Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Ireland
Explore more than 379,159 Ireland-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 379,159 businesses are registered in Ireland . That represents 0.8% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Ireland-based companies have a share of 3.1% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.89% of all EU employees.
Ireland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (156,720 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (66,997) and Retail Trade (48,317).
Ireland: TOP Industries 379,159 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 156,720 41.3% | 156,720 | 41.3% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 66,997 17.7% | 66,997 | 17.7% | ||
| Retail Trade 48,317 12.7% | 48,317 | 12.7% | ||
| Construction 33,168 8.7% | 33,168 | 8.7% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 16,982 4.5% | 16,982 | 4.5% | ||
| Manufacturing 16,824 4.4% | 16,824 | 4.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 14,688 3.9% | 14,688 | 3.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 13,189 3.5% | 13,189 | 3.5% | ||
| Unknown industry 9,933 2.6% | 9,933 | 2.6% | ||
| Public Sector 1,723 0.5% | 1,723 | 0.5% | ||
| Mining 618 0.2% | 618 | 0.2% |
Ireland: 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 Ireland are Business services (5.89%), Holding company (5.31%) and Management consulting services (5.14%).
Ireland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 379,159 registered companies
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Ireland generated € 2,725,485,322,232 in sales, which represents 3.1% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 379,159 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 205.4B 7.54% | € 205.4B | 7.54% | |
| 2. | GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED € 77.27B 2.84% | € 77.27B | 2.84% | |
| 3. | MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITED € 73.79B 2.71% | € 73.79B | 2.71% | |
| 4. | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD € 62.95B 2.31% | € 62.95B | 2.31% | |
| 5. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 59.96B 2.2% | € 59.96B | 2.2% | |
| 6. | MICROSOFT IRELAND RESEARCH UNLIMITED COMPANY € 58.2B 2.14% | € 58.2B | 2.14% | |
| 7. | META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED € 58.06B 2.13% | € 58.06B | 2.13% | |
| 8. | P.M.I. TRADING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY € 33.8B 1.24% | € 33.8B | 1.24% | |
| 9. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 32.87B 1.21% | € 32.87B | 1.21% | |
| 10. | ELI LILLY IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED € 32.08B 1.18% | € 32.08B | 1.18% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 694.4B | 25.48% |
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 7,174,063 people, which represents 1.89% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (747,640), followed by APTIV GLOBAL HOLDINGS UNLIMITED COMPANY (190,000) and MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (106,050).
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 379,159 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 747,640 10.42% | 747,640 | 10.42% | |
| 2. | APTIV GLOBAL HOLDINGS UNLIMITED COMPANY 190,000 2.65% | 190,000 | 2.65% | |
| 3. | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 106,050 1.48% | 106,050 | 1.48% | |
| 4. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 79,770 1.11% | 79,770 | 1.11% | |
| 5. | ING BANK N.V. 71,287 0.99% | 71,287 | 0.99% | |
| 6. | ADIENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 70,000 0.98% | 70,000 | 0.98% | |
| 7. | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 66,323 0.92% | 66,323 | 0.92% | |
| 8. | APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 55,827 0.78% | 55,827 | 0.78% | |
| 9. | PFIZER SERVICE COMPANY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY 53,449 0.75% | 53,449 | 0.75% | |
| 10. | UHG HOLDINGS 1 (IRELAND) UNLIMITED COMPANY 51,241 0.71% | 51,241 | 0.71% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 1,491,587 | 20.79% |
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