Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Ireland
Explore more than 387,764 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 387,764 businesses are registered in Ireland . That represents 0.81% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Ireland-based companies have a share of 2.95% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.84% of all EU employees.
Ireland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (160,601 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (68,955) and Retail Trade (49,175).
Ireland: TOP Industries 387,764 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 160,601 41.4% | 160,601 | 41.4% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 68,955 17.8% | 68,955 | 17.8% | ||
| Retail Trade 49,175 12.7% | 49,175 | 12.7% | ||
| Construction 34,410 8.9% | 34,410 | 8.9% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 17,218 4.4% | 17,218 | 4.4% | ||
| Manufacturing 16,872 4.4% | 16,872 | 4.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 14,889 3.8% | 14,889 | 3.8% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 13,675 3.5% | 13,675 | 3.5% | ||
| Unknown industry 9,647 2.5% | 9,647 | 2.5% | ||
| Public Sector 1,707 0.4% | 1,707 | 0.4% | ||
| Mining 615 0.2% | 615 | 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 (5.8%), Holding company (5.55%) and Management consulting services (5.26%).
Ireland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 387,764 registered companies
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Ireland generated € 2,598,771,984,226 in sales, which represents 2.95% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 387,764 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED € 86.63B 3.33% | € 86.63B | 3.33% | |
| 2. | META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED € 85.29B 3.28% | € 85.29B | 3.28% | |
| 3. | MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITED € 82.34B 3.17% | € 82.34B | 3.17% | |
| 4. | MICROSOFT IRELAND RESEARCH UNLIMITED COMPANY € 67.52B 2.6% | € 67.52B | 2.6% | |
| 5. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 61.6B 2.37% | € 61.6B | 2.37% | |
| 6. | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD € 60.23B 2.32% | € 60.23B | 2.32% | |
| 7. | MICROSOFT IRELAND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED COMPANY € 42.44B 1.63% | € 42.44B | 1.63% | |
| 8. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 31.45B 1.21% | € 31.45B | 1.21% | |
| 9. | ELI LILLY IRELAND HOLDINGS LIMITED € 30.7B 1.18% | € 30.7B | 1.18% | |
| 10. | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 29.65B 1.14% | € 29.65B | 1.14% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 577.8B | 22.24% |
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 7,030,842 people, which represents 1.84% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (791,868), followed by MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (104,210) and CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (79,770).
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 387,764 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 791,868 11.26% | 791,868 | 11.26% | |
| 2. | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 104,210 1.48% | 104,210 | 1.48% | |
| 3. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 79,770 1.13% | 79,770 | 1.13% | |
| 4. | ING BANK N.V. 71,287 1.01% | 71,287 | 1.01% | |
| 5. | ADIENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 70,000 1% | 70,000 | 1% | |
| 6. | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 65,815 0.94% | 65,815 | 0.94% | |
| 7. | AON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 57,924 0.82% | 57,924 | 0.82% | |
| 8. | APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 56,694 0.81% | 56,694 | 0.81% | |
| 9. | PFIZER SERVICE COMPANY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY 53,449 0.76% | 53,449 | 0.76% | |
| 10. | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 48,900 0.7% | 48,900 | 0.7% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 1,399,917 | 19.91% |
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