Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe

Explore 2,331,447 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 2,331,447 (5.3%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,401,981 (34.8%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 44,220,452

According to our database, there are 2,331,447 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry in Europe. This represents 5.27% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 16.31% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 13.36% of all employees.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Spain (309,772), followed by Italy (275,353), and United Kingdom (263,134).

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 2,331,447 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Spain 309,772 13.3% 309,772
Italy 275,353 11.8% 275,353
United Kingdom 263,134 11.3% 263,134
Russian Federation 231,365 9.9% 231,365
Germany 149,291 6.4% 149,291
France 142,221 6.1% 142,221
Romania 109,417 4.7% 109,417
Poland 97,759 4.2% 97,759
Ukraine 97,465 4.2% 97,465
Czech Republic 59,051 2.5% 59,051

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing generated € 13,528,191,980,234 in sales. This represents 16.31% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG had the highest annual sales (€ 279.2B), followed by APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (€ 211.4B), and Mercedes-Benz Group AG (€ 150B).

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 2,331,447 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 279.2B 2.06% € 279.2B
2. APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 211.4B 1.56% € 211.4B
3. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 150B 1.11% € 150B
4. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.6B 1.05% € 142.6B
5. ENI SPA € 132.5B 0.98% € 132.5B
6. RWE SUPPLY & TRADING GMBH € 91.11B 0.67% € 91.11B
7. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 88.2B 0.65% € 88.2B
8. BASF SE € 87.33B 0.65% € 87.33B
9. Siemens AG € 77.77B 0.57% € 77.77B
10. SHELL Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. € 63.79B 0.47% € 63.79B

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 50,524,547 people. This represents 13.36% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG has the highest number of employees (669,275), followed by Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (413,811), and Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (318,125).

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 2,331,447 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG 669,275 1.32% 669,275
2. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 413,811 0.82% 413,811
3. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 318,125 0.63% 318,125
4. Siemens AG 316,000 0.63% 316,000
5. Continental AG 199,038 0.39% 199,038
6. Mercedes-Benz Group AG 171,382 0.34% 171,382
7. ZF Friedrichshafen AG 164,869 0.33% 164,869
8. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 146,727 0.29% 146,727
9. APTIV PLC 143,000 0.28% 143,000
10. WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 133,895 0.27% 133,895

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing are Mfg bread/related products (4.89%), Structural metal fabrication (3.37%) and Mfg plastic products (3.32%) .

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 2,331,447 registered companies

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