Industry Breakdown of Companies
in United Kingdom
Explore more than 7,223,983 United Kingdom-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 7,223,983 businesses are registered in United Kingdom . That represents 15.92% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These United Kingdom-based companies have a share of 25.12% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 19.21% of all EU employees.
United Kingdom: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (2,768,961 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (1,056,457) and Unknown industry (1,000,513).
United Kingdom: TOP Industries 7,223,983 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 2,768,961 38.3% | 2,768,961 | 38.3% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 1,056,457 14.6% | 1,056,457 | 14.6% | ||
| Unknown industry 1,000,513 13.8% | 1,000,513 | 13.8% | ||
| Retail Trade 973,164 13.5% | 973,164 | 13.5% | ||
| Construction 494,520 6.8% | 494,520 | 6.8% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 287,210 4.0% | 287,210 | 4.0% | ||
| Manufacturing 273,480 3.8% | 273,480 | 3.8% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 236,247 3.3% | 236,247 | 3.3% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 104,382 1.4% | 104,382 | 1.4% | ||
| Public Sector 18,660 0.3% | 18,660 | 0.3% | ||
| Mining 10,389 0.1% | 10,389 | 0.1% |
United Kingdom: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for United Kingdom are Non classified establishment (13.85%), Business services (5.42%) and Subdivider/developer (4.34%).
United Kingdom: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 7,223,983 registered companies
United Kingdom: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the United Kingdom generated € 21,796,903,348,922 in sales, which represents 25.12% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
United Kingdom: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 7,223,983 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SHELL PLC € 352.3B 1.62% | € 352.3B | 1.62% | |
| 2. | GLENCORE PLC € 236.5B 1.09% | € 236.5B | 1.09% | |
| 3. | BP P.L.C. € 223B 1.02% | € 223B | 1.02% | |
| 4. | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH € 188.6B 0.87% | € 188.6B | 0.87% | |
| 5. | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 174B 0.8% | € 174B | 0.8% | |
| 6. | CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LIMITED UK BRANCH € 148.9B 0.68% | € 148.9B | 0.68% | |
| 7. | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 136.2B 0.62% | € 136.2B | 0.62% | |
| 8. | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 134B 0.61% | € 134B | 0.61% | |
| 9. | MITSUBISHI CORPORATION € 131.7B 0.6% | € 131.7B | 0.6% | |
| 10. | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 126.6B 0.58% | € 126.6B | 0.58% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 1.852T | 8.5% |
United Kingdom: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 74,176,422 people, which represents 19.21% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is TESCO PLC (336,926), followed by BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (306,322) and TESCO STORES LIMITED (241,340).
United Kingdom: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 7,223,983 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TESCO PLC 336,926 0.45% | 336,926 | 0.45% | |
| 2. | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 306,322 0.41% | 306,322 | 0.41% | |
| 3. | TESCO STORES LIMITED 241,340 0.33% | 241,340 | 0.33% | |
| 4. | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 231,556 0.31% | 231,556 | 0.31% | |
| 5. | LIDL U.K. GMBH 223,327 0.3% | 223,327 | 0.3% | |
| 6. | BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 171,057 0.23% | 171,057 | 0.23% | |
| 7. | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC 169,164 0.23% | 169,164 | 0.23% | |
| 8. | SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD 148,100 0.2% | 148,100 | 0.2% | |
| 9. | APTIV PLC 143,000 0.19% | 143,000 | 0.19% | |
| 10. | ASDA STORES LIMITED 141,293 0.19% | 141,293 | 0.19% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 2,112,085 | 2.85% |
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