Part 1

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!

26. Yanbal International/Unique

Sales: $490 million
Country: Peru

Yanbal International was founded in Peru and sells cosmetics, personal-care products, fragrances and jewelry through catalogs and its beauty consultants.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $490 million
Marketing Style: Party plan
Compensation Plan: Single level
Products: Personal-care products, cosmetics, jewelry and fragrances
Markets: 8
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 3,000
Headquarters: Lima, Peru
Year Founded: 1967

27. Amore Pacific

Sales: $475.5 million
Country: South Korea

Amore Pacific is an old favorite in South Korea, and its products can now be found on Sephora shelves in the United States. The company’s products use Asian botanicals and nanotechnology to deliver skincare and personal-care items.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $475.5 million
Marketing Style: Direct selling/retail stores
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Cosmetics, personal care, health products and tea
Markets: 3
Distributors: Not available
Employees: Not available
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Year Founded: 1945
Stock Symbol: 090430 (Korea Stock Exchange)

28. Sunrider*

Sales: $462 million
Country: USA

Sunrider International manufactures and sells high-quality herbal products. With more than 400 individual products, the company offers many options. It changed its business plan on March 1 to make prices more market-sensitive, income opportunities more accessible, and the overall compensation plan easier to understand.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $462 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person and retail
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Food and nutritional products personal-care and household products
Markets: 42
Distributors: approximately 300,000
Employees: approximately 420
Headquarters: Torrance, Calif.
Year Founded: 1982

29. Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.

Sales: $458 million
Country: USA

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. was one of the first companies in the United States organized solely to design, underwrite and market legal expense plans. The company currently provides legal services to more than 1.5 million members across the United States and Canada.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $458 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Legal consultation services
Markets: 2
Distributors: 425,000
Employees: 813
Headquarters: Ada, Okla.
Year Founded: 1972
Stock Symbol: PPD—NYSE

30. Tahitian Noni International Inc.

Sales: $450 million
Country: USA

Tahitian Noni International (TNI) makes and markets juices, nutritional supplements, and skincare and hair-care products from Tahiti’s noni fruit. TNI was one of the pioneers in the superfruit beverage market.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $450 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Noni-based drinks, supplements, skincare, hair care
Markets: 30
Distributors: 500,000
Employees: 1,200
Headquarters: Provo, Utah
Year Founded: 1994

31. USANA Health Sciences Inc.

Sales: $436.9 million
Country: USA

USANA Health Sciences develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements, healthy weight-management products and personal-care products, which are marketed by independent associates in 14 international markets.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $436.9 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements, personal-care, energy and weight-management products
Markets: 14
Distributors: 198,000
Employees: 971
Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
Year Founded: 1992
Stock Symbol: USNA—NASDAQ

32. Neways Inc.

Sales: $400 million
Country: USA

Neways Inc. designs, makes and distributes approximately 300 personal-care items—including cosmetics and hair-care products, aromatherapy items and nutritional supplements. The emphasis is on safe and effective ingredients.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $400 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional, personal-care and household products
Markets: 29
Distributors: 500,000
Employees: 1,000
Headquarters: Springville, Utah
Year Founded: 1992

33. Telecom Plus*

Sales: $395.5 million
Country: UK

Operating as the Utility Warehouse Discount Club, Telecom Plus uses the collective power of its clients to negotiate deals with major suppliers. A customer attaches a “Smart Box” to the telephone wall socket, which reroutes calls through the cheapest supplier. The company also offers gas and electricity services.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $395.5 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Local and long distance, Internet-phone, broadband and mobile services, electricity and gas
Markets: 1
Distributors: 27,000
Employees: 400
Headquarters: London, UK
Year Founded: 1998
Stock Symbol: TEP.L—LONDON

34. KK ASSURAN

Sales: $375 million
Country: Japan

Selling exclusively in Japan, KK ASSURAN’s products address skincare issues for the Japanese population. The company relies on traditional person-to-person contact for sales.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $375 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Skin care
Markets: 1
Distributors: 500,000
Employees: 410
Headquarters: Fukuoka, Japan

35. Arbonne International Inc.*

Sales: $370 million
Country: USA

Inspired by Swiss purity and beauty, Arbonne develops and distributes Swiss-formulated skincare products. It has grown to include a full line of personal-care products marketed in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $370 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Aromatherapy, cosmetics, nutritional supplements and skincare products
Markets: 4
Distributors: 750,000
Employees: 750
Headquarters: Irvine, Calif.
Year Founded: 1980

36. FORDAYS CO. LTD.*

Sales: $344 million
Country: Japan

FORDAYS sells nutritional products that focus on beneficial nucleic acids and scientific R&D and testing.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $344 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Not available
Products: Nutritional
Markets: 1
Distributors: 210,000
Employees: 195
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1999

37. Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.*

Sales: $343 million
Country: USA

When Nature’s Sunshine began almost 35 years ago, it offered encapsulated herbs to customers. Today, the company’s product line includes a large selection of products.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $343 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Aromatherapy, cosmetics, nutritional supplements and skincare products
Markets: 42
Distributors: Approximately 600,000
Employees: 1,183
Headquarters: Provo, Utah
Year Founded: 1972
Stock Symbol: NATR.OB—NASDAQ

38. Ambit Energy L.P.

Sales: $324 million
Country: USA

Ambit Energy is a residential energy provider in the United States. It currently provides residential electricity service in deregulated areas of Texas; electricity and natural gas service in New York markets; and natural gas service in Illinois.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $324 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Electricity and natural gas
Markets: 1 (USA)
Distributors: 60,000
Employees: 188
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Year Founded: 2006

39. Aerus (formerly Electrolux)

Sales: $300 million+
Country: USA

Aerus products are marketed through in-home demonstrations and more than 500 sales centers in North America. Aerus is owned by an investment firm led by Joseph P. Urso, which also owns TriStar Enterprises and Vollara.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $300 million+
Marketing Style: Multi-level, door to door and franchise
Compensation Plan: Single-level hybrid and multi-level
Products: Vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, cleansers, allergy control products, nutritional supplements and electronic equipment
Markets: 28
Distributors: 5,000
Employees: 425
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Year Founded: 1924

40. DXN

Sales: $300 million
Country: Malaysia

DXN sells dietary supplements, food and beverages, personal-care products, household products and a water treatment system to increase customers’ health.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $300 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Foods and beverages, dietary supplements and personal care
Markets: 35
Distributors: 4 million
Employees: 1,100
Headquarters: Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Year Founded: 1993
Stock Symbol: DXN (5074)—KLSE

41. ERINA Co. Inc.

Sales: $300 million
Country: Japan

ERINA has a long history that has led the company on different courses over the years. What started out as pantyhose sales has turned into a multimillion-dollar system for selling all-purpose detergent concentrate, nutritional supplements and cosmetics. Last year, ERINA released its first food item, the “Erina Kudasai” nutritional supplement.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $300 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Skin care, nutritional supplements and household items
Markets: 1
Distributors: 500,000
Employees: 45
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1970

42. LR Health & Beauty Systems

Sales: $295.2 million
Country: Germany

LR Health & Beauty Systems attributes its success to high-quality, effective products that are made in Germany. Also, company representatives say the sales system is easy to start and can make anyone successful.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $295.2 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Well-being and beauty products and supplements, jewelry and luxury items
Markets: 30
Distributors: 300,000
Employees: 800
Headquarters: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Year Founded: 1985

43. KOYO-SHA

Sales: $291.9 million
Country: Japan

KOYO-SHA is part of the Goyang Company. Its products include cosmetics, bath products, nutritional supplements, medical devices, detergents and personal care. The company has manufacturing plants, hotel affiliation and more.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $291.9 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional supplements, cosmetics and personal-care products
Markets: 1
Distributors: 300,000
Employees: 150
Headquarters: Gife, Japan
Year Founded: 1975

44. Mannatech Inc.

Sales: $289.7 million
Country: USA

Mannatech Inc. sells wellness products. It distinguishes itself in the emerging glyconutrients market through the development of its flagship product, Ambrotose complex. The company holds more than 45 patents on Ambrotose in 30 countries.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $289.7 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Dietary supplements, weight and fitness products and skincare solutions
Markets: 16
Distributors: 500,000+
Employees: 540
Headquarters: Coppell, Texas
Year Founded: 1994
Stock Symbol: MTEX—NASDAQ

45. Market America Inc.

Sales: $284.5 million
Country: USA

Market America operates in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Using one-to-one marketing and the Internet, the company sells a wide variety of products. It acts as a product brokerage, identifying and partnering with manufacturers to meet customer needs and demands.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $284.5 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: One-to-one
Products: Personal-care, pet-care, auto-care and communications products, and nutritional supplements, cosmetics and electronics
Markets: 5
Distributors: 180,000
Employees: 550
Headquarters: Greensboro, N.C.
Year Founded: 1992

46. Naturally Plus Co. Ltd.

Sales: $275.7 million
Country: Japan

Naturally Plus is a Tokyo-based company selling health-related products. It focuses on increasing people’s “three healths” of mental health, economic health and social health. Products include Naturally Plus, Super Lutein, IZUMIO and others.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $275.7 million (Japan sales only)
Marketing Style: Membership direct selling system
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Nutritional products
Markets: 5
Distributors: Not available
Employees: 297
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Year Founded: 1999

47. Tiens/Tianshi*

Sales: $275 million
Country: China

In China, Tiens sells its products through some 100 branch offices and chain stores of affiliate Tianshi Engineering. Outside of China, it sells products through independent distributors through subsidiary Tianshi International and majority-owned Tiens Biotech Group USA Inc.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $275 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person and retail
Compensation Plan: Uni-level and breakaway
Products: Wellness products, dietary supplements
Markets: 110
Distributors: Unavailable
Employees: 2,827
Headquarters: Tianjin, China
Year Founded: 1990
Stock Symbol: TBV—AMEX

48. Eureka Forbes Ltd.*

Sales: $272 million
Country: India

Eureka Forbes is a pioneer in purifiers and vacuum cleaners for the home. Part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, this company reaches customers in 131 cities and 398 towns in India, including through company-trained technicians, who visit over 20,000 Indian kitchens daily.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $272 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-Person
Compensation Plan: 60% Fixed/40% Variable
Products: Water purifiers, vacuum cleaners, security and industrial systems
Markets: 30
Distributors: 25,200
Employees: 8,000
Headquarters: Mumbai, India
Year Founded: 1982

49. XanGo, LLC

Sales: $250 million+
Country: USA

XanGo is known for its mangosteen-based beverages such as XanGo Juice but also sells Glimpse Skin Care, Eleviv supplement, Juni hair and body care, and meal packs. The relatively young company continues to expand and have year-over-year profits and growth.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $250 million+
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Multi-level
Products: Functional beverages, nutritional supplements and skincare products
Markets: 34
Distributors: 1.4 million
Employees: 450
Headquarters: Lehi, Utah
Year Founded: 2002

50. Isagenix International

Sales: $245 million
Country: USA

Isagenix, a nutritional cleansing and replenishing company, has earned a spot on Inc. magazine’s list of fastest-growing companies in the United States for three straight years and has achieved more than $1 billion in cumulative sales.

Wholesale Corporate Revenue: $245 million
Marketing Style: Person-to-person
Compensation Plan: Binary multi-level
Products: Nutritional cleansing and replenishing products, skincare, anti-aging and weight-management products
Markets: 8
Distributors: 250,000
Employees: 275
Headquarters: Chandler, Ariz.
Year Founded: 2002

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.

Living An Epic Adventure,

Tory Dooly

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.

Living An Epic Adventure,

Troy