Publishing, media & audiovisual · Geneva

785 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Geneva.

The commercial register lists 785 active companies in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 4th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 344 of them (44 %) are VAT-registered, and 241 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

785active companies
5registered in the past 30 days
344VAT-registered
4thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Publishing, media & audiovisual in the canton of Geneva: what the register shows.

Publishing, media and audiovisual bring together publishing houses, production studios, radio stations and digital platforms. The sector is made up of very small structures formed around a single project; new registrations here are mostly studios and production companies.

This sector accounts for 1 % of companies classified in the canton of Geneva, against 1 % across Switzerland. 5 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 8 over 90 days.

Geneva is the leading centre in French-speaking Switzerland: private banking and wealth management, international commodity trading, international organisations and their suppliers, luxury watchmaking, hospitality, and a very high density of law firms, fiduciaries and property management companies. The Geneva register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland, with a rapid turnover of companies.

Market analysis

The market in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Geneva, in figures

96companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 41 Mof combined share capital (478 capital companies)
345VAT-registered
3are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 785 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (37 %), Sole proprietorship (27 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (23 %). 96 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 53 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (52 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 478 companies (61 %): CHF 41 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 171 of them (36 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

345 companies (44 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 783 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 431 publish a general phone or email, 316 have a website verified by ciblr, and 3 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 8 new registrations, 4 changes of directors, 1 relocations of seat, 5 other amendments, 8 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 555520202021 : 797920212022 : 515120222023 : 444420232024 : 606020242025 : 535320252026 : 43432026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
28937 %
Sole proprietorship
21027 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
18123 %
Association
516,5 %
General partnership
253,2 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
73694 %
Small companies
354,5 %
Medium companies
141,8 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Genève
43956 %
Carouge GE
587,4 %
Meyrin
212,7 %
Les Acacias
192,4 %
Plan-les-Ouates
182,3 %
Chêne-Bourg
162 %
Grand-Lancy
151,9 %
Vésenaz
121,5 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in publishing, media and audiovisual are active in the canton of Geneva?

785 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 9 % of the 8 494 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

344 of these companies (44 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 2,976 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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