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Books In The EU, In Numbers

Bookshops, publishers, writers: their official figures from Eurostat, then the month when readers search most for a book, a novel or an ebook on Google.

• Bookshops

  NACE code 47.61

  Retail sale of books in specialised stores

  24,722 companies in the EU

  • Most searched month: August

• Book And Periodical Publishing

  NACE code 58.1

  Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities

  80,370 companies in the EU

• Artistic Creation, Writers Included

  NACE code 90.03

  Artistic creation

  297,673 companies in the EU

Source: Eurostat, enterprises by NACE activity (dataset sbs_ovw_act), EU-27, NACE codes 47.61, 58.1 and 90.03, 2024 data updated on 30 September 2026. See the raw data.

Source: US Census Bureau, Economic Census 2022 (dataset ecnbasic), United States, establishments with paid employees, NAICS codes 459210, 5131 and 711510, 2022 data updated on 24 October 2023. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. See the table. Employees per establishment: calculated from the number of employees and of establishments published by the US Census Bureau. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with and without employees, June 2026, Canada, NAICS codes 459210, 5131, 711511 and 711513, released on 14 August 2026. Statistics Canada counts locations: a company with 10 stores and a head office counts 11 times. Without employees, only locations that are incorporated or earn more than C$30,000 in business revenue are counted. See the tables with employees and without employees. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: INEGI, National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) 05/2026, Mexico, active establishments except agriculture, SCIAN codes 465312, 5131 and 711510 (SCIAN Mexico 2023), released on 20 May 2026. DENUE counts establishments with premises, homes included: a trade carried out at the customer's site with no premises of its own (painter, plumber) or by street vendors is left out, as are rural localities under 2,500 inhabitants. People employed include the owner. See the methodology. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: e-Stat, 2021 Economic Census for Business Activity, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, privately owned establishments as of 1 June 2021, JSIC codes 6061, 413, 414 and 727 (Japan Standard Industrial Classification, revision 13), data updated on 30 September 2026. Retail trade: 4-digit table, which only counts establishments that sold goods, sales for the year 2020. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. People engaged include owners. See the tables retail trade and all industries. People per establishment: calculated from the number of people engaged and of establishments published by e-Stat. Each card uses the Japanese classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: Nomis, UK Business Counts (extract from the Inter-Departmental Business Register), United Kingdom, enterprises and local units live in March 2026, SIC 2007 codes 4761, 581 and 9003 (UK classification, identical to NACE down to 4 digits), data updated on 24 September 2026, retrieved on 16 October 2026. The register only counts businesses registered for VAT or PAYE. A local unit is a site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 local units. See the tables enterprises and local units. Data source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: SingStat, Annual services and manufacturing statistics, Singapore, establishments 2024, SSIC codes 58110, 58120 and 5813/5819 (Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2025), data updated on 4 March 2026, retrieved on 16 October 2026. An establishment is a site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. Own-account workers (hawkers, stall holders, freelancers, taxi drivers) are not counted. See the table. Each card uses the Singapore classification line or lines whose official title fits entirely within its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so. Contains information from “Key Indicators By Detailed Industry In All Services Industries, Annual” accessed on 16 October 2026 from the Singapore Department of Statistics, which is made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0.

Source: OECD, Structural Business Statistics (SDBS), South Korea, establishments (local units), ISIC code 581 (United Nations international classification, revision 4), 2022 data retrieved on 16 October 2026. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. A figure the OECD flags as estimated or imputed is left out: the card then says there is no final figure. See the table, see the raw data. People per establishment: calculated from the number of people employed and of establishments published by the OECD. Each card uses the international classification (ISIC) code or codes that match its NACE code exactly, NACE being derived from ISIC; where there is no exact match, the card says so. Official ISIC titles: United Nations Statistics Division.