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Oldest companies in Ghent

KBO

This ranking lists the oldest companies still active in Ghent, by their start date in the register.

Top 25

13,455 companies active with a known start date

Founded · Start date in the KBO register, for companies and associations that are still active and file recent accounts. Method and sources

  1. 1 VOORUIT NR. 1 GhentRetail trade 1886 140 years
  2. 2 THUISPUNT GENT GhentReal estate 1904 122 years
  3. 3 Koninklijk Oostvlaams Apothekersgild GhentMembership organisations 1905 121 years
  4. 4 DRUKKERIJ EN UITGEVERIJ HOSTE GhentReal estate 1914 112 years
  5. 5 KONINKLIJKE ATLETIEKASSOCIATIE GENT GhentSports and recreation 1919 107 years
  6. 6 Gildenhuis GhentReal estate 1921 105 years
  7. 7 Zusters Kindsheid Jesu Hasselt GhentMembership organisations 1921 104 years
  8. 8 Zusters O.-L.-Vrouw-Visitatie GhentMembership organisations 1922 104 years
  9. 9 PILLAERT MESTSTOFFEN GhentChemicals 1922 104 years
  10. 10 Patrimonium Evara GhentHuman health 1922 104 years
  11. 11 Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierenbescherming GhentMembership organisations 1922 104 years
  12. 12 Zusters Kindsheid Jesu Gent GhentMembership organisations 1922 104 years
  13. 13 Etablissements Charles De Waegenaere GhentComputing infrastructure and information services 1922 103 years
  14. 14 Oude Abdij van Drongen GhentMembership organisations 1923 103 years
  15. 15 De Karmelieten GhentMembership organisations 1923 103 years
  16. 16 Farys GhentWater collection and supply 1923 103 years
  17. 17 DE VRIENDEN VAN HET MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN GENT GhentRetail trade 1923 103 years
  18. 18 DE BEIR-VAN WASSENHOVE BEHEERSMAATSCHAPPIJ GhentRetail trade 1923 103 years
  19. 19 VEDIS GhentHead offices and management consultancy 1923 103 years
  20. 20 Provinciaal Middenstandssecretariaat Oost-Vlaanderen GhentReal estate 1923 103 years
  21. 21 Begijnhof Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Hoyen GhentLibraries, archives and museums 1923 103 years
  22. 22 DISTEEL GhentWholesale trade 1923 102 years
  23. 23 Begijnhof Sinte-Elisabeth te Sint-Amandsberg GhentWarehousing and transport support 1924 102 years
  24. 24 Woon- en Zorgcentra De Foyer GhentResidential care 1924 102 years
  25. 25 AMCOR FLEXIBLES MONCEAU GhentWholesale trade 1925 101 years
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Method and sources

Start date in the KBO register, for companies and associations that are still active and file recent accounts. Those the register starts on 1 January 1968 are left out: there that date stands in for an unknown, often earlier founding.

Source
KBO register
Companies
13,455 companies active with a known start date
Not included
Sole traders, companies in bankruptcy, liquidation or another abnormal situation in the register, and companies without accounts for 2024 or later.
Updated
06-11-2026

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