also count globally. It is also notable that chains such as Williams-Sonoma (parent company of Pottery Barn and West Elm, among others) and Japan's Nitori are both dominant in their home market and gaining ground internationally.
Below are the full top 10 (ranked by turnover figures from the 2024 financial year):
| Rank | Company | Country | Products | Type | Turnover (2024) |
| 1 | IKEA (Ingka Group) | Sweden | Furniture, kitchens, home accessories | Retail | €41.8bn |
| 2 | Wayfair | US | Furniture, home decoration | Retail | €10.26bn |
| 3 | Mohawk Industries | US | Flooring | Manufacturer | €9.31bn |
| 4 | LIXIL Corporation | Japan | Kitchens, bathrooms, sanitary equipment | Manufacturer | €8.90bn |
| 5 | Ashley Furniture Industries | US | Furniture | Retail & Manufacturer | €8.89bn |
| 6 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | US | Furniture, home accessories, kitchenware | Retail | €6.65bn |
| 7 | Kohler Co. | US | Plumbing, kitchens | Manufacturer | €6.56bn |
| 8 | Signify (ex-Philips) | Netherlands | Lighting | Manufacturer | €6.14bn |
| 9 | JYSK (Lars Larsen Group) | Denmark | Furniture, home textiles, decoration | Retail | €5.6bn |
| 10 | Nitori Holdings | Japan | Furniture, home decoration | Retail | €5.34bn |
