Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Switzerland
Explore more than 545,447 Switzerland-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 545,447 businesses are registered in Switzerland . That represents 1.23% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Switzerland-based companies have a share of 3.44% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 3.77% of all EU employees.
Switzerland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (234,993 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (109,895) and Retail Trade (46,930).
Switzerland: TOP Industries 545,447 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 234,993 43.1% | 234,993 | 43.1% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 109,895 20.1% | 109,895 | 20.1% | ||
| Retail Trade 46,930 8.6% | 46,930 | 8.6% | ||
| Construction 45,158 8.3% | 45,158 | 8.3% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 38,563 7.1% | 38,563 | 7.1% | ||
| Manufacturing 34,036 6.2% | 34,036 | 6.2% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 18,542 3.4% | 18,542 | 3.4% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 8,097 1.5% | 8,097 | 1.5% | ||
| Public Sector 6,074 1.1% | 6,074 | 1.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 2,763 0.5% | 2,763 | 0.5% | ||
| Mining 396 0.1% | 396 | 0.1% |
Switzerland: 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 Switzerland are Management consulting services (5.61%), Subdivider/developer (4.99%) and Misc business credit institutions (4.46%).
Switzerland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 545,447 registered companies
Switzerland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Switzerland generated € 2,851,485,566,814 in sales, which represents 3.44% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Switzerland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 545,447 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glencore International AG € 242.9B 8.52% | € 242.9B | 8.52% | |
| 2. | Nestlé S.A. € 93.93B 3.29% | € 93.93B | 3.29% | |
| 3. | Procter & Gamble International Operations SA € 76.09B 2.67% | € 76.09B | 2.67% | |
| 4. | Novartis AG € 49.18B 1.72% | € 49.18B | 1.72% | |
| 5. | Swiss Re AG € 46.5B 1.63% | € 46.5B | 1.63% | |
| 6. | Zurich Insurance Group AG € 40.84B 1.43% | € 40.84B | 1.43% | |
| 7. | Kühne Holding AG € 39.19B 1.37% | € 39.19B | 1.37% | |
| 8. | Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft € 34.03B 1.19% | € 34.03B | 1.19% | |
| 9. | UBS Group AG € 32.8B 1.15% | € 32.8B | 1.15% | |
| 10. | Holcim AG € 29.04B 1.02% | € 29.04B | 1.02% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 684.5B | 24.01% |
Switzerland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 14,249,098 people, which represents 3.77% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Nestlé S.A. (275,000), followed by MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA (180,000) and ABB Ltd (105,100).
Switzerland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 545,447 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nestlé S.A. 275,000 1.93% | 275,000 | 1.93% | |
| 2. | MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA 180,000 1.26% | 180,000 | 1.26% | |
| 3. | ABB Ltd 105,100 0.74% | 105,100 | 0.74% | |
| 4. | Roche Holding AG 103,613 0.73% | 103,613 | 0.73% | |
| 5. | Novartis AG 101,703 0.71% | 101,703 | 0.71% | |
| 6. | Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund 97,727 0.69% | 97,727 | 0.69% | |
| 7. | SGS SA 96,759 0.68% | 96,759 | 0.68% | |
| 8. | Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft 94,790 0.67% | 94,790 | 0.67% | |
| 9. | Kühne Holding AG 80,334 0.56% | 80,334 | 0.56% | |
| 10. | Unterstützungsfonds General Electric Schweiz 75,000 0.53% | 75,000 | 0.53% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 1,210,026 | 8.49% |
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