The commercial register lists 6 681 active companies in trade in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 6th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 4 477 of them (67 %) are VAT-registered, and 2 866 (43 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Wholesale and retail trade bring together importers, distributors, garages and shops. New registrations and address changes signal the opening of outlets or warehouses, and therefore needs in logistics, payments, fit-out and insurance.
This sector accounts for 13 % of companies classified in the canton of Geneva, against 14 % across Switzerland. 46 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 125 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.
Of these 6 681 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (36 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (34 %), Sole proprietorship (23 %). 1 092 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 568 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (423 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 4 764 companies (71 %): CHF 14.7 bn combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 2 340 of them (49 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
4 477 companies (67 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 6 648 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 3 567 publish a general phone or email, 2 464 have a website verified by ciblr, and 49 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 130 new registrations, 112 changes of directors, 2 capital changes, 66 relocations of seat, 115 other amendments, 187 liquidations or deletions.
6 681 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 6 % of the 106 501 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
4 477 of these companies (67 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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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.
ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in trade in the canton of Geneva: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.
The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.