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Explore more than 396,527 Greece-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
Current Country: Greece 396,527 (0.9%)
Largest Country: United Kingdom 7,022,381 (15.9%)
Total Number of Companies in Europe 44,220,452
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in February 2024
According to our database, a total of more than 396,527 businesses are registered in Greece . That represents 0.9% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Greece-based companies have a share of 0.44% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.63% of all EU employees.
Greece: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Unknown industry (105,466 companies in total), followed by Services (73,754) and Retail Trade (59,959).
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.
Greece: TOP Industries 396,527 registered companies
| Industry | Number of Companies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown industry | 105,466 | ||
| Services | 73,754 | ||
| Retail Trade | 59,959 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 42,411 | ||
| Manufacturing | 32,223 | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 31,527 | ||
| Construction | 24,814 | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate | 21,569 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing | 3,338 | ||
| Public Sector | 796 | ||
| Mining | 670 |
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in February 2024
Greece: 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 Greece are Non classified establishment (26.6%), Operative builders (3.9%) and Eating place (3.61%).
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.
Greece: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 396,527 registered companies
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in February 2024
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Greece generated € 368,470,158,997 in sales, which represents 0.44% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
This TOP 10 list of companies operating in Greece 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.
Greece: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 396,527 registered companies
| Company Name | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. | € 12.24B | |
| 2. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. | € 10.85B | |
| 3. | MYTILINEOS S.A. | € 5.662B | |
| 4. | € 3.944B | ||
| 5. | ELINOIL HELLENIC PETROLEUM COMPANY S.A. | € 3.761B | |
| 6. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. | € 3.714B | |
| 7. | ELPEDISON POWER GENERATION SINGLE MEMBER S.A. | € 3.193B | |
| 8. | CORAL S.A. | € 2.981B | |
| 9. | € 2.616B | ||
| 10. | HERON SINGLE MEMBER S.A. ENERGY SERVICES | € 2.295B | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 51.25B |
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in February 2024
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 2,393,083 people, which represents 0.63% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. (34,419), followed by "ALFA BETA" VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. (13,896) and PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. (13,102).
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.
Greece: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 396,527 registered companies
| Company Name | Number of Employees | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. | 34,419 | |
| 2. | "ALFA BETA" VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. | 13,896 | |
| 3. | PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. | 13,102 | |
| 4. | MASOUTIS, D., SUPERMARKET S.A. | 11,641 | |
| 5. | EUROBANK S.A. | 11,510 | |
| 6. | METRO S.A. | 11,208 | |
| 7. | YPIRESIA 800 - TELEPERFORMANCE SINGLE MEMBER S.A. | 11,000 | |
| 8. | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. | 10,934 | |
| 9. | PIRAEUS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS S.A. | 8,658 | |
| 10. | NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. | 8,537 | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 134,905 |
Source: HitHorizons.com, data accessed in February 2024
