Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Netherlands
Explore more than 1,918,719 Netherlands-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 1,918,719 businesses are registered in Netherlands . That represents 4.31% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Netherlands-based companies have a share of 10.1% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 5.34% of all EU employees.
Netherlands: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (791,209 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (720,998) and Retail Trade (107,423).
Netherlands: TOP Industries 1,918,719 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 791,209 41.2% | 791,209 | 41.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 720,998 37.6% | 720,998 | 37.6% | ||
| Retail Trade 107,423 5.6% | 107,423 | 5.6% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 93,942 4.9% | 93,942 | 4.9% | ||
| Construction 56,455 2.9% | 56,455 | 2.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 53,445 2.8% | 53,445 | 2.8% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 45,362 2.4% | 45,362 | 2.4% | ||
| Manufacturing 44,868 2.3% | 44,868 | 2.3% | ||
| Unknown industry 2,302 0.1% | 2,302 | 0.1% | ||
| Public Sector 1,721 0.1% | 1,721 | 0.1% | ||
| Mining 994 0.1% | 994 | 0.1% |
Netherlands: 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 Netherlands are Holding company (27.26%), Civic/social association (12.72%) and Security broker/dealer (5.05%).
Netherlands: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 1,918,719 registered companies
Netherlands: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Netherlands generated € 8,288,952,357,579 in sales, which represents 10.1% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Netherlands: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 1,918,719 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aramco Overseas Company B.V. € 91.41B 1.1% | € 91.41B | 1.1% | |
| 2. | Stellantis Ventures B.V. € 86.68B 1.05% | € 86.68B | 1.05% | |
| 3. | SHELL Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. € 63.79B 0.77% | € 63.79B | 0.77% | |
| 4. | Albert Heijn B.V. € 62.79B 0.76% | € 62.79B | 0.76% | |
| 5. | Airbus SE € 52.15B 0.63% | € 52.15B | 0.63% | |
| 6. | Pfizer B.V. € 51.89B 0.63% | € 51.89B | 0.63% | |
| 7. | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. € 47.81B 0.58% | € 47.81B | 0.58% | |
| 8. | Ingka Holding Overseas B.V. € 42.04B 0.51% | € 42.04B | 0.51% | |
| 9. | HP Europe B.V. € 40.73B 0.49% | € 40.73B | 0.49% | |
| 10. | GasTerra B.V. € 35.5B 0.43% | € 35.5B | 0.43% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 574.8B | 6.93% |
Netherlands: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 20,669,022 people, which represents 5.34% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Johnson Controls International B.V. (112,000), followed by Volvo Construction Equipment B.V. (92,260) and Heineken Holding N.V. (82,257).
Netherlands: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 1,918,719 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnson Controls International B.V. 112,000 0.54% | 112,000 | 0.54% | |
| 2. | Volvo Construction Equipment B.V. 92,260 0.45% | 92,260 | 0.45% | |
| 3. | Heineken Holding N.V. 82,257 0.4% | 82,257 | 0.4% | |
| 4. | Randstad Holding Nederland B.V. 73,120 0.35% | 73,120 | 0.35% | |
| 5. | politie 63,000 0.3% | 63,000 | 0.3% | |
| 6. | STMicroelectronics N.V. 51,370 0.25% | 51,370 | 0.25% | |
| 7. | SHV Nederland B.V. 51,038 0.25% | 51,038 | 0.25% | |
| 8. | DTEK RENEWABLES INTERNATIONAL B.V. 49,400 0.24% | 49,400 | 0.24% | |
| 9. | STMicroelectronics Holding N.V. 48,515 0.23% | 48,515 | 0.23% | |
| 10. | Philips Electronics Nederland B.V. 48,000 0.23% | 48,000 | 0.23% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 670,960 | 3.25% |
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