Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe

Explore 2,378,969 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Manufacturing 2,378,969 (5.3%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,757,613 (34.9%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 45,197,626

According to our database, there are 2,378,969 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry in Europe. This represents 5.26% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 16.45% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 13.31% of all employees.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Spain (312,252), followed by Italy (286,457), and United Kingdom (263,346).

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.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 2,378,969 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Spain 312,252 13.1% 312,252
Italy 286,457 12.0% 286,457
United Kingdom 263,346 11.1% 263,346
Russian Federation 238,031 10.0% 238,031
Germany 150,744 6.3% 150,744
France 143,488 6.0% 143,488
Romania 110,576 4.6% 110,576
Poland 103,960 4.4% 103,960
Ukraine 99,155 4.2% 99,155
Czech Republic 58,661 2.5% 58,661

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing generated € 13,976,726,226,250 in sales. This represents 16.45% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG had the highest annual sales (€ 322.3B), followed by APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (€ 218.9B), and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (€ 155.5B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Manufacturing 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.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 2,378,969 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 322.3B 2.31% € 322.3B
2. APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 218.9B 1.57% € 218.9B
3. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 155.5B 1.11% € 155.5B
4. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 153.2B 1.1% € 153.2B
5. ENI SPA € 93.72B 0.67% € 93.72B
6. RWE SUPPLY & TRADING GMBH € 91.11B 0.65% € 91.11B
7. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 88.2B 0.63% € 88.2B
8. Siemens AG € 77.77B 0.56% € 77.77B
9. STELLANTIS AUTO SAS € 69.83B 0.5% € 69.83B
10. BASF SE € 68.9B 0.49% € 68.9B

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing employ 51,602,375 people. This represents 13.31% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG has the highest number of employees (678,825), followed by Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (413,811), and Siemens AG (316,000).

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.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 2,378,969 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG 678,825 1.32% 678,825
2. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 413,811 0.8% 413,811
3. Siemens AG 316,000 0.61% 316,000
4. Hitachi Automotive Systems Espelkamp Gmbh 268,655 0.52% 268,655
5. Continental AG 202,763 0.39% 202,763
6. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 193,865 0.38% 193,865
7. Mercedes-Benz Group AG 168,336 0.33% 168,336
8. ZF Friedrichshafen AG 166,679 0.32% 166,679
9. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 152,111 0.29% 152,111
10. APTIV PLC 143,000 0.28% 143,000

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing are Mfg bread/related products (4.89%), Structural metal fabrication (3.41%) and Mfg plastic products (3.31%) .

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.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 2,378,969 registered companies

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