Arts, culture & leisure · Ticino

686 companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Ticino.

The commercial register lists 686 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Ticino, placing Ticino 8th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 264 of them (38 %) are VAT-registered, and 241 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

686active companies
4registered in the past 30 days
264VAT-registered
8thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Arts, culture & leisure in the canton of Ticino: what the register shows.

Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.

This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Ticino, against 2 % across Switzerland. 4 companies in arts, culture and leisure were registered in the canton of Ticino over the past 30 days, 9 over 90 days.

Ticino is the Italian-speaking canton: a financial and fiduciary centre in Lugano, cross-border logistics and trade in Chiasso and Mendrisio, precision industry and fashion in the Mendrisiotto, and tourism on the lakes. The register is kept in Italian, with a high proportion of service companies and holdings.

Market analysis

The market in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Ticino, in figures

112companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 67 Mof combined share capital (388 capital companies)
264VAT-registered
4are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 686 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (36 %), Sole proprietorship (21 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (20 %). 112 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 56 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (39 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 388 companies (57 %): CHF 67 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 133 of them (34 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

264 companies (38 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 686 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 105 publish a general phone or email, 129 have a website verified by ciblr, and 4 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 3 changes of directors, 6 relocations of seat, 13 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 515120202021 : 717120212022 : 363620222023 : 434320232024 : 383820242025 : 565620252026 : 56562026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
24636 %
Sole proprietorship
14121 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
13520 %
Association
11517 %
General partnership
162,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
43864 %
Small companies
294,2 %
Medium companies
20830 %
Large companies
111,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lugano
16123 %
Locarno
304,4 %
Bellinzona
304,4 %
Mendrisio
223,2 %
Chiasso
223,2 %
Ascona
223,2 %
Pregassona
192,8 %
Paradiso
162,3 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in arts, culture and leisure are active in the canton of Ticino?

686 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Ticino, or 5 % of the 13 116 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

264 of these companies (38 %) 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: 23 h ago. 1,506 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.

The same sector elsewhere
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