Breakdown of Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe

Explore 3,146,885 companies operating in the Wholesale Trade industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Wholesale Trade 3,146,885 (6.9%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,825,764 (34.9%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 45,389,639

According to our database, there are 3,146,885 companies operating in the Wholesale Trade industry in Europe. This represents 6.93% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 12.98% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 5.81% of all employees.

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Russian Federation (530,113), followed by Spain (442,235), and Ukraine (304,990).

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.

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 3,146,885 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Russian Federation 530,113 16.8% 530,113
Spain 442,235 14.1% 442,235
Ukraine 304,990 9.7% 304,990
United Kingdom 236,247 7.5% 236,247
Italy 225,433 7.2% 225,433
Germany 161,282 5.1% 161,282
France 160,029 5.1% 160,029
Poland 121,755 3.9% 121,755
Romania 105,151 3.3% 105,151
Netherlands 95,189 3.0% 95,189

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Wholesale Trade generated € 11,256,974,578,375 in sales. This represents 12.98% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. Glencore International AG had the highest annual sales (€ 236.5B), followed by MERCURIA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED (€ 96.27B), and GAZPROM, PAO (€ 79.57B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Wholesale Trade 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.

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 3,146,885 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. Glencore International AG € 236.5B 2.1% € 236.5B
2. MERCURIA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED € 96.27B 0.86% € 96.27B
3. GAZPROM, PAO € 79.57B 0.71% € 79.57B
4. KUWAIT PETROLEUM CORPORATION € 59.22B 0.53% € 59.22B
5. BP Europa SE € 54.86B 0.49% € 54.86B
6. UNIPEC U.K. CO. LIMITED € 50.49B 0.45% € 50.49B
7. TYSON INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, INC. EUROPE € 43.47B 0.39% € 43.47B
8. Pfizer Service Company € 42.4B 0.38% € 42.4B
9. Toyota Motor Europe € 41.5B 0.37% € 41.5B
10. PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG € 36.32B 0.32% € 36.32B

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

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Wholesale Trade employ 22,419,160 people. This represents 5.81% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. Fresenius Medical Care AG has the highest number of employees (123,120), followed by Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (99,175), and METRO AG (87,810).

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.

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 3,146,885 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. Fresenius Medical Care AG 123,120 0.55% 123,120
2. Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund 99,175 0.44% 99,175
3. METRO AG 87,810 0.39% 87,810
4. Adolf Wurth GmbH & Co. KG 86,795 0.39% 86,795
5. Metinvest International SA 67,000 0.3% 67,000
6. Naftogaz Trading Europe AG 51,947 0.23% 51,947
7. CECONOMY AG 50,918 0.23% 50,918
8. DOLE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 37,422 0.17% 37,422
9. PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG 35,178 0.16% 35,178
10. FERGUSON PLC 34,000 0.15% 34,000

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Wholesale Trade are Whol non durable goods (25.25%), Whol construction materials (7.55%) and Whol industrial equipment (6.55%) .

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.

Wholesale Trade Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 3,146,885 registered companies

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