Industry Breakdown of Companies in France

This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in France

The number of companies in France is 6,381,402, which represents 13.98% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.

Current Country:
France 6,381,402 (14.0%)
Largest Country:
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
Total Number of Companies 45,639,763

TOP Industries in France

The industry with the highest number of companies registered in France is Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate with 2,651,936 companies followed by Services and Retail Trade with 2,083,393 and 547,154 companies respectively.

To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP Industries in France 6,381,402 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 2,651,936 41.6% 2,651,936
Services 2,083,393 32.6% 2,083,393
Retail Trade 547,154 8.6% 547,154
Construction 345,194 5.4% 345,194
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 246,623 3.9% 246,623
Wholesale Trade 151,667 2.4% 151,667
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 144,027 2.3% 144,027
Manufacturing 140,395 2.2% 140,395
Public Sector 48,176 0.8% 48,176
Unknown industry 21,396 0.3% 21,396
Mining 1,441 0.0% 1,441

Breakdown of Companies in France by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for France are Real property lessor (31.26%), Membership organization (8.3%) and Amusement/recreation services (5.21%) .

To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

Breakdown of Companies in France by SIC Code 6,381,402 registered companies

TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in France

Companies registered in France generate € 5,660,908,196,156 in sales per annum, which represents 7.31% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is PSA AUTOMOBILES SA with € 55.50B followed by ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE and AIRBUS with € 53.00B and € 40.02B in sales respectively.

The list of TOP 10 companies is not 100% reliable since it is generated automatically based on data available in our database and are registered in individual companies. To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP 10 Companies by Sales in France 6,381,402 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. PSA AUTOMOBILES SA € 55.50B 0.98% € 55.50B
2. ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE € 53.00B 0.94% € 53.00B
3. AIRBUS € 40.02B 0.71% € 40.02B
4. RENAULT SAS € 38.74B 0.68% € 38.74B
5. ENGIE € 36.22B 0.64% € 36.22B
6. CMA CGM € 35.76B 0.63% € 35.76B
7. ORANGE € 22.69B 0.4% € 22.69B
8. CSF € 22.05B 0.39% € 22.05B
9. TOTALENERGIES MARKETING FRANCE € 21.67B 0.38% € 21.67B
10. TOTALENERGIES RAFFINAGE FRANCE € 15.73B 0.28% € 15.73B

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in France

Companies registered in France have 20,169,814 employees, which represents 5.19% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE with 62,035 people followed by ORANGE and ONET SERVICES with 61,941 and 35,801 employees respectively.

The list of TOP 10 companies is not 100% reliable since it is generated automatically based on data available in our database and are registered in individual companies. To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in France 6,381,402 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE 62,035 0.31% 62,035
2. ORANGE 61,941 0.31% 61,941
3. ONET SERVICES 35,801 0.18% 35,801
4. EURO DISNEY ASSOCIES SAS 14,122 0.07% 14,122
5. GRDF 12,245 0.06% 12,245
6. ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA 10,693 0.05% 10,693
7. ALTRAN TECHNOLOGIES 10,541 0.05% 10,541
8. ISS FACILITY SERVICES 10,000 0.05% 10,000
9. CGI FRANCE 10,000 0.05% 10,000
10. PSA AUTOMOBILES SA 10,000 0.05% 10,000

Explore detailed statistics of other countries with HitHorizons

This website uses cookies

We use cookies to personalise content and provide features and analytical purposes. By clicking “Accept all”, you consent to our use of cookies. For further information, see our Cookies Policy and our Privacy Policy.

Customise Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

Essential cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

These cookies allow us to analyse our site's usage and improve the site's functionality. Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.