There are 1,129,938 companies and businesses in Greece in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 168,878 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Greece
Greece has 1,129,938 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 168,878 of them are corporations. We build the records from GEMI (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο) and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 95% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Greece, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 1,129,938 Greek companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Greek company database.
1,129,938 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies1,129,938
Corporations168,878
Regions72
Largest regionKentrikos Tomeas Athinon 12%
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email2%
Phone48%
Website6%
Greek company list: all 1,129,938 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Greece, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Greek company directory.
Hellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe AnonymeHellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe Anonyme
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe Anonyme | Greece | Amarousio | Chimarras 8a. | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15125 | *****.gr | 2022 | $11,438,734,119 | 2,285 | Corporation | 109 | 996689451 |
| 2 | Motor Oil (ellas) Diylistiria Korinthou A.E. | Greece | Amarousio | 12a Irodou Attikou | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15124 | *****.gr | 1972 | $8,923,087,893 | 4,383 | Corporation | 349 | 094027509 |
| 3 | Public Power CORPORATION S.A. | Greece | Athina | Chalkokondyli 30 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 10432 | N/A | 2000 | $6,853,025,540 | 20,188 | Corporation | 229 | 090000045 |
| 4 | Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A. | Greece | Peristeri | 136 Kifissou Ave | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 12131 | *****.gr | 2016 | $5,880,660,880 | 42,415 | Corporation | 55 | 800764388 |
| 5 | Metlen Energy & Metals Single Member S.A. | Greece | Amarousio | 8 Artemidos Str. | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15125 | N/A | 1990 | $5,046,590,622 | 7,412 | Corporation | 230 | 094316669 |
| 6 | Alpha Bank S.A. | Greece | Athens | 40, Stadiou Str. | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 10564 | *****.gr | 2021 | $4,518,280,944 | 6,701 | Corporation | 45 | 996807331 |
| 7 | Eurobank S.A. | Greece | Athina | 8 Othonos | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 10557 | *****.gr | 2020 | $4,023,333,288 | 12,345 | Corporation | 58 | 996866969 |
| 8 | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. | Greece | Amarousio | 99 Kifissias Avenue | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15124 | *****.gr | 1949 | $3,865,344,142 | 8,579 | Corporation | 8596 | 094019245 |
| 9 | Ellinika Kafsima Oryktelaia Monoprosopi Anonymos Viomichaniki Kai Emporiki Etaireia | Greece | Amarousio | 8a Chimarras | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15125 | *****.gr | 1961 | $3,486,175,986 | 448 | Corporation | 109 | 094010146 |
| 10 | Piraeus Bank S.A. | Greece | Athina | 4 Amerikis | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 10564 | *****.gr | 2020 | $3,070,530,072 | 8,482 | Corporation | 85 | 996763330 |
| 11 | Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper & Aluminium Industry S.A. | Greece | Schimatari | Athinon - Lamias National Rd (61st & 62nd Km) | Voiotia | 32011 | N/A | 1977 | $2,927,388,196 | 3,629 | Corporation | 135 | 094061318 |
| 12 | Coral A.E. Oil And Chemicals Company | Greece | Amarousio | 12a Irodou Attikou | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15124 | N/A | 1995 | $2,887,001,070 | 399 | Corporation | 349 | 094472979 |
| 13 | National Bank Of Greece S.A. | Greece | Athens | 86 Eolou | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 10559 | *****.gr | 1841 | $2,802,771,504 | 7,756 | Corporation | 40 | 094014201 |
| 14 | Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company S.A. | Greece | Kifisia | 33, Pigon St. | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 14564 | *****.gr | 1960 | $2,557,464,734 | 301 | Corporation | 12 | 094004190 |
| 15 | Aegean Airlines S.A. | Greece | Athens | Ktirio B57 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 19019 | N/A | 1988 | $2,077,632,966 | 3,681 | Corporation | 46 | 094468339 |
| 16 | Demo Company 1 | Greece | Ilion Attikis | 1 Address | N/A | 13121 | N/A | 1995 | $2,077,632,966 | 3,047 | Corporation | N/A | 820001327 |
| 17 | Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos Single Member Societe Anonyme | Greece | Paiania | 81 Spaton Ave | Anatoliki Attiki | 15344 | *****.gr | 1969 | $2,047,203,299 | 13,658 | Corporation | 4235 | 094025817 |
| 18 | Terna Anonymos Touristiki Techniki Kai Naftiliaki Etaireia | Greece | Athina | 85 Mesogeion | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 11526 | *****.gr | 2004 | $1,822,760,076 | 4,491 | Corporation | 145 | 999503170 |
| 19 | Heron S.A. Energy Services | Greece | Athens | 124 Kifissias Ave & 2 Iatridou | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 11526 | N/A | 2004 | $1,760,215,848 | 265 | Corporation | 145 | 099810593 |
| 20 | Metro Anonymi Emporiki Kai Viomichaniki Etaireia Eidon Diatrofis Kai Oikiakis Chrisis | Greece | Metamorfosi Attikis | 1 Sorou, P.o. Box 52020 | N/A | 14451 | N/A | 1976 | $1,698,802,488 | 11,168 | Corporation | 5 | 094062259 |
| 21 | Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. H.e.d.n.o. | Greece | Athens | 20 Perrraivou & 5 Kallirrois | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 11743 | N/A | 1998 | $1,484,604,188 | 6,807 | Corporation | 229 | 094532827 |
| 22 | Hellenic Cables S.A. Hellenic Cable Industry Single Member S.A. | Greece | Athina | 2-4 Messogeion Ave | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 11527 | N/A | 2011 | $1,470,941,080 | 2,688 | Corporation | 135 | 800350002 |
| 23 | Boehringer Ingelheim Hellas Single Member S.A. | Greece | Kallithea Attikis | 340 Andr. Syngrou Ave | N/A | 17673 | *****.com | 1973 | $1,436,619,169 | 630 | Corporation | 370 | 094140021 |
| 24 | Avinoil Industrial Commercial & Maritime Oil Company Single Member S.A. | Greece | Amarousio | 12a Irodou Attikou | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15124 | *****.gr | 1977 | $1,401,687,726 | 189 | Corporation | 349 | 094057575 |
| 25 | Enerwave Societe Anonyme | Greece | Marousi | 6 Frangokklissias | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 15125 | N/A | 2003 | $1,373,623,579 | 272 | Corporation | 109 | 999717970 |
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Companies and businesses in Greece
1,129,938
2 November 2026
There are 1,129,938 companies and businesses in Greece in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 168,878 corporations (A.E., E.P.E. and I.K.E.), 676,683 sole traders and 181,631 partnerships (O.E. and E.E.). On top of those come 5,047 branches of foreign companies and 2,301 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 994,553 88%
- Head offices
- 56,486
- Branch locations
- 78,899
Legal form
- Corporations
- 168,878 15%
- Sole traders
- 676,683
- Partnerships
- 181,631
Per working day this year
≈ 179
new companies registered · 38,955 so far in 2026
How to search the Greek company register, or pull these counts yourself with the Company Data API.
Largest companies in Greece
Which are the largest companies in Greece? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A., with 42,415 staff, ahead of Public Power Corporation S.A. and Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos Single Member Societe Anonyme. By yearly revenue the largest company is Hellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe Anonyme, ahead of Motor Oil (Ellas) Diylistiria Korinthou A.E. and Public Power Corporation S.A.. Below are the top companies of Greece ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Greece. 3 Greek companies employ more than 10,000 people and 31 report more than $1 billion a year.
Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A. has the largest headcount of any company in Greece in our data. 3 Greek companies list more than 10,000 people, 246 more than 500.
- 142,415 staff
- 220,188 staff
- 313,658 staff
- 413,124 staff
- 512,558 staff
- 612,345 staff
- 711,168 staff
- 88,579 staff
- 98,482 staff
- 107,756 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Hellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe Anonyme is the largest company in Greece by revenue; 31 Greek companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$11.4B
- 2$8.9B
- 3$6.9B
- 4$5.9B
- 5$5.0B
- 6$4.5B
- 7$4.0B
- 8$3.9B
- 9$3.1B
- 10$2.9B
Panepistimiako Geniko Nosokomeio Ioanninon is the largest public body in our data for Greece, with 2,400 staff.
- 12,400 staff
- 22,363 staff
- 32,200 staff
- 41,700 staff
- 51,500 staff
- 61,150 staff
5,047 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Greece.
- 13,000 worldwide
- 2700 worldwide
- 3246 worldwide
- 4240 worldwide
- 5220 worldwide
- 6221 worldwide
- 7202 worldwide
- 8200 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Greece.
By employee size · 947,623 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 896,285 | 95% | |
| 5-9 | 23,758 | 3% | |
| 10-19 | 14,429 | 2% | |
| 20-49 | 8,646 | 0.9% | |
| 50-99 | 2,594 | 0.3% | |
| 100-199 | 1,120 | 0.1% | |
| 200-499 | 545 | <0.1% | |
| 500+ | 246 | <0.1% |
95% have 1 to 4 employees; 246 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 351,049 | 38% | |
| $100K-$500K | 491,117 | 53% | |
| $500K-$1M | 46,188 | 5% | |
| $1M-$5M | 22,706 | 2% | |
| $5M-$10M | 3,931 | 0.4% | |
| $10M-$100M | 4,122 | 0.4% | |
| $100M-$1B | 423 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 31 | <0.1% |
454 companies report more than $100 million; 31 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Greece
Most companies in Greece are small businesses. Of the 947,623 with a known headcount, 920,043 (97%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 23,075 are small (10 to 49) and 4,259 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 246 employ 500 people or more, so 99.97% of Greek companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 920,043 | 97% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 23,075 | 2% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 4,259 | 0.4% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 246 | <0.1% |
896,285
companies have 1 to 4 employees (95%). 351,049 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
676,683
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
98%
of the 38,955 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (20,027). Only 3 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Greece based?
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon has more companies than any other region in Greece: 134,066, or 12% of the total, ahead of Thessaloniki (105,199) and Voreios Tomeas Athinon (67,964). Below you find the twelve largest of its 72 regions and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 72 regions
| Region | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 134,066 | 12% | |
| Thessaloniki | 105,199 | 9% | |
| Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 67,964 | 6% | |
| Notios Tomeas Athinon | 58,009 | 5% | |
| Anatoliki Attiki | 48,653 | 4% | |
| Peiraias | 43,666 | 4% | |
| Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 39,633 | 4% | |
| Achaia | 31,505 | 3% | |
| Iraklio | 27,288 | 2% | |
| Chania | 22,745 | 2% | |
| Larisa | 22,461 | 2% | |
| Evoia | 18,692 | 2% |
Ten busiest cities
- Athina102,491
- Thessaloniki49,025
- Peiraias22,858
- Patra22,776
- Irakleio18,709
- Rodos15,699
- Chania15,561
- Amarousio14,390
- Peristeri13,595
- Volos13,128
Main industries in Greece
Restaurants and bars is the biggest industry in Greece by number of companies: 104,560, or 10% of all firms with an industry code. Next come other shops (65,375) and engineering, accounting and management (53,772). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies and our 8 industry lists for Greece.
- Restaurants and bars104,56010%
- Other shops65,3757%
- Engineering, accounting and management53,7725%
- Business services and IT53,6585%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)52,2115%
- Construction trades48,6525%
- Wholesale (durable goods)46,9875%
- Hotels44,2974%
- Food shops42,2264%
- Personal services32,6793%
- Real estate31,4583%
- Clothing shops31,0493%
- Building construction30,9463%
- Haulage and warehousing28,2133%
- Food production25,3113%
- Other industries305,44731%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Greece
104,560
Restaurants and bars
SIC 58: Eating And Drinking Places
- 11,493 staff
- 2917 staff
- 3914 staff
65,375
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 11,097 staff
- 2851 staff
- 3693 staff
53,772
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 12,766 staff
- 21,928 staff
- 31,454 staff
53,658
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 112,558 staff
- 23,800 staff
- 32,293 staff
52,211
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 11,703 staff
- 2724 staff
- 3721 staff
48,652
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 11,153 staff
- 21,020 staff
- 3410 staff
46,987
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 1984 staff
- 2628 staff
- 3610 staff
44,297
Hotels
SIC 70: Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places
- 11,079 staff
- 2594 staff
- 3541 staff
Discover more: all Greek industries, cities and regions
Every Greek list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
C · Manufacturing
F · Construction
G · Wholesale and retail
H · Transport and storage
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
N · Administrative and support
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Greece? (2026)
38,955 new companies and startups registered in Greece so far in 2026, about 179 every working day, after a record 72,371 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 98% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 9,657 of them are corporations (A.E., E.P.E. and I.K.E.).
≈ 179
new companies register every working day in 2026
98%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
72,371
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 41,7862022
- 50,0052023
- 61,7442024
- 72,3712025
- 38,9552026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 11,311 staff
- 2532 staff
- 3241 staff
- 4145 staff
- 5140 staff
Oldest companies in Greece
Our data holds 61 Greek organisations founded before 1900 and 5,573 before 1950. GEMI (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο) dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
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64,246
Greek companies were founded before 1990
8,546
were founded in 1990
945,398 Greek companies, 94% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 64,246 are older.
Types of companies in Greece
One in seven Greek businesses in our data is a corporation (A.E., E.P.E. and I.K.E.), and three in five are sole traders. Partnerships (O.E. and E.E.) make up 16%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations168,87815%
- No legal form on record87,4138%
- Sole traders676,68360%
- Partnerships181,63116%
- Foreign companies5,0470.4%
- Cooperatives4,0090.4%
- Public bodies2,3010.2%
- Joint ventures3,9760.4%
Which Greek companies are part of a group?
Most Greek companies stand alone: 88% are single-site businesses. The other 135,385 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 56,486 head offices or 78,899 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A., with 8,596 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 18,596 companies
- 24,235 companies
- 3448 companies
- 4349 companies
- 5230 companies
- 6229 companies
- 7135 companies
- 8109 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 1,129,938; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Greek companies
64,048 Greek companies have a website on record (6%), 541,274 a phone number (48%) and 20,250 an email address (2%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 10% have a website and 4% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 64,048 | 6% | |
| Phone | 541,274 | 48% | |
| 20,250 | 2% |
Questions about companies in Greece
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
1,129,938. That includes 676,683 sole traders and 181,631 partnerships.
168,878 corporations, 15% of all Greek businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 947,623 Greek companies with a known headcount, 947,377 have fewer than 500 employees: 920,043 micro, 23,075 small and 4,259 medium-sized. 246 are large enterprises.
Hellenic Petroleum Single-Member Societe Anonyme, with $11.4 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Motor Oil (Ellas) Diylistiria Korinthou A.E. ($8.9B) and Public Power Corporation S.A. ($6.9B).
Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A., with 42,415 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
134,066, 12% of all Greek companies (2 November 2026).
38,955 so far in 2026, about 179 per working day, after a record 72,371 in 2025.
From GEMI (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο) and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
64,048, 6% of all Greek companies. 541,274 have a phone number and 20,250 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 1,129,938 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Greek company database.
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