Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Ireland
Explore more than 351,016 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 351,016 businesses are registered in Ireland . That represents 0.77% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Ireland-based companies have a share of 2.89% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.6% of all EU employees.
Ireland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (145,583 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (61,484) and Retail Trade (45,358).
Ireland: TOP Industries 351,016 registered companies
Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
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Services 145,583 41.5% | 145,583 | 41.5% | ||
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 61,484 17.5% | 61,484 | 17.5% | ||
Retail Trade 45,358 12.9% | 45,358 | 12.9% | ||
Construction 30,316 8.6% | 30,316 | 8.6% | ||
Manufacturing 16,973 4.8% | 16,973 | 4.8% | ||
Wholesale Trade 16,596 4.7% | 16,596 | 4.7% | ||
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 14,096 4.0% | 14,096 | 4.0% | ||
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 11,968 3.4% | 11,968 | 3.4% | ||
Unknown industry 6,322 1.8% | 6,322 | 1.8% | ||
Public Sector 1,703 0.5% | 1,703 | 0.5% | ||
Mining 617 0.2% | 617 | 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 (5.86%), Management consulting services (4.88%) and Holding company (4.57%).
Ireland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 351,016 registered companies
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Ireland generated € 2,443,185,339,447 in sales, which represents 2.89% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Ireland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 351,016 registered companies
Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
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1. | APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 211.4B 8.65% | € 211.4B | 8.65% | |
2. | ACCENTURE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENTS LIMITED € 67.16B 2.75% | € 67.16B | 2.75% | |
3. | GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED € 64.83B 2.65% | € 64.83B | 2.65% | |
4. | MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITED € 62.07B 2.54% | € 62.07B | 2.54% | |
5. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 58.45B 2.39% | € 58.45B | 2.39% | |
6. | UNITED AIRLINES , INC. € 35.93B 1.47% | € 35.93B | 1.47% | |
7. | META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED € 34.33B 1.4% | € 34.33B | 1.4% | |
8. | MICROSOFT IRELAND RESEARCH UNLIMITED COMPANY € 31.77B 1.3% | € 31.77B | 1.3% | |
9. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 31.05B 1.27% | € 31.05B | 1.27% | |
10. | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY € 29.63B 1.21% | € 29.63B | 1.21% | |
Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 626.6B | 25.65% |
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 6,299,441 people, which represents 1.6% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (693,748), followed by HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (100,000) and MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (95,000).
Ireland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 351,016 registered companies
Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
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1. | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 693,748 11.01% | 693,748 | 11.01% | |
2. | HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE 100,000 1.59% | 100,000 | 1.59% | |
3. | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 95,000 1.51% | 95,000 | 1.51% | |
4. | CRH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 75,838 1.2% | 75,838 | 1.2% | |
5. | ADIENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 75,000 1.19% | 75,000 | 1.19% | |
6. | ING BANK N.V. 71,287 1.13% | 71,287 | 1.13% | |
7. | APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 56,639 0.9% | 56,639 | 0.9% | |
8. | PFIZER SERVICE COMPANY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY 53,449 0.85% | 53,449 | 0.85% | |
9. | APPLE SALES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 52,263 0.83% | 52,263 | 0.83% | |
10. | CLOGRENNANE LIME LIMITED 49,889 0.79% | 49,889 | 0.79% | |
Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 1,323,113 | 21% |