The commercial register lists 7 028 active companies in real estate in the canton of Zurich, placing Zurich 2nd nationally for this sector (12 % of the national total). 2 829 of them (40 %) are VAT-registered, and 2 842 (40 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.
This sector accounts for 6 % of companies classified in the canton of Zurich, against 8 % across Switzerland. 40 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Zurich over the past 30 days, 106 over 90 days.
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.
Of these 7 028 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (61 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (23 %), Coopérative (7 %). 855 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 485 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (407 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 5 991 companies (85 %): CHF 3.6 bn combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 4 223 of them (70 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
2 829 companies (40 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 7 024 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 1 114 publish a general phone or email, 1 271 have a website verified by ciblr, and 122 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 104 new registrations, 185 changes of directors, 4 capital changes, 123 relocations of seat, 200 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.
7 028 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Zurich, or 12 % of the 59 479 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
2 829 of these companies (40 %) 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: 23 h ago. 4,999 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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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.