There are 853,173 companies and businesses in Portugal in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 254,028 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Portugal
Portugal has 853,173 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 254,028 of them are corporations. We build the records from Registo Comercial and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 81% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Portugal, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 853,173 Portuguese companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Portuguese company database.
853,173 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies853,173
Corporations254,028
Districts24
Largest districtLisboa 25%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1-100K
Email17%
Phone33%
Website22%
Portuguese company list: all 853,173 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Portugal, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Portuguese company directory.
Petrogal, S.A.Petrogal, S.A.
| 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 | Petrogal, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida Da Índia, 8 | Lisboa | 1349-065 | *****.com | 1976 | $12,283,690,749 | 1,857 | Corporation | 523 | 500697370 |
| 2 | Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A. | Portugal | Matosinhos | Rua de João Mendonca, 505 | Porto | 4464-503 | *****.pt | 1988 | $7,600,130,177 | 26,291 | Corporation | 1695 | 502011475 |
| 3 | Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua Actor António Silva, 7 | Lisboa | 1649-033 | *****.pt | 1978 | $6,780,838,000 | 26,579 | Corporation | 673 | 500829993 |
| 4 | Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 25 | Lisboa | 1700-008 | *****.pt | 1945 | $4,969,194,027 | 8,323 | Corporation | 1699 | 500278725 |
| 5 | Edp Gem Portugal, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida 24 de Julho, 12 | Lisboa | 1249-300 | *****.pt | 2007 | $4,770,665,997 | 114 | Corporation | 990 | 508202370 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Lda | Portugal | Palmela | Circular Sul A Autoeuropa, Quinta Da Marqueza | Setúbal | 2954-024 | N/A | 1991 | $4,443,841,956 | 4,817 | Partnership of unknown type | 4281 | 502616695 |
| 7 | Edp Comercial - Comercializacão De Energia, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida 24 de Julho, 12 | Lisboa | 1249-300 | *****.pt | 1976 | $4,135,226,232 | 737 | Corporation | 990 | 503504564 |
| 8 | The Navigator Company, S.A. | Portugal | Setúbal | Península Da Mitrena, Complexo Industrial de Setúbal | Setúbal | 2910-738 | *****.com | 1993 | $3,042,661,960 | 295 | Corporation | 67 | 503025798 |
| 9 | Repsol Portuguesa, Lda | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida José Malhoa, 16 8º | Lisboa | 1099-091 | *****.pt | 1920 | $2,976,788,311 | 280 | Partnership of unknown type | 2042 | 500246963 |
| 10 | Su Eletricidade, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua Dom Luís I, 12 | Lisboa | 1249-008 | *****.pt | 2006 | $2,530,056,505 | 108 | Corporation | 990 | 507846044 |
| 11 | Meo - Servicos De Comunicacões E Multimédia, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40 | Lisboa | 1069-300 | *****.pt | 2000 | $2,441,194,003 | 4,121 | Corporation | 127 | 504615947 |
| 12 | Galp - Gás Natural, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida Da Índia, 8 | Lisboa | 1349-065 | *****.com | 1994 | $2,398,147,515 | 34 | Corporation | 523 | 503103616 |
| 13 | Auchan Retail Portugal, S.A. | Portugal | Oeiras | Estrada de Paco de Arcos, 48a | Lisboa | 2770-129 | *****.pt | 1993 | $2,210,395,585 | 11,709 | Corporation | 1721 | 503003808 |
| 14 | Irmãdona - Supermercados, Unipessoal, Lda | Portugal | Vila Nova de Gaia | Avenida Padre Jorge Duarte, 123 | Porto | 4430-946 | *****.pt | 2016 | $2,122,935,707 | 7,381 | Corporation | 1571 | 514038942 |
| 15 | Saipem (portugal) - Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira) | Portugal | Machico | Pavilhão Industrial R, Plataforma 2a | Ilha Da Madeira | 9200-047 | *****.com | 1994 | $2,028,519,478 | 603 | Corporation | 155 | 511069790 |
| 16 | Bp Portugal - Comércio De Combustíveis E Lubrificantes, S.A. | Portugal | Oeiras | Lagoas Park, Edifício 3 | Lisboa | 2740-266 | *****.com | 1929 | $2,022,184,811 | 87 | Corporation | 5186 | 500194670 |
| 17 | Nos - Comunicacões, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua Actor António Silva, 9 | Lisboa | 1600-404 | *****.pt | 1983 | $1,792,593,581 | 776 | Corporation | 275 | 502604751 |
| 18 | E-Redes - Distribuicão De Eletricidade, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua Dom Luís I, 12 | Lisboa | 1249-008 | *****.pt | 2000 | $1,758,722,891 | 2,764 | Corporation | 990 | 504394029 |
| 19 | Bosch Car Multimédia Portugal, S.A. | Portugal | Braga | Rua Max Grundig, 35 | Braga | 4705-820 | N/A | 1990 | $1,654,656,478 | 3,726 | Corporation | 2208 | 502315407 |
| 20 | Endesa Energia, S.A. - Sucursal Em Portugal | Portugal | Oeiras | Rua Quinta Da Fonte, Edifício Dom Manuel I Piso 3 | Lisboa | 2770-192 | *****.com | 2001 | $1,604,465,629 | 68 | Foreign company | 3 | 980245974 |
| 21 | Ana - Aeroportos De Portugal, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua D Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 120 | Lisboa | 1700-008 | *****.pt | 1979 | $1,603,048,170 | 1,648 | Corporation | 8127 | 500700834 |
| 22 | Itx Portugal - Confeccões, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 49 2ºesq. | Lisboa | 1050-120 | *****.com | 1978 | $1,581,652,651 | 6,709 | Corporation | 4082 | 500781419 |
| 23 | Infraestruturas De Portugal, S.A. | Portugal | Almada | Praca Da Portagem | Setúbal | 2809-013 | *****.pt | 1997 | $1,527,955,994 | 3,362 | Corporation | 1699 | 503933813 |
| 24 | Worten - Equipamentos Para O Lar, S.A. | Portugal | Maia | Rua Do Espido, Edifício 2d | Porto | 4470-177 | *****.pt | 1996 | $1,503,853,758 | 4,548 | Corporation | 1695 | 503630330 |
| 25 | Continental Mabor - Indústria De Pneus, S.A. | Portugal | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Rua Adelino Leitão, 330 | Braga | 4760-606 | *****.pt | 1940 | $1,490,987,424 | 2,884 | Corporation | 1110 | 502322004 |
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Companies and businesses in Portugal
853,173
2 November 2026
There are 853,173 companies and businesses in Portugal in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 254,028 corporations (Lda and S.A.), 127,291 sole traders (empresários em nome individual) and 325,136 partnerships. On top of those come 76,518 non-profit organisations, 2,837 branches of foreign companies and 6,028 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 752,680 88%
- Head offices
- 39,761
- Branch locations
- 60,732
Legal form
- Corporations
- 254,028 30%
- Sole traders
- 127,291
- Partnerships
- 325,136
Per working day this year
≈ 153
new companies registered · 33,330 so far in 2026
How to search the Portuguese company register, or pull these counts yourself with the Company Data API.
Largest companies in Portugal
Which are the largest companies in Portugal? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A., with 26,579 staff, ahead of Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A. and Teleperformance Portugal, S.A.. By yearly revenue the largest company is Petrogal, S.A., ahead of Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A. and Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A.. Below are the top companies of Portugal ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Portugal. 8 Portuguese companies employ more than 10,000 people and 38 report more than $1 billion a year.
Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A. has the largest headcount of any company in Portugal in our data. 8 Portuguese companies list more than 10,000 people, 800 more than 500.
- 126,579 staff
- 226,291 staff
- 312,534 staff
- 411,709 staff
- 59,209 staff
- 68,732 staff
- 78,323 staff
- 88,088 staff
- 97,544 staff
- 107,381 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.
Petrogal, S.A. is the largest company in Portugal by revenue; 38 Portuguese companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$12.3B
- 2$7.6B
- 3$6.8B
- 4$5.0B
- 5$4.1B
- 6$2.4B
- 7$2.2B
- 8$2.1B
- 9$2.0B
- 10$1.8B
Guarda Nacional Republicana is the largest public body in our data for Portugal, with 23,580 staff.
- 123,580 staff
- 221,247 staff
- 310,213 staff
- 410,163 staff
- 59,520 staff
- 68,196 staff
2,837 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Portugal.
- 12,348 worldwide
- 21,472 worldwide
- 31,105 worldwide
- 4840 worldwide
- 5881 worldwide
- 6780 worldwide
- 7651 worldwide
- 8463 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Portugal.
By employee size · 813,561 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 657,221 | 81% | |
| 5-9 | 83,795 | 10% | |
| 10-19 | 38,092 | 5% | |
| 20-49 | 21,454 | 3% | |
| 50-99 | 6,554 | 0.8% | |
| 100-199 | 3,448 | 0.4% | |
| 200-499 | 2,197 | 0.3% | |
| 500+ | 800 | <0.1% |
81% have 1 to 4 employees; 800 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 464,088 | 61% | |
| $100K-$500K | 179,428 | 24% | |
| $500K-$1M | 47,083 | 6% | |
| $1M-$5M | 50,070 | 7% | |
| $5M-$10M | 7,739 | 1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 7,607 | 1% | |
| $100M-$1B | 705 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 38 | <0.1% |
743 companies report more than $100 million; 38 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Portugal
Most companies in Portugal are small businesses. Of the 813,561 with a known headcount, 741,016 (91%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 59,546 are small (10 to 49) and 12,199 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 800 employ 500 people or more, so 99.90% of Portuguese 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 | 741,016 | 91% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 59,546 | 7% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 12,199 | 1% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 800 | <0.1% |
657,221
companies have 1 to 4 employees (81%). 464,088 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
127,291
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
99%
of the 33,330 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (32,777). Only 1 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Portugal based?
Lisboa has more companies than any other district in Portugal: 215,225, or 25% of the total, ahead of Porto (136,494) and Braga (64,801). Below you find the twelve largest of its 24 districts and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 24 districts
| District | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisboa | 215,225 | 25% | |
| Porto | 136,494 | 16% | |
| Braga | 64,801 | 8% | |
| Setúbal | 56,424 | 7% | |
| Aveiro | 50,293 | 6% | |
| Faro | 47,763 | 6% | |
| Leiria | 42,316 | 5% | |
| Santarém | 34,881 | 4% | |
| Coimbra | 31,004 | 4% | |
| Viseu | 26,141 | 3% | |
| Viana Do Castelo | 21,862 | 3% | |
| Ilha Da Madeira | 19,731 | 2% |
Ten busiest cities
- Lisboa93,657
- Porto32,738
- Sintra24,406
- Vila Nova de Gaia17,362
- Oeiras16,842
- Cascais16,699
- Braga15,474
- Matosinhos13,725
- Loures13,637
- Funchal12,237
Main industries in Portugal
Real estate is the biggest industry in Portugal by number of companies: 68,244, or 8% of all firms with an industry code. Next come restaurants and bars (66,998) and business services and IT (56,004). 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 89 industry lists for Portugal.
- Real estate68,2448%
- Restaurants and bars66,9988%
- Business services and IT56,0047%
- Engineering, accounting and management50,1886%
- Building construction48,7376%
- Associations44,2335%
- Other shops37,8884%
- Construction trades34,6084%
- Health care33,5494%
- Leisure and recreation29,6663%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)28,9343%
- Passenger transport23,6723%
- Food shops23,4613%
- Crop farming23,1913%
- Wholesale (durable goods)20,5592%
- Other industries263,13931%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Portugal
66,998
Restaurants and bars
SIC 58: Eating And Drinking Places
- 14,637 staff
- 23,701 staff
- 33,192 staff
56,004
SIC 73: Business Services
- 112,534 staff
- 28,088 staff
- 37,544 staff
50,188
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 15,244 staff
- 23,584 staff
- 33,387 staff
48,737
SIC 15: Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders
- 1841 staff
- 2579 staff
- 3513 staff
44,233
Associations
SIC 86: Membership Organizations
- 122 staff
- 220 staff
- 32 staff
34,608
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 12,346 staff
- 21,402 staff
- 3716 staff
Discover more: all Portuguese industries, cities and regions
Every Portuguese list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
A · Agriculture
B · Mining
C · Manufacturing
- Automotive companies
- Chemical companies
- Clothing companies
- Cosmetics companies
- Electronics companies
- Fashion companies
- Food companies
- Furniture companies
- Leather companies
- Manufacturing companies
- Meat companies
- Office furniture companies
- Paper companies
- Shipbuilders
- Shoe companies
- Sportswear companies
- Steel companies
- Tools companies
- Tyre companies
- Wine companies
D · Energy
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
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- 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 Portugal? (2026)
33,330 new companies and startups registered in Portugal so far in 2026, about 153 every working day, after 53,000 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 99% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 17,275 of them are corporations (Lda and S.A.).
≈ 153
new companies register every working day in 2026
99%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
53,000
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 33,6272022
- 39,1692023
- 53,0302024
- 53,0002025
- 33,3302026 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.
- 1437 staff
- 2162 staff
- 3145 staff
- 4109 staff
- 597 staff
Oldest companies in Portugal
The oldest company in Portugal that still trades is Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, S.A., founded in 1768. Older still is Município de Guimarães, from 1096, the oldest organisation in our data that is still active. In total our data holds 315 Portuguese organisations founded before 1700, 348 before 1800, 829 before 1900 and 6,600 before 1950.
Oldest organisations still active
- 10961,429 staff
- 12902,363 staff
- 14985,904 staff
Oldest large trading companies
- 1768$157.6M
The founding year is the year a business traces itself to, as recorded in the register and company filings, not the incorporation date of the current legal entity. Trading companies listed here report $100 million or more a year.
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84,509
Portuguese companies were founded before 1990
7,008
were founded in 1990
707,449 Portuguese companies, 89% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 84,509 are older.
Types of companies in Portugal
Three in ten Portuguese businesses in our data are corporations (Lda and S.A.), and one in seven is a sole trader (empresários em nome individual). Partnerships make up 38%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations254,02830%
- No legal form on record61,3357%
- Sole traders127,29115%
- Partnerships325,13638%
- Foreign companies2,8370.3%
- Non-profit organisations76,5189%
- Public bodies6,0280.7%
Which Portuguese companies are part of a group?
Most Portuguese companies stand alone: 88% are single-site businesses. The other 100,493 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 39,761 head offices or 60,732 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Auchan Retail Portugal, S.A., with 1,721 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 11,721 companies
- 21,699 companies
- 31,695 companies
- 41,571 companies
- 51,099 companies
- 61,064 companies
- 7990 companies
- 8731 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 853,173; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Portuguese companies
190,215 Portuguese companies have a website on record (22%), 280,309 a phone number (33%) and 147,791 an email address (17%). Among corporations: 19% have a website and 14% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 190,215 | 22% | |
| Phone | 280,309 | 33% | |
| 147,791 | 17% |
Questions about companies in Portugal
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
853,173. That includes 127,291 sole traders and 325,136 partnerships.
254,028 corporations, 30% of all Portuguese businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 813,561 Portuguese companies with a known headcount, 812,761 have fewer than 500 employees: 741,016 micro, 59,546 small and 12,199 medium-sized. 800 are large enterprises.
Petrogal, S.A., with $12.3 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A. ($7.6B) and Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A. ($6.8B).
Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A., with 26,579 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
Among large trading companies, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, S.A., founded in 1768. The oldest organisation still active is Município de Guimarães, 1096.
215,225, 25% of all Portuguese companies (2 November 2026).
33,330 so far in 2026, about 153 per working day, after 53,000 in 2025.
From Registo Comercial and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
190,215, 22% of all Portuguese companies. 280,309 have a phone number and 147,791 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 853,173 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Portuguese company database.
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