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
The source adds the following information regarding methodology: "The data for the EU Startup Monitor 2018 was collected from February-May 2018 with an online survey directly targeted at founders and C-level employees of start-ups, in cooperation with many practitioner supporters, start-up associations and a variety of ecosystem stakeholders. All EU Member States were encouraged to participate and sufficient data was generated for 18 countries, so that the results present a comprehensive overview of the current startup landscape."
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ESM. (November 21, 2018). Distribution of startups according to industry sector in Europe in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, 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 December 30, 2024. 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: December 30, 2024. 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/
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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/
