FT 1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies 2025
In partnership with the Financial Times, Statista identified Europe’s fastest-growing companies. The eighth annual list ranks the 1000 European companies with the highest revenue growth between 2020 and 2023.
- Clear and detailed methodology
- Segmented by industries
- Partnered with The Financial Times
Who are
FT 1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies 2025
project registration
Companies that are interested in participating in next year’s ranking can register below to be notified when applications open.
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Project Details
About the project
830.8%
Highest CAGR
34.8%
Minimum CAGR to be included
1,000
Companies awarded
calculation of growth rates
The calculation of company growth rates is based on the revenue figures submitted by the companies in the respective national currency. For better comparability in the ranking the revenue figures were concerned into euros. The average rate for the financial year indicated by the company was used for this purpose.
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was calculated as follows:
methodology
How we work
Application Phase
The project was advertised online and in print, allowing all eligible companies to register via the websites created by Statista and the Financial Times. In addition, through research in company databases and other public sources Statista has identified tens of thousands of companies in Europe as potential candidates for the FT1000 ranking. These companies were invited to participate in the competition by post, email and telephone.
Criteria
Revenue of at least €100,000 generated in 2020
Revenue of at least €1.5 million generated in 2023
The company is independent (the company is not a subsidiary or branch office of any kind).
The revenue growth between 2020 and 2023 was primarily organic (i.e. “internally” stimulated)
The company is headquartered in one of these European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Evaluation
All data reported by the companies was processed and checked by Statista. Missing data entries (employee numbers, address data, etc.) were researched in detail. Companies that did not fulfill the criteria for inclusion in the ranking were deleted.
A detailed report on our methodology is available here.
Partnership
Our reliable partner
The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading business news organizations, recognized internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. It is part of Nikkei Inc., which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community.
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