Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Greece
Explore more than 357,686 Greece-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 357,686 businesses are registered in Greece . That represents 0.75% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Greece-based companies have a share of 0.43% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.58% of all EU employees.
Greece: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (103,525 companies in total), followed by Retail Trade (65,961) and Wholesale Trade (40,690).
Greece: TOP Industries 357,686 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 103,525 28.9% | 103,525 | 28.9% | ||
| Retail Trade 65,961 18.4% | 65,961 | 18.4% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 40,690 11.4% | 40,690 | 11.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 36,220 10.1% | 36,220 | 10.1% | ||
| Construction 32,922 9.2% | 32,922 | 9.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 29,059 8.1% | 29,059 | 8.1% | ||
| Manufacturing 28,534 8.0% | 28,534 | 8.0% | ||
| Unknown industry 15,879 4.4% | 15,879 | 4.4% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,569 1.0% | 3,569 | 1.0% | ||
| Public Sector 840 0.2% | 840 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 487 0.1% | 487 | 0.1% |
Greece: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Greece are Operative builders (5.7%), Hotel/motel operation (5.5%) and Eating place (4.77%).
Greece: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 357,686 registered companies
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Greece generated € 379,195,279,152 in sales, which represents 0.43% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 357,686 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. € 8.413B 2.22% | € 8.413B | 2.22% | |
| 2. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. € 5.703B 1.5% | € 5.703B | 1.5% | |
| 3. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. € 4.651B 1.23% | € 4.651B | 1.23% | |
| 4. | ALPHA BANK S.A. € 4.284B 1.13% | € 4.284B | 1.13% | |
| 5. | EUROBANK S.A. € 3.892B 1.03% | € 3.892B | 1.03% | |
| 6. | METLEN ENERGY & METALS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. € 3.802B 1% | € 3.802B | 1% | |
| 7. | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. € 3.219B 0.85% | € 3.219B | 0.85% | |
| 8. | PIRAEUS BANK S.A. € 3.11B 0.82% | € 3.11B | 0.82% | |
| 9. | NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. € 2.875B 0.76% | € 2.875B | 0.76% | |
| 10. | ELINOIL HELLENIC PETROLEUM COMPANY S.A. € 2.735B 0.72% | € 2.735B | 0.72% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 42.68B | 11.26% |
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 2,199,577 people, which represents 0.58% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. (39,835), followed by PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. (20,025) and ALFA-BETA VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER SOCIETE ANONYME (13,658).
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 357,686 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. 39,835 1.81% | 39,835 | 1.81% | |
| 2. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 20,025 0.91% | 20,025 | 0.91% | |
| 3. | ALFA-BETA VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER SOCIETE ANONYME 13,658 0.62% | 13,658 | 0.62% | |
| 4. | DIAMANTIS MASOUTIS A.E. SOUPER MARKET 13,124 0.6% | 13,124 | 0.6% | |
| 5. | EUROBANK S.A. 12,728 0.58% | 12,728 | 0.58% | |
| 6. | YPIRESIA 800 - TELEPERFORMANCE SINGLE MEMBER S.A. 12,447 0.57% | 12,447 | 0.57% | |
| 7. | METRO ANONYMI EMPORIKI KAI VIOMICHANIKI ETAIREIA EIDON DIATROFIS KAI OIKIAKIS CHRISIS 11,168 0.51% | 11,168 | 0.51% | |
| 8. | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. 9,692 0.44% | 9,692 | 0.44% | |
| 9. | MELLON TECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS AND SERVICES COMMERCIAL SOCIETE ANONYME - PRIVATE SECURITY SER 8,981 0.41% | 8,981 | 0.41% | |
| 10. | NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. 7,843 0.36% | 7,843 | 0.36% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 149,501 | 6.8% |
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