Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe

Explore 2,320,718 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Manufacturing 2,320,718 (4.8%)
Largest Industry:
Services 17,261,319 (35.6%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 48,431,425

According to our database, there are 2,320,718 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry in Europe. This represents 4.79% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 15.61% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 12.74% of all employees.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Spain (317,529), followed by Italy (260,545), and United Kingdom (252,826).

This TOP 10 list was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 2,320,718 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Spain 317,529 13.7% 317,529
Italy 260,545 11.2% 260,545
United Kingdom 252,826 10.9% 252,826
Russian Federation 225,527 9.7% 225,527
France 157,048 6.8% 157,048
Germany 149,748 6.5% 149,748
Ukraine 113,260 4.9% 113,260
Romania 107,872 4.6% 107,872
Poland 101,822 4.4% 101,822
Czech Republic 62,886 2.7% 62,886

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing generated € 13,897,954,014,135 in sales. This represents 15.61% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG had the highest annual sales (€ 321.9B), followed by APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (€ 208B), and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (€ 133.5B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Manufacturing industry was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 2,320,718 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 321.9B 2.32% € 321.9B
2. APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 208B 1.5% € 208B
3. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 133.5B 0.96% € 133.5B
4. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 132.2B 0.95% € 132.2B
5. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 90.34B 0.65% € 90.34B
6. ENI SPA € 82.15B 0.59% € 82.15B
7. NK ROSNEFT, PAO € 81.67B 0.59% € 81.67B
8. Siemens AG € 78.91B 0.57% € 78.91B
9. AUDI AG € 64.5B 0.46% € 64.5B
10. STELLANTIS AUTO SAS € 62.59B 0.45% € 62.59B

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing employ 48,861,953 people. This represents 12.74% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG has the highest number of employees (588,754), followed by Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (424,665), and Siemens AG (316,000).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 2,320,718 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG 588,754 1.2% 588,754
2. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 424,665 0.87% 424,665
3. Siemens AG 316,000 0.65% 316,000
4. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 178,583 0.37% 178,583
5. Mercedes-Benz Group AG 169,240 0.35% 169,240
6. ZF Friedrichshafen AG 157,568 0.32% 157,568
7. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 156,305 0.32% 156,305
8. Schaeffler AG 112,332 0.23% 112,332
9. BASF SE 110,440 0.23% 110,440
10. SAP SE 109,211 0.22% 109,211

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing are Mfg bread/related products (5.13%), Structural metal fabrication (3.73%) and Mfg furniture/fixtures (3.18%) .

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 2,320,718 registered companies

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