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Tech And AI In The EU, In Numbers

Programming, data, research: the trades that build tech and AI. Their official figures from Eurostat, then the calendar of their users' Google searches.

• Computer Programming

  NACE code 62.01

  Computer programming activities

  534,709 companies in the EU

  • 4.0 people per company on average
  • €370.3 billion in turnover

• Data Processing And Hosting

  NACE code 63.11

  Data processing, hosting and related activities

  91,603 companies in the EU

• R&D In Natural Sciences And Engineering

  NACE code 72.1

  Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

  68,044 companies in the EU

Source: Eurostat, enterprises by NACE activity (dataset sbs_ovw_act), EU-27, NACE codes 62.01, 63.11 and 72.1, 2024 data updated on 30 September 2026. See the raw data. People per company: calculated from the number of people employed and the number of companies published by Eurostat.

Source: US Census Bureau, Economic Census 2022 (dataset ecnbasic), United States, establishments with paid employees, NAICS codes 541511, 518210 and 54171, 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 518210 and 541710, 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 518210 and 54171 (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 code 711 (Japan Standard Industrial Classification, revision 13), data updated on 30 September 2026. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. People engaged include owners. See the table. 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 6201, 6311 and 721 (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 code 6201 (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 codes 6201 and 6311 (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.