This statistic illustrates the different sectors which startups in Europe belong to according to founders responding to a 2018 survey. Startups that class themselves as being part of the IT or software development sector make up 19.1 percent of all ventures, the most of any category. Software as a Service (SaaS) startups are the second most common industry-sector in this statistic, accounting for 18.5 percent of ventures.
Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018
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Statistics on Startups in Europe
Global overview
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Foundations
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Age and stage
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Location
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- Premium Statistic Cities with highest business startup rate in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
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Unicorns
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- Premium Statistic Number of European unicorns in 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of European unicorns in 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Highest valued unicorn companies in Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Highest valued unicorn companies in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Highest valued unicorn companies in Germany 2021
Further related statistics
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- Age distribution of startup founders in European countries 2016
- Startups founded from an existing company in selected European countries in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Hungary in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Greece in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Poland in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Portugal in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Cyprus in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Spain in 2016
- Startups founded from a university in selected European countries 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Germany 2016
- Average age of startups in selected European countries in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Austria in 2016
- Age distribution of startups in Europe in 2016
- Leading ten local authorities for startups in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Value created by Baltic startups 2013-2019
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- Business foundations of startups in Hungary in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Greece in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Poland in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Portugal in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Cyprus in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Spain in 2016
- Startups founded from a university in selected European countries 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Germany 2016
- Average age of startups in selected European countries in 2016
- Business foundations of startups in Austria in 2016
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ESM. (November 21, 2018). Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/
ESM. "Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018." Chart. November 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/
ESM. (2018). Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/
ESM. "Distribution of Startups According to Industry Sector in Europe in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/
ESM, Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018 [Graph], ESM, November 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880067/european-startups-by-industry-sector/