According to the commercial register, 130 104 companies are active in the canton of Zurich. 74 577 of them (57 %) are VAT-registered, and 50 437 (39 %) have been the subject of an official publication in the past 18 months. The leading sector is "Trade (wholesale & retail)" with 18 262 companies.
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Zurich is the country's leading economic hub: a financial centre (banks, insurance, wealth management), home to the headquarters of international groups, IT and fintech around the ETH, and precision industry in the Oberland and the Limmattal. The density of fiduciaries, law firms and agencies is the highest in Switzerland, and the Zurich commercial register is by far the most active for both new registrations and amendments.
931 companies were registered with the commercial register in the canton of Zurich over the past 30 days, 2 482 over 90 days.
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| Sector | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trade (wholesale & retail) | 18 262 | 14 % |
| Holdings & management consulting | 11 603 | 9 % |
| Other business services | 10 787 | 8 % |
| Industry & manufacturing | 9 613 | 8 % |
| Construction | 9 319 | 7 % |
| Associations & personal services | 8 918 | 7 % |
| IT & telecoms | 8 763 | 7 % |
| Finance & insurance | 7 508 | 6 % |
| Real estate | 7 047 | 6 % |
| Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) | 5 330 | 4 % |
| Health & social care | 5 128 | 4 % |
| Engineering & architecture | 5 005 | 4 % |
| Advertising & marketing | 3 973 | 3 % |
| Legal, accounting & fiduciary | 3 631 | 3 % |
| Transport & logistics | 3 528 | 3 % |
| Education & training | 2 948 | 2 % |
| Arts, culture & leisure | 2 505 | 2 % |
| Publishing, media & audiovisual | 2 278 | 2 % |
| Energy, water & waste | 576 | <1 % |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 443 | <1 % |
| Research & development | 0 | 0 % |
2 894 active companies do not yet have a sector assigned (no NOGA code in the register) and do not appear in this table.
| Estimated size | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Micro companies | 107 343 | 83 % |
| Small companies | 10 448 | 8 % |
| Medium companies | 8 757 | 7 % |
| Large companies | 3 542 | 3 % |
| Size not determined | 14 | <1 % |
Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 23 h ago. 5,303 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.
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