Breakdown of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe

Explore 8,796,782 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 8,796,782 (19.6%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,657,717 (34.9%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 44,901,636

According to our database, there are 8,796,782 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry in Europe. This represents 19.59% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 28.11% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 17.56% of all employees.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in France (2,729,407), followed by United Kingdom (1,019,872), and Netherlands (727,338).

This TOP 10 list was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 8,796,782 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
France 2,729,407 31.0% 2,729,407
United Kingdom 1,019,872 11.6% 1,019,872
Netherlands 727,338 8.3% 727,338
Spain 705,426 8.0% 705,426
Germany 515,046 5.9% 515,046
Russian Federation 361,449 4.1% 361,449
Italy 353,562 4.0% 353,562
Poland 329,255 3.7% 329,255
Denmark 215,437 2.4% 215,437
Sweden 190,807 2.2% 190,807

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate generated € 23,969,610,931,903 in sales. This represents 28.11% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. SHELL PLC had the highest annual sales (€ 352.3B), followed by GLENCORE PLC (€ 236.5B), and BP P.L.C. (€ 223B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 8,796,782 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. SHELL PLC € 352.3B 1.47% € 352.3B
2. GLENCORE PLC € 236.5B 0.99% € 236.5B
3. BP P.L.C. € 223B 0.93% € 223B
4. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 176B 0.73% € 176B
5. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 137.8B 0.57% € 137.8B
6. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 134B 0.56% € 134B
7. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 126.6B 0.53% € 126.6B
8. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 108.9B 0.45% € 108.9B
9. AB INBEV HOLDINGS LIMITED € 106.9B 0.45% € 106.9B
10. Nestle S.A. € 95.66B 0.4% € 95.66B

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate employ 68,152,078 people. This represents 17.56% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. Deutsche Bahn AG has the highest number of employees (335,438), followed by BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (306,322), and Nestle S.A. (275,000).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 8,796,782 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. Deutsche Bahn AG 335,438 0.49% 335,438
2. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 306,322 0.45% 306,322
3. Nestle S.A. 275,000 0.4% 275,000
4. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 252,967 0.37% 252,967
5. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 238,347 0.35% 238,347
6. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 231,556 0.34% 231,556
7. SBERBANK, PAO 224,785 0.33% 224,785
8. MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA 200,000 0.29% 200,000
9. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 171,057 0.25% 171,057
10. Bertelsmann SE & Co KG aA 158,997 0.23% 158,997

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate are Real property lessor (39.44%), Real estate agent/manager (18.73%) and Holding company (17.09%) .

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 8,796,782 registered companies

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