Did pro-government oligarch Lőrinc Mészáros become the second biggest employer in Hungary?

Based on an answer from the Mészáros group, they employ more than 25 thousand people, which means that after the Hungarian state, they are the second biggest employer in the country.

According to G7, the Hungarian Post (Magyar Posta Ltd.) has 30 thousand employees while 18 thousand people work for both Volánbusz (responsible for long-distance bus transport in Hungary) and the Hungarian Railways (MÁV). Meanwhile, in the private sector, Spar Magyarország Ltd. is the biggest employer, having more than 14 thousand co-workers. Based on the information of the economy journal, there are fewer than 10 companies in Hungary that have more than 10 thousand employees.

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Furthermore, if we take into consideration all the subsidiaries of the holdings present in Hungary, we can state that OTP and Mol also have more than 25 thousand employees. Based on their annual report, the Hungarian oil company gives work for more than 26 thousand people, while almost 35 thousand people work for the Hungarian bank. However, many of these people do not work in Hungary since both OTP and Mol are present in many countries. As a result, G7 calculated that, for example,