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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!

51. Faberlic

Sales: $236.4 million
Country: Russia

Faberlic is Russia’s largest homegrown direct seller, with a wide product range and operations primarily in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The company has more than 350 products and is particularly strong in skin care.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $236.4 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics
Markets: 17
Distributors: 700,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Moscow, Russia
Year Founded: 1997

52. Silpada Designs

Sales: $231 million
Country: USA

Silpada is known for its sterling silver designs. It now has operations in the United States and Canada and is in an expanded headquarters on 30 acres.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $231 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Sterling silver jewelry
Markets: 2
Distributors: 32,000
Employees: 370
Headquarters: Lenexa, Kan.
Year Founded: 1997

53. Lux International

Sales: $230 million
Country: Switzerland

Lux International was one of the first to perfect vacuum cleaners and door-to-door sales. The modern company has expanded its product line to other clean-home technologies, additional sales methods and many other countries. The company is still privately owned.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $230 million
Marketing Style: Referrals, door-to-door and party plan
Compensation Plan: Single level
Products: Vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, water purifiers, cookware and steam cleaners
Markets: 36
Distributors: 5,950
Employees: 780
Headquarters: Barr/Zug, Switzerland
Year Founded: 1901

54. Four Leaf Japan Co./Forifu*

Sales: $226.3 million
Country: Japan

Four Leaf Japan and its parent company, Forifu Japan Inc., sell dietary supplements but operate under the philosophy of “Just Cause Business.” The four leaves symbolize the power of a network—individuals coming together for the greater good of all people.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $226.3 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Dietary supplements
Markets: Not available
Distributors: 530,000
Employees: 91
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Year Founded: 2003

55. Cosway*

Sales: $225.7 million
Country: Malaysia

Cosway distributes a wide product set and provides income opportunities not readily available in its markets. It is a subsidiary of Berjaya Group, a multinational conglomerate known for diversification. Manufacturers from all over the world work with Cosway to provide exclusive sales agreements to meet customer and sales agents’ needs.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $225.7 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Retail/multi-level hybrid
Products: Supplements, skin care, personal care, cosmetics, household products, car care, food items and lingerie
Markets: Approximately 11
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Year Founded: 1979
Stock Symbol: 288—HKG

56. Diana Co. Ltd.

Sales: $214.7 million
Country: Japan

The Diana Co. focuses on helping women be beautiful. It also supports women’s finances and mental development through business opportunities and training.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $214.7 million
Marketing Style: Franchise/retail
Compensation Plan: Store sales
Products: Lingerie, nutritional supplements, cosmetics
Markets: 1
Distributors: 170,000
Employees: 218
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1986

57. Nikken International Inc.

Sales: $212 million
Country: USA

Nikken International sells magnetic therapeutic mattress toppers, pillows, sleep masks, support wraps, shoe inserts, air and water filtration systems, and jewelry through its global distribution network. The company was founded by Isamu Masuda in 1975 and was acquired by Toshizo (Tom) Watanabe, Nikken Chairman, in 1999.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $212 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Three categories: Lifestyle (organic nutrition/skin care); environmental (air/water technology); rest/rejuvenation (magnetized products, jewelry, sleep systems)
Markets: 35+
Distributors: 247,000
Employees: 510
Headquarters: Irvine, Calif.
Year Founded: 1975

58. Charle Corporation Ltd.*

Sales: $200.3 million
Country: Japan

Charle Corporation Ltd. is a Japan-based company, principally engaged in the wholesale of women’s undergarments. The company sells its products through distributors via home parties, specialty stores and agent stores.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $200.3 million
Marketing Style: Party plan, door-to-door, retail
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Women’s lingerie, cosmetics
Markets: 35
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 367
Headquarters: Hyogo, Japan
Year Founded: 1993
Stock Symbol: 9885—OSE

59. CUTCO/ Vector Marketing

Sales: $200 million+
Country: USA

CUTCO sells kitchen cutlery products, kitchen gadgets, utensils, flatware, cookware, garden tools, and sporting and pocket knives marketed through in-home demonstrations.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $200 million+
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Cutlery, house and kitchen wares
Markets: 4
Distributors: 60,000
Employees: 800
Headquarters: Olean, N.Y.
Year Founded: 1949

59. Longaberger Co.

Sales: $200 million+
Country: USA

The Longaberger Company is the No. 1 maker of handmade baskets in the United States, selling nearly 10 million a year. Baskets account for about half of the company’s sales. It also sells fabrics, pottery and wrought-iron home accessories.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $200 million+
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Handmade baskets, pottery, wrought iron and home decor such as wall art, candles and accessories
Markets: 1
Distributors: 45,000
Employees: 1,200
Headquarters: Newark, Ohio
Year Founded: 1973

61. Premier Designs*

Sales: $200 million
Country: USA

Premier Designs was established to support individuals and the founders’ ministries.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $200 million
Marketing Style: Party plan and person-to- person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Jewelry
Markets: 2
Distributors: 24,000
Employees: 260
Headquarters: Irving, Texas
Year Founded: 1985

61. Stampin’ Up!

Sales: $200 million
Country: USA

Stampin’ Up! markets wood-mounted rubber stamps and accessories for use in scrapbooking, making greeting cards and decorating the home. The company is expanding internationally and leading the trend of in-home crafting.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $200 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Exclusive line of decorative stamp sets and accessories for home décor, greeting cards, craft projects and scrapbooking
Markets: 9
Distributors: 40,000
Employees: 483
Headquarters: Riverton, Utah
Year Founded: 1988

63. Team National

Sales: $181 million
Country: USA

Founded in 1997, Team National (formerly known as National Companies) provides membership savings on products and services in more than 20 industries, including factory-direct pricing on home furnishings and more.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $181 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi- level
Products: Membership savings on products and services in 20 industries, such as home furnishings, commercial office furniture, custom jewelry, supplements and small-business solutions
Markets: 1
Distributors: 270,000
Employees: 45
Headquarters: Davie, Fla.
Year Founded: 1997

64. Scentsy

Sales: $178.4 million
Country: USA

Founded in 2004 by Orville and Heidi Thompson, Scentsy is a party plan company offering a variety of scented, wickless candles heated in ceramic warmers and other fragrance products.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $178.4 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Wickless candles, ceramic warmers, and fragrance products
Markets: 3
Distributors: 67,000
Employees: 550
Headquarters: Meridian, Idaho
Year Founded: 2004

65. Agel Enterprises

Sales: $175 million
Country: USA

Agel Enterprises LLC identified the category of suspension-gel technology in its nutritional supplements. The company launched in Utah in 2005.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $175 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements
Markets: 60
Distributors: 554,000+
Employees: 250+
Headquarters: Lehi, Utah
Year Founded: 2005

65. GNLD (Golden Neo-Life Diamite International)

Sales: $175 million
Country: USA

GNLD was founded in 1958 to sell products that would help alleviate the symptoms of allergies and asthma.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $175 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Food/gourmet items, nutritional supplements, water treatment systems, and health/fitness/wellness, home-care, personal-care, skincare and weight-management products
Markets: 50
Distributors: 240,000
Employees: 1,600
Headquarters: Freemont, Calif.
Year Founded: 1958

65. Univera

Sales: $175 million
Country: Korea

Univera has extended its reach as the central piece of the ECONET. The company focuses on renewal—physical, financial and cultural.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $175 million
Marketing Style: Relationship
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements and skin care
Markets: 3
Distributors: 250,000
Employees: 170
Headquarters: Korea
Year Founded: 1998

68. Expert Alliance Co. Ltd.*

Sales: $161.7 million
Country: Japan

Expert Alliance is a mutual aid association in Japan. The company provides both road services and mutual life aid services such as MediAid, CureAid and LifeAid. Expert Alliance is currently in the process of acquiring a license as a life insurance company.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $161.7 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Road services, mutual life aid services, insurance
Markets: Not available
Distributors: 112,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1996

69. BearCere« Ju Co. Ltd.

Sales: $156.7 million
Country: Japan

Also known as Berusere – ju, this company uses herbal and aromatherapy along with cellular technology to rejuvenate and beautify without artificial or engineered additives.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $156.7 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics, personal care, health
Markets: 3
Distributors: 250,000
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1992

70. Family Heritage Life

Sales: $152 million
Country: USA

Family Heritage Life is a supplemental insurance company that provides protection, service and security to American families.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $152 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Insurance and supplemental health insurance products
Markets: 1
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 92
Headquarters: Broadview Heights, Ohio
Year Founded: 1989

71. 4Life Research LC

Sales: $150 million+
Country: USA

4Life is the creator of Transferceutical Science and Transfer Factor products. In May 2010, the company opened its 16th international office in Quito, Ecuador.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $150 million+
Marketing Style: Network marketing
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Creators of Transferceutical Science, optimal immune system support and general wellness
Markets: 16
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 300+
Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
Year Founded: 1998

72. Jewels by Park Lane Inc.*

Sales: $150 million
Country: USA

Jewels by Park Lane was founded in Chicago as a direct sales jewelry party plan company.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $150 million
Marketing Style: Party plan and person-to- person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Jewelry
Markets: Not available
Distributors: 35,000
Employees: 200
Headquarters: Schaumburg, Ill.
Year Founded: 1955

73. JapanLife Co. Ltd.*

Sales: $148.1 million
Country: Japan

JapanLife Co. is part of the Matrix World Division group. Its products focus on the relief of stress, anxiety and aging concerns and include magnetic therapy devices in the home as well as beauty care products and dietary supplements.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $148.1 million
Marketing Style: Not available
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Magnetic therapy devices, skin care, cosmetics, dietary supplements
Markets: Not available
Distributors: 300-400
Employees: 467
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1975

74. Sportron

Sales: $147 million
Country: USA

Sportron was founded to help consumers manage their health. Sportron uses FoodMatrix nutrients and herbs to support the body’s needs.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $147 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional and dietary supplements
Markets: 40
Distributors: 300,000
Employees: 140
Headquarters: Melissa, Texas
Year Founded: 2002

75. Grace Aiko*

Sales: $141.6 million
Country: Japan

Grace Aiko sells cosmetics and skin care through salons in Japan and South Korea.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $141.6 million
Marketing Style: Retail salons
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics
Markets: 2
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 35
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Year Founded: 2003

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.

Time Inc. decided to leave MLM and sold Southern Living At Home is a stock deal. At this time, the plans are to finalize the combination of the two companies to Birmingham by late 2010. The new company will have a combined sales force of 30,000 reps. With the combined strengths of both companies now under one umbrella, the 2009 holiday season should be a great year for the field.

USANA Receives the Stevie Award

Direct selling companies and their leaders are starting to receive more and more awards outside the MLM niche, which is positive for all of us. USANA earned the 2009 Stevie award for creating the best “Live Event” in 2008. The USANA annual convention focused on energizing, educating, and entertaining their distributors, and gained the eyes of the American Business Awards organization. They were also finalist for Management Team of the year, and Marketing Campaign of the year.

Scentsy Celebrates Their Five Year Anniversary By Giving Back

Orville and Heidi Thompson, Co-owners, love their community, and instead of taking their employees on a cruise or vacation to exotic islands, they gave their employees $100,000.00 to spend in the local community. There was one catch… The money had to be spent at local family owned businesses. This one act alone brought an increase of $2500.00 into 40 locally owned businesses in their community.

Southwestern Company Rock By Receiving The National Award for Consumer Blog

Southwestern Company earned this award for their consumer safety focused blog articles. Southwestern difference.info focuses on educating consumers about door-to-door safety. These blog articles teach how to distinguish between legitimate and illegal traveling door-to-door sales teams. Southwestern Company is the oldest active direct selling company in the nation. They opened their doors in 1855 selling door-to-door. Today they use college students to drive volume and team building.

Shaklee Still Leading The Charge For Green Living

Shaklee was “Green” before “green” was cool. In 2000 Shaklee was the first company in history to be awarded the “Climate Neutral Award,” certifying a total offset of greenhouse emissions, saying, “Shaklee has a neutral impact on their environment.” From the top down, Shaklee walks their Green talk. They were the first company in the nation to be classified a green company. Their advanced research and focus on environmental stewardship has once again earned them two highly coveted awards. Breath California awarded Shaklee with the “Clean Air for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction” award. And Acterra awards Shaklee the 2009 Business Award for Environmental Sustainability. Shaklee has a 50 year record for pioneering the elimination of greenhouse emissions.

ACN and Their Distributors Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

ACN at their annual training event in Charlotte N.C. gives $124,870 dollars to support the Ronald McDonald House. And in his last public appearance for CAN, Donald Trump gives $10,000 of his own money above and beyond what ACN donated.

Reliv Foundation Gives To Children In Haiti

In every training or consulting conversation I have ever been involved in, I share “you must find a company you can believe in. A company where the financial success is driven by an underlying crusade/cause greater than just a temporary lifestyle change. It is this kind of environment at Reliv which has allowed this Midwestern publicly traded MLM company to have such a great reputation, and a lower than average attrition rate within our great profession.

Daily through the Reliv Kalogris Foundation 6600 malnourished children in Haiti are fed from 22 locations. Now, the foundation had built a new feeding and scooling center to support children in Bois Lance de Limonade, Haiti. This new feeding center will serve 500 children daily. Since 1995 the foundation has donated over $17 million dollars worldwide through 270 feeding programs. Summing this up, over 42,000 children and adults receive food on a daily basis.

Herbalife Enters Fives New Provinces in China

The China Ministry of Commerce has granted Herbalife five new licenses in the provinces of Fujian, Shan’ Xi, Sichuan, Hubei and Shanghai. Herbalife currently operates 80 retail stores in 30 provinces in China.

What makes this so cool, is in the 1980s people thought this company was a goner. Bad publicity, congressional hearings, and purported customer deaths, all but stopped the monumental growth Mark Hughes and Herbalife were enjoying. Yet, today some 8 or 9 years after Mark’s sudden death, this company is still growing worldwide. Taken public, back private, and then public again Herbilife has 1.9 million distributors’ 70 countries earning $2.4 billion annually.

Blake Roney, Founder & Chairman Of Nu Skin International Businessman Of The Year

Blake Roney was awarded the Stevie International Top Businessman Award. This comes during a time when we have seen several mergers, bankruptcies, and closures on great MLM companies. Yet, Nu Skin has enjoyed continual growth, breaking all their previous earn records. There is no doubt, Mr. Roney is a living, breathing example of the Nu Skin mission – Be A Force For Good!”

Arbonne Supports The US troops

Arbonne is not worried about political correctness, or how political factions may perceive them. Through Operation gratitude, Arbonne donated 30,000 skincare products to the U.S. Military. This donation has a retail value of $642,000.00. Sr. V.P. of Marketing, Brad Wayment put it this way “Our military men and women are willingly serve the country and put their lives on the line every day. These products are a small token of our appreciation and recognition of what they do.”

Mannatech Opens in Four Additional European Countries

Mannatech, is rolling into Austria, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. This new expansion will allow their current field force to market Mannatech products to an additional 193 million people. Now think about this for a second. We hear the economy is down in the USA, and people are out of work. Why don’t you go find these folks and share with them, the massive opportunity they have to grow a worldwide marketing and distribution organization?

Max International Focused On Google Searches In Their Latest Expansion

When asked “why did Max International focus on the Philippines for their latest expansion, peter Norberg, CEO of Max International stated “more Google searches for Glutathione are done in the Philippines than anywhere else in the world.” Max International focuses on Glutathione, and by focusing on where there is a need or desire for more information, they were able to tap a new market with lower barriers of enter. All leaders should take a long hard look at how Max determined their expansion. Instead of creating a need, they are filling the need. Talk about tapping the power of the Internet.

Tastefully Simple Raise Funds To Fight Child Hunger In the USA

Tastefully Simple and their distributors donated 450 hours and over $135,000.00 to “Share Our Strength.” Share Our Strength is the nation’s largest non-profit focused on stomping out child hunger in the USA. Tastefully Simple donates $1.00 from every sale of its “For The Love Of Cookies Chocolate Chip Toffee Almond Cookie Mix;” which by the way is one of its top selling products.
To put this in perspective; there are currently 12.4 million children in the USA who are at risk of going hungry for an extended period of time. I challenge you to find a Tastefully Simple rep and buy some cookies. Or find a local outreach and help a child!

A special thanks to Direct Selling News, for supplying the basic information for this articles.

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