Industry Breakdown of Companies in United Kingdom
This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in United Kingdom
The number of companies in United Kingdom is 6,756,179, which represents 14.8% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. United Kingdom is the largest country in Europe according to number of registered companies.
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
TOP Industries in United Kingdom
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in United Kingdom is Services with 2,608,312 companies followed by Unknown industry and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate with 977,673 and 971,256 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in United Kingdom 6,756,179 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 2,608,312 38.6% | 2,608,312 | 38.6% | ||
| Unknown industry 977,673 14.5% | 977,673 | 14.5% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 971,256 14.4% | 971,256 | 14.4% | ||
| Retail Trade 855,372 12.7% | 855,372 | 12.7% | ||
| Construction 480,172 7.1% | 480,172 | 7.1% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 275,837 4.1% | 275,837 | 4.1% | ||
| Manufacturing 255,029 3.8% | 255,029 | 3.8% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 202,681 3.0% | 202,681 | 3.0% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 102,677 1.5% | 102,677 | 1.5% | ||
| Public Sector 16,798 0.2% | 16,798 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 10,372 0.2% | 10,372 | 0.2% |
Breakdown of Companies in United Kingdom by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for United Kingdom are Non classified establishment (14.47%), Business services (5.63%) and Subdivider/developer (4.16%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in United Kingdom by SIC Code 6,756,179 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in United Kingdom
Companies registered in United Kingdom generate € 18,784,633,272,234 in sales per annum, which represents 24.26% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is SHELL PLC with € 248.2B followed by GLENCORE PLC and INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED with € 193.4B and € 190.5B in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in United Kingdom 6,756,179 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SHELL PLC € 248.2B 1.32% | € 248.2B | 1.32% | |
| 2. | GLENCORE PLC € 193.4B 1.03% | € 193.4B | 1.03% | |
| 3. | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 190.5B 1.01% | € 190.5B | 1.01% | |
| 4. | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH € 182.7B 0.97% | € 182.7B | 0.97% | |
| 5. | CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LIMITED UK BRANCH € 151.6B 0.81% | € 151.6B | 0.81% | |
| 6. | BP P.L.C. € 149.7B 0.8% | € 149.7B | 0.8% | |
| 7. | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 138.9B 0.74% | € 138.9B | 0.74% | |
| 8. | MITSUBISHI CORPORATION € 125.1B 0.67% | € 125.1B | 0.67% | |
| 9. | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 101.2B 0.54% | € 101.2B | 0.54% | |
| 10. | CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A. € 91.19B 0.49% | € 91.19B | 0.49% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in United Kingdom
Companies registered in United Kingdom have 69,675,922 employees, which represents 17.93% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is G4S LIMITED with 513,324 people followed by TESCO PLC and CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH with 354,744 and 352,621 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in United Kingdom 6,756,179 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G4S LIMITED 513,324 0.74% | 513,324 | 0.74% | |
| 2. | TESCO PLC 354,744 0.51% | 354,744 | 0.51% | |
| 3. | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION LONDON BRANCH 352,621 0.51% | 352,621 | 0.51% | |
| 4. | BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 306,322 0.44% | 306,322 | 0.44% | |
| 5. | TESCO STORES LIMITED 259,472 0.37% | 259,472 | 0.37% | |
| 6. | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 231,556 0.33% | 231,556 | 0.33% | |
| 7. | LIDL U.K. GMBH 223,327 0.32% | 223,327 | 0.32% | |
| 8. | J SAINSBURY PLC 181,000 0.26% | 181,000 | 0.26% | |
| 9. | SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD 163,600 0.23% | 163,600 | 0.23% | |
| 10. | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC 159,819 0.23% | 159,819 | 0.23% |
