Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Denmark
Explore more than 553,930 Denmark-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 553,930 businesses are registered in Denmark . That represents 1.23% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Denmark-based companies have a share of 2.38% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.09% of all EU employees.
Denmark: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (215,296 companies in total), followed by Services (209,902) and Retail Trade (33,940).
Denmark: TOP Industries 553,930 registered companies
Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
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Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 215,296 38.9% | 215,296 | 38.9% | ||
Services 209,902 37.9% | 209,902 | 37.9% | ||
Retail Trade 33,940 6.1% | 33,940 | 6.1% | ||
Construction 28,189 5.1% | 28,189 | 5.1% | ||
Wholesale Trade 20,458 3.7% | 20,458 | 3.7% | ||
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 18,459 3.3% | 18,459 | 3.3% | ||
Manufacturing 15,293 2.8% | 15,293 | 2.8% | ||
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 11,445 2.1% | 11,445 | 2.1% | ||
Public Sector 550 0.1% | 550 | 0.1% | ||
Mining 253 0.0% | 253 | 0.0% | ||
Unknown industry 145 0.0% | 145 | 0.0% |
Denmark: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Denmark are Holding company (21.79%), Membership organization (16.91%) and Real property lessor (7.84%).
Denmark: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 553,930 registered companies
Denmark: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Denmark generated € 1,948,866,707,832 in sales, which represents 2.38% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Denmark: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 553,930 registered companies
Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
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1. | A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S € 74.46B 3.82% | € 74.46B | 3.82% | |
2. | Maersk A/S € 57.84B 2.97% | € 57.84B | 2.97% | |
3. | Andel A.M.B.A. € 49.5B 2.54% | € 49.5B | 2.54% | |
4. | Energi Danmark A/S € 46.21B 2.37% | € 46.21B | 2.37% | |
5. | Dsv A/S € 31.61B 1.62% | € 31.61B | 1.62% | |
6. | Ocean Network Express Europe Ltd. Denmark Filial € 29.93B 1.54% | € 29.93B | 1.54% | |
7. | Nitor Energy A/S € 26.45B 1.36% | € 26.45B | 1.36% | |
8. | Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Filial af Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.,Indien € 23.95B 1.23% | € 23.95B | 1.23% | |
9. | Novo Nordisk A/S € 23.73B 1.22% | € 23.73B | 1.22% | |
10. | A/S United Shipping & Trading Company € 19.77B 1.01% | € 19.77B | 1.01% | |
Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 383.4B | 19.68% |
Denmark: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 4,226,379 people, which represents 1.09% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Københavns Kommune (54,000), followed by Region Hovedstaden (51,428) and Salling Group A/S (44,145).
Denmark: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 553,930 registered companies
Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
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1. | Københavns Kommune 54,000 1.28% | 54,000 | 1.28% | |
2. | Region Hovedstaden 51,428 1.22% | 51,428 | 1.22% | |
3. | Salling Group A/S 44,145 1.04% | 44,145 | 1.04% | |
4. | Forsvaret og Forsvarsministeriets Styrelser 32,477 0.77% | 32,477 | 0.77% | |
5. | Novo Nordisk A/S 26,118 0.62% | 26,118 | 0.62% | |
6. | Region Sjælland 23,000 0.54% | 23,000 | 0.54% | |
7. | Aalborg Kommune 21,061 0.5% | 21,061 | 0.5% | |
8. | Rigspolitiet 18,667 0.44% | 18,667 | 0.44% | |
9. | Odense Kommune 18,078 0.43% | 18,078 | 0.43% | |
10. | Københavns Universitet 16,714 0.4% | 16,714 | 0.4% | |
Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 305,688 | 7.23% |
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