[email protected] technology district home to 12% more companies than in 2012

• The [email protected] district is home to more than 8,000 companies employing 93,000 workers.
• These companies have a total joint turnover of 10.3 billion euros, 38% of which is from exports .

The [email protected] technology district continues to attract companies. As of today, it is home to 8,223 companies, up 12% from 2012, according to recent figures from the [email protected] BCN, an association with more than one hundred member companies located in the district including benchmark firms in the information and communication technology sector (ICT) like Telefónica, T-Systems, Schneider Electric and Indra,energy and design, among others.

Likewise, the figures published show that there are currently roughly 93,000 people working in the district,up 10% from 2012, and that the total joint turnover of the companies located in the [email protected] district is more than 10.3 billion euros, up 13% from 2012.

In this regard, it must be noted that 27% of all companies export and, on average, 38% of their turnover corresponds to sales abroad, with the European Union being the main destination.

Likewise, [email protected] highlights that 84% of companies have between one and nine workers, making up 14% of all those in the district, while 2.5% have more than 200 employees, making up 58% of the total.

Established in 2004, [email protected] BCN is an initiative that seeks to actively participate in making the [email protected] district a dynamic, transformative and technologically cutting-edge place.