Breakdown of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe

Explore 8,704,301 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 8,704,301 (19.0%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,737,055 (34.3%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 45,836,063
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in October 2023

According to our database, there are 8,704,301 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry in Europe. This represents 18.99% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 26.86% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 17.08% of all employees.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in France (2,699,540), followed by United Kingdom (999,219), and Netherlands (699,981).

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.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 8,704,301 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
France 2,699,540 31.0% 2,699,540
United Kingdom 999,219 11.5% 999,219
Netherlands 699,981 8.0% 699,981
Spain 698,802 8.0% 698,802
Germany 492,785 5.7% 492,785
Russian Federation 358,883 4.1% 358,883
Italy 351,256 4.0% 351,256
Poland 315,911 3.6% 315,911
Denmark 206,025 2.4% 206,025
Czech Republic 190,538 2.2% 190,538
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in October 2023

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate generated € 22,711,720,487,803 in sales. This represents 26.86% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. SHELL PLC had the highest annual sales (€ 361.9B), followed by GLENCORE PLC (€ 242.9B), and BP P.L.C. (€ 229.1B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 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.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 8,704,301 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. SHELL PLC € 361.9B 1.59% € 361.9B
2. GLENCORE PLC € 242.9B 1.07% € 242.9B
3. BP P.L.C. € 229.1B 1.01% € 229.1B
4. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 190.5B 0.84% € 190.5B
5. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 149.2B 0.66% € 149.2B
6. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 130B 0.57% € 130B
7. Schwarz Beteiligungs-KG € 114.3B 0.5% € 114.3B
8. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 111.8B 0.49% € 111.8B
9. Nestlé S.A. € 93.93B 0.41% € 93.93B
10. CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A. € 93.38B 0.41% € 93.38B
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in October 2023

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate employ 67,136,269 people. This represents 17.08% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. Deutsche Bahn AG has the highest number of employees (335,438), followed by BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (306,322), and Nestlé S.A. (275,000).

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.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 8,704,301 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. Deutsche Bahn AG 335,438 0.5% 335,438
2. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 306,322 0.46% 306,322
3. Nestlé S.A. 275,000 0.41% 275,000
4. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 257,996 0.38% 257,996
5. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 232,642 0.35% 232,642
6. SBERBANK, PAO 224,785 0.33% 224,785
7. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 224,726 0.33% 224,726
8. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 171,057 0.25% 171,057
9. Bertelsmann SE & Co KG aA 158,997 0.24% 158,997
10. Allianz SE 157,332 0.23% 157,332
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in October 2023

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate are Real property lessor (39.65%), Real estate agent/manager (19.17%) and Holding company (16.44%) .

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.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 8,704,301 registered companies

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in October 2023

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