Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe

Explore 2,336,354 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 2,336,354 (5.0%)
Largest Industry:
Services 16,435,371 (35.1%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 46,882,748

According to our database, there are 2,336,354 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry in Europe. This represents 4.98% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 16.09% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 12.65% of all employees.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Spain (313,231), followed by Italy (266,716), and United Kingdom (258,186).

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 2,336,354 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Spain 313,231 13.4% 313,231
Italy 266,716 11.4% 266,716
United Kingdom 258,186 11.1% 258,186
Russian Federation 233,213 10.0% 233,213
France 159,079 6.8% 159,079
Germany 149,189 6.4% 149,189
Romania 107,248 4.6% 107,248
Ukraine 100,870 4.3% 100,870
Poland 100,664 4.3% 100,664
Czech Republic 61,091 2.6% 61,091

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing generated € 13,623,386,367,503 in sales. This represents 16.09% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG had the highest annual sales (€ 324.7B), followed by APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (€ 205.4B), and Mercedes-Benz Group AG (€ 145.6B).

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 2,336,354 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 324.7B 2.38% € 324.7B
2. APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 205.4B 1.51% € 205.4B
3. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 145.6B 1.07% € 145.6B
4. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.4B 1.05% € 142.4B
5. ENI SPA € 93.72B 0.69% € 93.72B
6. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 91.6B 0.67% € 91.6B
7. Siemens AG € 75.93B 0.56% € 75.93B
8. STELLANTIS AUTO SAS € 69.83B 0.51% € 69.83B
9. BASF SE € 65.26B 0.48% € 65.26B
10. RWE SUPPLY & TRADING GMBH € 62.34B 0.46% € 62.34B

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 47,475,094 people. This represents 12.65% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. VOLKSWAGEN AG has the highest number of employees (582,724), followed by Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (429,367), and Siemens AG (324,000).

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 2,336,354 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG 582,724 1.23% 582,724
2. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 429,367 0.9% 429,367
3. Siemens AG 324,000 0.68% 324,000
4. APTIV PLC 200,000 0.42% 200,000
5. Continental AG 197,138 0.42% 197,138
6. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 179,884 0.38% 179,884
7. Mercedes-Benz Group AG 179,291 0.38% 179,291
8. ZF Friedrichshafen AG 166,679 0.35% 166,679
9. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 157,110 0.33% 157,110
10. APTIV PLC 154,000 0.32% 154,000

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing are Mfg bread/related products (5.07%), Structural metal fabrication (3.5%) and Mfg plastic products (3.24%) .

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 2,336,354 registered companies

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