Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe | HitHorizons.com (2024)

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Explore 2,638,588 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 2,638,588 (5.7%)

Largest Industry:
Services 15,842,494 (34.4%)

Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 46,104,457

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in December 2023

According to our database, there are 2,638,588 companies operating in the Manufacturing industry in Europe. This represents 5.72% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 16.46% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 13.85% of all employees.

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in Spain (309,842), followed by Italy (275,643), and United Kingdom (261,771).

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 2,638,588 registered companies

Country Number of Companies
Spain 309,842
Italy 275,643
United Kingdom 261,771
Turkey 241,546
Russian Federation 230,386
Germany 149,284
France 141,610
Romania 109,568
Poland 97,252
Ukraine 93,803

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in December 2023

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing generated € 14,142,114,536,961 in sales. This represents 16.46% 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 2,638,588 registered companies

Company Name Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 279.2B
2. APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED € 211.4B
3. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 150B
4. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.6B
5. ENI SPA € 132.5B
6. € 91.11B
7. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 88.2B
8. BASF SE € 87.33B
9. Siemens AG € 71.98B
10. SHELL Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. € 63.79B

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in December 2023

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 54,461,360 people. This represents 13.85% 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 (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 2,638,588 registered companies

Company Name Employees
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG 669,275
2. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 413,811
3. 318,125
4. Siemens AG 308,000
5. Continental AG 199,038
6. Mercedes-Benz Group AG 171,382
7. ZF Friedrichshafen AG 164,869
8. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 146,727
9. APTIV PLC 143,000
10. WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 133,895

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in December 2023

Manufacturing Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Manufacturing are Mfg bread/related products (4.6%), Mfg plastic products (3.16%) and Structural metal fabrication (3.01%) .

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 2,638,588 registered companies

Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in December 2023

Breakdown of Manufacturing Industry in Europe | HitHorizons.com (2024)
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