There are 1,997,288 companies and businesses in Norway in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 457,607 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Norway
Norway has 1,997,288 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 457,607 of them are corporations. We build the records from Brønnøysundregistrene (Enhetsregisteret and Foretaksregisteret) and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 87% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Norway, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 1,997,288 Norwegian companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Norwegian company database.
1,997,288 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies1,997,288
Corporations457,607
Counties16
Largest countyOslo 17%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1-100K
Email28%
Phone19%
Website28%
Norwegian company list: all 1,997,288 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Norway, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Norwegian company directory.
Equinor AsaEquinor Asa
| 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 | Equinor Asa | Norway | Stavanger | Forusbeen 50 | Rogaland | 4035 | *****.com | 1972 | $99,643,000,955 | 21,239 | Corporation | 2898 | 923609016 |
| 2 | Axis-Shield AS | Norway | Oslo | Kjelsåsveien 161 | Oslo | 0884 | *****.com | 1984 | $40,779,925,116 | 487 | Corporation | 30 | 937237502 |
| 3 | Equinor Energy AS | Norway | Stavanger | Forusbeen 50 | Rogaland | 4035 | *****.com | 2007 | $37,929,329,027 | 601 | Corporation | 2898 | 990888213 |
| 4 | Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Norwegian Branch Nuf | Norway | Oslo | Grundingen 6 | Oslo | 0250 | N/A | 2018 | $22,341,674,454 | 40 | Corporation | 3718 | 921416873 |
| 5 | Norsk Hydro Asa | Norway | Oslo | Drammensveien 264 | Oslo | 0283 | *****.com | 1905 | $20,389,684,811 | 520 | Corporation | 442 | 914778271 |
| 6 | Nike Retail B.V. Nuf | Norway | Asker | Hagalokkveien 26 | Akershus | 1383 | N/A | 2013 | $12,397,693,960 | 34 | Corporation | 425 | 911568632 |
| 7 | Norgesgruppen Asa | Norway | Oslo | Karenslyst Alle 12 | Oslo | 0278 | *****.no | 1963 | $11,919,201,533 | 2,300 | Corporation | 2023 | 819731322 |
| 8 | Aker Bp Asa | Norway | Sandvika | Oksenoyveien 10 | Akershus | 1366 | *****.com | 2006 | $10,903,484,616 | 20,512 | Corporation | 352 | 989795848 |
| 9 | Helse Sor-Øst Rhf | Norway | Hamar | Parkgata 36 | Innlandet | 2317 | *****.no | 2007 | $10,386,943,274 | 860 | Non profit organization | 1229 | 991324968 |
| 10 | Joh Johannson Handel AS | Norway | Oslo | Karenslyst Alle 2 | Oslo | 0278 | N/A | 2018 | $10,361,295,789 | 592 | Corporation | 2023 | 921979819 |
| 11 | Reitan AS | Norway | Trondheim | Lade Gaard Lade Alle 40 | Trøndelag | 7041 | *****.no | 2013 | $10,066,624,958 | 278 | Corporation | 754 | 912609987 |
| 12 | Odd Reitan Private Holding AS | Norway | Trondheim | Lade Gaard Lade Alle 40 | Trøndelag | 7041 | N/A | 2015 | $10,066,624,958 | 2 | Corporation | 2 | 915990487 |
| 13 | Reitan Retail AS | Norway | Oslo | Gladengveien 2 | Oslo | 0661 | *****.no | 1974 | $9,890,395,242 | 278 | Corporation | 754 | 914526647 |
| 14 | Statkraft SF | Norway | Oslo | Lilleakerveien 6 | Oslo | 0283 | *****.no | 1991 | $8,539,994,333 | 265 | Corporation | 2898 | 962986277 |
| 15 | Vår Energi Asa | Norway | Sandnes | Vestre Svanholmen 1 | Rogaland | 4313 | *****.no | 1965 | $8,118,250,102 | 14,807 | Corporation | 138 | 919160675 |
| 16 | Statkraft AS | Norway | Oslo | Lilleakerveien 6 | Oslo | 0283 | *****.no | 2004 | $7,791,416,311 | 966 | Corporation | 2898 | 987059699 |
| 17 | Telenor Asa | Norway | Sandvika | Snaroyveien 30 | Akershus | 1360 | *****.no | 2000 | $7,230,846,376 | 776 | Corporation | 2898 | 982463718 |
| 18 | Hydro Aluminium AS | Norway | Oslo | Drammensveien 264 | Oslo | 0283 | *****.com | 1947 | $7,016,108,083 | 4,201 | Corporation | 442 | 917537534 |
| 19 | If Skadeforsikring Nuf | Norway | Oslo | Drammensveien 264 | Oslo | 0283 | *****.no | 1999 | $6,740,523,165 | 1,746 | Corporation | 176 | 981290666 |
| 20 | Mowi Asa | Norway | Bergen | Sandviksbodene 77a/b | Vestland | 5035 | *****.com | 1992 | $6,535,455,218 | 2,675 | Corporation | 232 | 964118191 |
| 21 | Coop Norge SA | Norway | Oslo | Østre Aker Vei 264 | Oslo | 0977 | *****.no | 1906 | $6,420,607,049 | 2,378 | Cooperative | 178 | 936560288 |
| 22 | Orkla Asa | Norway | Oslo | Drammensveien 149a | Oslo | 0277 | *****.no | 1918 | $6,329,071,320 | 600 | Corporation | 427 | 910747711 |
| 23 | Totalenergies Ep Norge AS | Norway | Stavanger | Finnestadveien 44 | Rogaland | 4029 | *****.com | 1977 | $6,029,521,500 | 601 | Corporation | 4493 | 927066440 |
| 24 | Aker Solutions AS | Norway | Sandvika | Oksenoyveien 8 | Akershus | 1366 | *****.com | 1978 | $5,714,935,382 | 8,926 | Corporation | 108 | 929877950 |
| 25 | Aars AS | Norway | Oslo | Bygdoy Alle 4 | Oslo | 0257 | *****.no | 2009 | $5,621,278,776 | 327 | Corporation | 555 | 993853712 |
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Companies and businesses in Norway
1,997,288
2 November 2026
There are 1,997,288 companies and businesses in Norway in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 457,607 corporations (AS and ASA), 461,027 sole traders (enkeltpersonforetak) and 18,107 partnerships (ANS and DA). On top of those come 50,722 cooperatives, 134,718 non-profit organisations, 60 branches of foreign companies and 780 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 352,774 18%
- Head offices
- 807,282
- Branch locations
- 837,232
Legal form
- Corporations
- 457,607 23%
- Sole traders
- 461,027
- Partnerships
- 18,107
Per working day this year
≈ 522
new companies registered · 113,872 so far in 2026
How to search the Norwegian company register, or pull these counts yourself with the Company Data API.
Largest companies in Norway
Which are the largest companies in Norway? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Equinor Asa, with 21,239 staff, ahead of Aker BP Asa and Vår Energi Asa. It is also the largest company by yearly revenue, ahead of Norgesgruppen Asa and Aker BP Asa. Below are the top companies of Norway ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Norway. 21 Norwegian companies employ more than 10,000 people and 198 report more than $1 billion a year.
Equinor Asa has the largest headcount of any company in Norway in our data. 21 Norwegian companies list more than 10,000 people, 1,477 more than 500.
- 121,239 staff
- 220,512 staff
- 314,807 staff
- 48,926 staff
- 57,488 staff
- 67,483 staff
- 77,233 staff
- 86,345 staff
- 95,720 staff
- 105,477 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.
Equinor Asa is the largest company in Norway by revenue; 198 Norwegian companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$99.6B
- 2$11.9B
- 3$10.9B
- 4$8.1B
- 5$7.0B
- 6$6.7B
- 7$6.5B
- 8$5.7B
- 9$5.1B
- 10$4.4B
Bergen Kommune is the largest public body in our data for Norway, with 30,963 staff.
- 130,963 staff
- 222,392 staff
- 321,670 staff
- 417,496 staff
- 514,850 staff
- 614,583 staff
60 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Norway.
- 118 worldwide
- 29 worldwide
- 36 worldwide
- 46 worldwide
- 56 worldwide
- 65 worldwide
- 74 worldwide
- 83 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Norway.
By employee size · 1,874,866 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1,633,006 | 87% | |
| 5-9 | 109,595 | 6% | |
| 10-19 | 66,989 | 4% | |
| 20-49 | 43,167 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 12,804 | 0.7% | |
| 100-199 | 5,231 | 0.3% | |
| 200-499 | 2,597 | 0.1% | |
| 500+ | 1,477 | <0.1% |
87% have 1 to 4 employees; 1,477 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 564,938 | 52% | |
| $100K-$500K | 328,556 | 30% | |
| $500K-$1M | 63,908 | 6% | |
| $1M-$5M | 109,455 | 10% | |
| $5M-$10M | 13,860 | 1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 11,609 | 1% | |
| $100M-$1B | 1,732 | 0.2% | |
| $1B+ | 198 | <0.1% |
1,930 companies report more than $100 million; 198 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Norway
Most companies in Norway are small businesses. Of the 1,874,866 with a known headcount, 1,742,601 (93%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 110,156 are small (10 to 49) and 20,632 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 1,477 employ 500 people or more, so 99.92% of Norwegian 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 | 1,742,601 | 93% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 110,156 | 6% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 20,632 | 1% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 1,477 | <0.1% |
1,633,006
companies have 1 to 4 employees (87%). 564,938 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
461,027
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
95%
of the 113,872 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (95,357). Only 8 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Norway based?
Oslo has more companies than any other county in Norway: 333,249, or 17% of the total, ahead of Vestland (220,822) and Akershus (218,889). Below you find the twelve largest of its 16 counties and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 16 counties
| County | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 333,249 | 17% | |
| Vestland | 220,822 | 11% | |
| Akershus | 218,889 | 11% | |
| Trøndelag | 163,985 | 8% | |
| Rogaland | 153,624 | 8% | |
| Innlandet | 139,610 | 7% | |
| Agder | 113,792 | 6% | |
| Nordland | 102,146 | 5% | |
| Viken | 99,520 | 5% | |
| Buskerud | 97,671 | 5% | |
| Møre Og Romsdal | 88,229 | 4% | |
| Vestfold | 87,946 | 4% |
Ten busiest cities
- Oslo333,249
- Bergen96,861
- Trondheim69,396
- Stavanger48,402
- Sandvika47,855
- Kristiansand40,676
- Asker34,206
- Drammen32,851
- Lillestrøm29,178
- Fredrikstad25,741
Main industries in Norway
Real estate is the biggest industry in Norway by number of companies: 206,022, or 11% of all firms with an industry code. Next come business services and IT (202,335) and leisure and recreation (140,691). 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 103 industry lists for Norway.
- Real estate206,02211%
- Business services and IT202,33511%
- Leisure and recreation140,6917%
- Associations136,9457%
- Engineering, accounting and management129,8567%
- Health care104,4996%
- Construction trades96,3225%
- Private households92,3745%
- Livestock farming64,4863%
- Education52,0363%
- Personal services48,1763%
- Building construction45,8122%
- Crop farming38,3302%
- Other services36,1212%
- Haulage and warehousing35,8642%
- Other industries464,57925%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Norway
202,335
SIC 73: Business Services
- 17,483 staff
- 25,477 staff
- 35,318 staff
140,691
Leisure and recreation
SIC 79: Amusement And Recreation Services
- 13,821 staff
- 21,477 staff
- 31,335 staff
136,945
Associations
SIC 86: Membership Organizations
- 1198 staff
- 2171 staff
- 379 staff
129,856
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 14,428 staff
- 22,871 staff
- 32,333 staff
96,322
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 13,269 staff
- 21,855 staff
- 31,804 staff
92,374
Private households
SIC 88: Private Households
- 122 staff
- 212 staff
- 38 staff
Discover more: all Norwegian industries, cities and regions
Every Norwegian list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
B · Mining
C · Manufacturing
- Automotive companies
- Breweries
- Chemical companies
- Clothing companies
- Cosmetics companies
- Electronics companies
- Fashion companies
- Food companies
- Furniture companies
- Manufacturing companies
- Meat companies
- Packaging companies
- Paper companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Printing companies
- Shipbuilders
- Shoe companies
- Sportswear companies
- Steel companies
- Tools companies
- Toys companies
- Wine companies
D · Energy
E · Water and waste
F · Construction
G · Wholesale and retail
H · Transport and storage
I · Accommodation and food
J · Information and communication
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
N · Administrative and support
Q · Health and social work
R · Arts and recreation
S · Other services
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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
- Greece
- 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
- 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 Norway? (2026)
113,872 new companies and startups registered in Norway so far in 2026, about 522 every working day, after a record 167,174 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 95% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 21,282 of them are corporations (AS and ASA).
≈ 522
new companies register every working day in 2026
95%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
167,174
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 111,3642022
- 122,3072023
- 146,1112024
- 167,1742025
- 113,8722026 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.
- 1193 staff
- 2339 staff
- 3216 staff
- 4101 staff
- 5173 staff
Oldest companies in Norway
Our data holds 1 Norwegian organisations founded before 1700, 24 before 1800, 2,228 before 1900 and 13,390 before 1950.
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75,672
Norwegian companies were founded before 1990
7,672
were founded in 1990
1,920,623 Norwegian companies, 96% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 75,672 are older.
Types of companies in Norway
One in four Norwegian businesses in our data is a corporation (AS and ASA), and one in four is a sole trader (enkeltpersonforetak). Partnerships (ANS and DA) make up 0.9%. 50,722 are cooperatives. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations457,60723%
- No legal form on record874,26744%
- Sole traders461,02723%
- Partnerships18,1070.9%
- Foreign companies60<0.1%
- Non-profit organisations134,7187%
- Cooperatives50,7223%
- Public bodies780<0.1%
Which Norwegian companies are part of a group?
Most Norwegian companies stand alone: 18% are single-site businesses. The other 1,644,514 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 807,282 head offices or 837,232 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Manpower AS, with 3,505 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 13,505 companies
- 22,898 companies
- 32,591 companies
- 42,023 companies
- 51,634 companies
- 6857 companies
- 7659 companies
- 8442 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 1,997,288; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Norwegian companies
552,448 Norwegian companies have a website on record (28%), 388,234 a phone number (19%) and 558,954 an email address (28%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 33% have a website and 31% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 552,448 | 28% | |
| Phone | 388,234 | 19% | |
| 558,954 | 28% |
Questions about companies in Norway
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
1,997,288. That includes 461,027 sole traders and 18,107 partnerships.
457,607 corporations, 23% of all Norwegian businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 1,874,866 Norwegian companies with a known headcount, 1,873,389 have fewer than 500 employees: 1,742,601 micro, 110,156 small and 20,632 medium-sized. 1,477 are large enterprises.
Equinor Asa, with $99.6 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Norgesgruppen Asa ($11.9B) and Aker BP Asa ($10.9B).
Equinor Asa, with 21,239 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
333,249, 17% of all Norwegian companies (2 November 2026).
113,872 so far in 2026, about 522 per working day, after a record 167,174 in 2025.
From Brønnøysundregistrene (Enhetsregisteret and Foretaksregisteret) and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
552,448, 28% of all Norwegian companies. 388,234 have a phone number and 558,954 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 1,997,288 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Norwegian company database.
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All 1,997,288 companies in Norway with address, SIC code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our Norwegian company database.
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