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

Explore 9,728,253 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 9,728,253 (20.2%)
Largest Industry:
Services 17,018,908 (35.3%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 48,149,461

According to our database, there are 9,728,253 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry in Europe. This represents 20.2% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 30.44% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 19.34% 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 (3,120,945), followed by United Kingdom (1,188,727), and Netherlands (782,686).

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 9,728,253 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
France 3,120,945 32.1% 3,120,945
United Kingdom 1,188,727 12.2% 1,188,727
Netherlands 782,686 8.0% 782,686
Spain 773,566 8.0% 773,566
Germany 649,631 6.7% 649,631
Italy 367,295 3.8% 367,295
Russian Federation 355,523 3.7% 355,523
Poland 341,023 3.5% 341,023
Denmark 226,327 2.3% 226,327
Belgium 197,554 2.0% 197,554

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 € 26,902,451,804,006 in sales. This represents 30.44% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. SHELL PLC had the highest annual sales (€ 236B), followed by GLENCORE PLC (€ 218.8B), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (€ 205.8B).

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 9,728,253 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. SHELL PLC € 236B 0.88% € 236B
2. GLENCORE PLC € 218.8B 0.81% € 218.8B
3. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 205.8B 0.76% € 205.8B
4. TRAFIGURA HOLDINGS LIMITED € 204.5B 0.76% € 204.5B
5. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 186.2B 0.69% € 186.2B
6. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 173.2B 0.64% € 173.2B
7. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 151.7B 0.56% € 151.7B
8. BP P.L.C. € 140.5B 0.52% € 140.5B
9. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 132.2B 0.49% € 132.2B
10. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 109.2B 0.41% € 109.2B

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 73,868,854 people. This represents 19.34% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED has the highest number of employees (409,758), followed by Deutsche Bahn AG (309,159), and Nestle S.A. (291,000).

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 9,728,253 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 409,758 0.55% 409,758
2. Deutsche Bahn AG 309,159 0.42% 309,159
3. Nestle S.A. 291,000 0.39% 291,000
4. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 260,677 0.35% 260,677
5. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 249,311 0.34% 249,311
6. STATE BANK OF INDIA 235,858 0.32% 235,858
7. SBERBANK, PAO 224,785 0.3% 224,785
8. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 218,271 0.3% 218,271
9. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 213,000 0.29% 213,000
10. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 205,198 0.28% 205,198

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 (38.39%), Real estate agent/manager (18.27%) and Holding company (18.25%) .

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 9,728,253 registered companies

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