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

Explore 8,868,046 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 8,868,046 (19.5%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,825,764 (34.9%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 45,389,639

According to our database, there are 8,868,046 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry in Europe. This represents 19.54% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 27.87% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 17.51% 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 (2,762,064), followed by United Kingdom (1,056,457), and Netherlands (724,952).

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 8,868,046 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
France 2,762,064 31.1% 2,762,064
United Kingdom 1,056,457 11.9% 1,056,457
Netherlands 724,952 8.2% 724,952
Spain 705,492 8.0% 705,492
Germany 514,772 5.8% 514,772
Russian Federation 361,448 4.1% 361,448
Italy 358,239 4.0% 358,239
Poland 326,910 3.7% 326,910
Denmark 216,057 2.4% 216,057
Sweden 190,716 2.2% 190,716

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 € 24,177,867,462,428 in sales. This represents 27.87% 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 8,868,046 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. SHELL PLC € 352.3B 1.46% € 352.3B
2. GLENCORE PLC € 236.5B 0.98% € 236.5B
3. BP P.L.C. € 223B 0.92% € 223B
4. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 174B 0.72% € 174B
5. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 136.2B 0.56% € 136.2B
6. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 134B 0.55% € 134B
7. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 126.6B 0.52% € 126.6B
8. AB INBEV HOLDINGS LIMITED € 109.9B 0.45% € 109.9B
9. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 108.9B 0.45% € 108.9B
10. CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A. € 93.38B 0.39% € 93.38B

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 67,623,232 people. This represents 17.51% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED has the highest number of employees (306,322), followed by Deutsche Bahn AG (302,816), and REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG (252,967).

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 8,868,046 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 306,322 0.45% 306,322
2. Deutsche Bahn AG 302,816 0.45% 302,816
3. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 252,967 0.37% 252,967
4. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 236,382 0.35% 236,382
5. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 231,556 0.34% 231,556
6. SBERBANK, PAO 224,785 0.33% 224,785
7. MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA 200,000 0.3% 200,000
8. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 171,057 0.25% 171,057
9. Allianz SE 158,568 0.23% 158,568
10. Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA 142,679 0.21% 142,679

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 (39.59%), Real estate agent/manager (18.4%) and Holding company (17.12%) .

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 8,868,046 registered companies

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