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.
France 6,381,402 (14.0%)
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
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.
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TOP Industries in France 6,381,402 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 2,651,936 41.6% | 2,651,936 | 41.6% | ||
| Services 2,083,393 32.6% | 2,083,393 | 32.6% | ||
| Retail Trade 547,154 8.6% | 547,154 | 8.6% | ||
| Construction 345,194 5.4% | 345,194 | 5.4% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 246,623 3.9% | 246,623 | 3.9% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 151,667 2.4% | 151,667 | 2.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 144,027 2.3% | 144,027 | 2.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 140,395 2.2% | 140,395 | 2.2% | ||
| Public Sector 48,176 0.8% | 48,176 | 0.8% | ||
| Unknown industry 21,396 0.3% | 21,396 | 0.3% | ||
| Mining 1,441 0.0% | 1,441 | 0.0% |
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%) .
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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.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in France 6,381,402 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PSA AUTOMOBILES SA € 55.50B 0.98% | € 55.50B | 0.98% | |
| 2. | ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE € 53.00B 0.94% | € 53.00B | 0.94% | |
| 3. | AIRBUS € 40.02B 0.71% | € 40.02B | 0.71% | |
| 4. | RENAULT SAS € 38.74B 0.68% | € 38.74B | 0.68% | |
| 5. | ENGIE € 36.22B 0.64% | € 36.22B | 0.64% | |
| 6. | CMA CGM € 35.76B 0.63% | € 35.76B | 0.63% | |
| 7. | ORANGE € 22.69B 0.4% | € 22.69B | 0.4% | |
| 8. | CSF € 22.05B 0.39% | € 22.05B | 0.39% | |
| 9. | TOTALENERGIES MARKETING FRANCE € 21.67B 0.38% | € 21.67B | 0.38% | |
| 10. | TOTALENERGIES RAFFINAGE FRANCE € 15.73B 0.28% | € 15.73B | 0.28% |
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.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in France 6,381,402 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE 62,035 0.31% | 62,035 | 0.31% | |
| 2. | ORANGE 61,941 0.31% | 61,941 | 0.31% | |
| 3. | ONET SERVICES 35,801 0.18% | 35,801 | 0.18% | |
| 4. | EURO DISNEY ASSOCIES SAS 14,122 0.07% | 14,122 | 0.07% | |
| 5. | GRDF 12,245 0.06% | 12,245 | 0.06% | |
| 6. | ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA 10,693 0.05% | 10,693 | 0.05% | |
| 7. | ALTRAN TECHNOLOGIES 10,541 0.05% | 10,541 | 0.05% | |
| 8. | ISS FACILITY SERVICES 10,000 0.05% | 10,000 | 0.05% | |
| 9. | CGI FRANCE 10,000 0.05% | 10,000 | 0.05% | |
| 10. | PSA AUTOMOBILES SA 10,000 0.05% | 10,000 | 0.05% |
