Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Greece
Explore more than 350,811 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 350,811 businesses are registered in Greece . That represents 0.74% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Greece-based companies have a share of 0.42% 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 (100,506 companies in total), followed by Retail Trade (64,785) and Wholesale Trade (40,234).
Greece: TOP Industries 350,811 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 100,506 28.6% | 100,506 | 28.6% | ||
| Retail Trade 64,785 18.5% | 64,785 | 18.5% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 40,234 11.5% | 40,234 | 11.5% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 35,866 10.2% | 35,866 | 10.2% | ||
| Construction 31,564 9.0% | 31,564 | 9.0% | ||
| Manufacturing 28,302 8.1% | 28,302 | 8.1% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 28,010 8.0% | 28,010 | 8.0% | ||
| Unknown industry 16,678 4.8% | 16,678 | 4.8% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,549 1.0% | 3,549 | 1.0% | ||
| Public Sector 824 0.2% | 824 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 493 0.1% | 493 | 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 (5.61%), Hotel/motel operation (5.5%) and Eating place (4.77%).
Greece: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 350,811 registered companies
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Greece generated € 370,802,334,369 in sales, which represents 0.42% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 350,811 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. € 8.413B 2.27% | € 8.413B | 2.27% | |
| 2. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. € 5.703B 1.54% | € 5.703B | 1.54% | |
| 3. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. € 4.315B 1.16% | € 4.315B | 1.16% | |
| 4. | ALPHA BANK S.A. € 4.284B 1.16% | € 4.284B | 1.16% | |
| 5. | EUROBANK S.A. € 3.892B 1.05% | € 3.892B | 1.05% | |
| 6. | METLEN ENERGY & METALS S.A. € 3.802B 1.03% | € 3.802B | 1.03% | |
| 7. | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. € 3.219B 0.87% | € 3.219B | 0.87% | |
| 8. | PIRAEUS BANK S.A. € 3.11B 0.84% | € 3.11B | 0.84% | |
| 9. | NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. € 2.875B 0.78% | € 2.875B | 0.78% | |
| 10. | ELINOIL HELLENIC PETROLEUM COMPANY S.A. € 2.735B 0.74% | € 2.735B | 0.74% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 42.35B | 11.42% |
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 2,240,385 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. (36,766), followed by PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. (20,025) and ALFA BETA VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. (13,658).
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 350,811 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. 36,766 1.64% | 36,766 | 1.64% | |
| 2. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 20,025 0.89% | 20,025 | 0.89% | |
| 3. | ALFA BETA VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. 13,658 0.61% | 13,658 | 0.61% | |
| 4. | EUROBANK S.A. 12,728 0.57% | 12,728 | 0.57% | |
| 5. | YPIRESIA 800 - TELEPERFORMANCE SINGLE MEMBER S.A. 12,447 0.56% | 12,447 | 0.56% | |
| 6. | DIAMANTIS MASOUTIS A.E. SOUPER MARKET 11,641 0.52% | 11,641 | 0.52% | |
| 7. | METRO ANONYMI EMPORIKI KAI VIOMICHANIKI ETAIREIA EIDON DIATROFIS KAI OIKIAKIS CHRISIS 11,168 0.5% | 11,168 | 0.5% | |
| 8. | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. 9,692 0.43% | 9,692 | 0.43% | |
| 9. | MELLON TECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS AND SERVICES COMMERCIAL SOCIETE ANONYME - PRIVATE SECURITY SER 8,177 0.36% | 8,177 | 0.36% | |
| 10. | NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. 7,843 0.35% | 7,843 | 0.35% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 144,145 | 6.43% |
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