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

Explore 9,585,636 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 9,585,636 (20.3%)
Largest Industry:
Services 16,658,392 (35.2%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 47,288,522

According to our database, there are 9,585,636 companies operating in the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate industry in Europe. This represents 20.27% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 29.46% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 18.2% 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 (3,040,343), followed by United Kingdom (1,145,979), and Spain (884,262).

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 9,585,636 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
France 3,040,343 31.7% 3,040,343
United Kingdom 1,145,979 12.0% 1,145,979
Spain 884,262 9.2% 884,262
Netherlands 759,700 7.9% 759,700
Germany 595,027 6.2% 595,027
Russian Federation 357,289 3.7% 357,289
Italy 354,827 3.7% 354,827
Poland 334,914 3.5% 334,914
Denmark 220,347 2.3% 220,347
Sweden 195,282 2.0% 195,282

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 € 25,918,818,951,458 in sales. This represents 29.46% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. SHELL PLC had the highest annual sales (€ 262.7B), followed by TRAFIGURA HOLDINGS LIMITED (€ 213.7B), and GLENCORE PLC (€ 213.4B).

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 9,585,636 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. SHELL PLC € 262.7B 1.01% € 262.7B
2. TRAFIGURA HOLDINGS LIMITED € 213.7B 0.82% € 213.7B
3. GLENCORE PLC € 213.4B 0.82% € 213.4B
4. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 192.8B 0.74% € 192.8B
5. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 181B 0.7% € 181B
6. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 174B 0.67% € 174B
7. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED € 163.5B 0.63% € 163.5B
8. BP P.L.C. € 148.8B 0.57% € 148.8B
9. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC € 142.9B 0.55% € 142.9B
10. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION € 115.9B 0.45% € 115.9B

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 69,264,136 people. This represents 18.2% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED has the highest number of employees (312,757), followed by Deutsche Bahn AG (309,159), and Nestle S.A. (270,000).

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 9,585,636 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 312,757 0.45% 312,757
2. Deutsche Bahn AG 309,159 0.45% 309,159
3. Nestle S.A. 270,000 0.39% 270,000
4. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 255,349 0.37% 255,349
5. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 238,347 0.34% 238,347
6. STATE BANK OF INDIA 235,858 0.34% 235,858
7. SBERBANK, PAO 224,785 0.32% 224,785
8. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 220,928 0.32% 220,928
9. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 213,000 0.31% 213,000
10. MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA 200,000 0.29% 200,000

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 (39.16%), Real estate agent/manager (19.38%) and Holding company (17.23%) .

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 9,585,636 registered companies

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