Industry Breakdown of Companies
in United Kingdom
Explore more than 7,902,693 United Kingdom-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 7,902,693 businesses are registered in United Kingdom . That represents 16.41% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These United Kingdom-based companies have a share of 25.26% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 19.6% of all EU employees.
United Kingdom: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (2,726,421 companies in total), followed by Unknown industry (1,625,723) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (1,188,727).
United Kingdom: TOP Industries 7,902,693 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 2,726,421 34.5% | 2,726,421 | 34.5% | ||
| Unknown industry 1,625,723 20.6% | 1,625,723 | 20.6% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 1,188,727 15.0% | 1,188,727 | 15.0% | ||
| Retail Trade 992,154 12.6% | 992,154 | 12.6% | ||
| Construction 503,192 6.4% | 503,192 | 6.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 271,291 3.4% | 271,291 | 3.4% | ||
| Manufacturing 254,268 3.2% | 254,268 | 3.2% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 212,332 2.7% | 212,332 | 2.7% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 102,107 1.3% | 102,107 | 1.3% | ||
| Public Sector 17,401 0.2% | 17,401 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 9,077 0.1% | 9,077 | 0.1% |
United Kingdom: 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 United Kingdom are Non classified establishment (20.57%), Subdivider/developer (4.62%) and Business services (4.26%).
United Kingdom: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 7,902,693 registered companies
United Kingdom: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the United Kingdom generated € 22,328,548,650,354 in sales, which represents 25.26% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
United Kingdom: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 7,902,693 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SHELL PLC € 236B 1.06% | € 236B | 1.06% | |
| 2. | GLENCORE PLC € 218.8B 0.98% | € 218.8B | 0.98% | |
| 3. | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 205.8B 0.92% | € 205.8B | 0.92% | |
| 4. | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 186.2B 0.83% | € 186.2B | 0.83% | |
| 5. | BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 173.2B 0.78% | € 173.2B | 0.78% | |
| 6. | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH € 166.8B 0.75% | € 166.8B | 0.75% | |
| 7. | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 151.7B 0.68% | € 151.7B | 0.68% | |
| 8. | CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LIMITED UK BRANCH € 142.8B 0.64% | € 142.8B | 0.64% | |
| 9. | BP P.L.C. € 140.5B 0.63% | € 140.5B | 0.63% | |
| 10. | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 132.2B 0.59% | € 132.2B | 0.59% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 1.754T | 7.86% |
United Kingdom: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 74,874,532 people, which represents 19.6% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (409,758), followed by CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH (378,344) and TESCO PLC (336,123).
United Kingdom: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 7,902,693 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 409,758 0.55% | 409,758 | 0.55% | |
| 2. | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH 378,344 0.51% | 378,344 | 0.51% | |
| 3. | TESCO PLC 336,123 0.45% | 336,123 | 0.45% | |
| 4. | TESCO STORES LIMITED 249,663 0.33% | 249,663 | 0.33% | |
| 5. | STATE BANK OF INDIA 235,858 0.32% | 235,858 | 0.32% | |
| 6. | LIDL U.K. GMBH 223,327 0.3% | 223,327 | 0.3% | |
| 7. | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 218,271 0.29% | 218,271 | 0.29% | |
| 8. | BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 213,000 0.28% | 213,000 | 0.28% | |
| 9. | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 205,198 0.27% | 205,198 | 0.27% | |
| 10. | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED 159,903 0.21% | 159,903 | 0.21% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 2,629,445 | 3.51% |
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