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Founded
2800
Ancient Babylon
Market Size
$24.5
billion (2024)
Global Reach
5
Regions
Employment
2.5
Direct jobs
Origin Story
Cleansing agent for personal hygiene and household cleaning
Original Purpose
Cleaning wool and cotton for textile production
Key Inventors & Pioneers
Unknown Babylonian Craftsmen
Babylonian • Early chemists and textile workers
Discovered saponification process accidentally
Clay tabletsCuneiform writing
Nicolas Leblanc
French • Chemist and surgeon
Industrialized soap production in 1791
Soda ash production process
First Patent
US Patent 22,733 (1859) - B.T. Babbitt
Improvement in soap manufacturing
Economic Impact
$24.5 billion
Annual Revenue
2.5 million direct
Direct Employment
4.2% CAGR (2020-2025)
Growth Rate
5
Top Markets
Top Markets by Value
USA
$4.8 billion
China
$3.9 billion
India
$2.6 billion
Brazil
$1.8 billion
Germany
$1.2 billion