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List of companies based in London

This is a list of companies in London, England. London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. With an estimated 8,308,369 residents in 2012, London is the most populous region, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom.[1] The city generates approximately 20 per cent of the UK's GDP;[2] while the economy of the London metropolitan area—the largest in Europe—generates approximately 30 per cent of the UK's GDP.[3]

London is one of the pre-eminent financial centres of the world and vies with New York City as the most important location for international finance.[4][5] Over half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies have their headquarters in central London. Over 70 per cent of the FTSE 100 are located within London's metropolitan area, and 75 per cent of Fortune 500 companies have offices in London. London is home to 10 Global Fortune 500-ranked corporations.[6]

Companies based in London

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  • Yeast Culture
  • YossarianLives

Z

  • zooplus
  • Z/Yen

Newspapers published in London

  • Al-Arab
  • Bangla Mirror
  • Barking & Dagenham Post
  • Bell's Life in London
  • Catholic Herald
  • Christian Today
  • The Guardian
  • The Illustrated London News
  • The Irish Post
  • Lanka Tribune
  • Lloyd's List
  • The Muslim Weekly
  • The Non-League Paper
  • Romford Recorder
  • South London Press
  • The Tablet
  • Town and Country Magazine
  • The War Cry

See also

  • List of pubs in London
  • List of restaurants in London
  • Category:Defunct companies based in London
  • Category:Organisations based in London

References

  1. According to the European Statistical Agency, London is the largest larger urban zone which uses conurbations and areas of high population as its definition. A ranking of population within municipal boundaries places London first. However, the University of Avignon in France claims that Paris is first and London second when including the whole urban area and hinterland, that is the outlying cities as well^
  2. London's place in the UK economy, 2005–06 City of London, retrieved 11 March 2008^
  3. The Economic Positioning of Metropolitan Areas in North Western Europe The Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris Île-de-France Region, December 2002, retrieved 27 August 2008^
  4. After the fall The Economist, 29 November 2007, retrieved 15 May 2009^
  5. Financial Centres – Magnets for money The Economist, 13 September 2007, retrieved 15 May 2009^
  6. London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange plc., 2008, retrieved 27 April 2008^