From broad macro industries down to the niche micro sub-sectors that matter to your work — explore data across 19 industries and 170+ specialized areas. Pick a sector, drill down, get answers.
Every business question has its right level of detail. Need a high-level view of the entire energy sector? Click the macro card. Want to specifically track Climate & Weather data or Emissions trends? Click straight into the sub-sector you need.
Below you'll find every macro category with all its sub-sectors listed inside — so you can drill down in one click without hunting around.
The flagship hub. Market sizing, company performance, M&A trends, valuations and global business intelligence — the central nervous system of Business Stats.
Where silicon meets strategy. From chip wars to 5G rollouts, this is your home for the digital backbone of the global economy.
Sub-sectors Browse all Tech dataBanks, fintechs, hedge funds, insurers — the entire money machine. Track institutions, instruments and the services that move billions.
Sub-sectors Browse Finance dataGDP, inflation, geopolitics, trade flows — the macro forces shaping every market. Understand the world you operate in.
Sub-sectors Browse Economy statsFrom blockbuster drugs to surgical robots and population health metrics — every angle of the global healthcare economy.
Sub-sectors Browse Health dataOnline shopping eats traditional retail for breakfast. See market share, growth and consumer behavior across global e-commerce.
Sub-sectors Browse E-Commerce dataFood, drinks, apparel, household products — the everyday essentials that fill shelves and shopping carts worldwide.
Sub-sectors Browse FMCG dataSolar overtaking coal? EV adoption rates? Carbon emissions by country? The energy transition is the story of our generation.
Sub-sectors Browse Energy statsBrick-and-mortar isn't dead — it's evolving. Track grocery, general merchandise and sports retail across markets.
Sub-sectors Browse Retail dataSearch engines, social media, online video — how billions of people spend their digital hours every single day.
Sub-sectors Browse Internet statsStreaming wars, podcast booms, theatrical box office — an industry rewriting itself almost monthly.
Sub-sectors Browse Media dataHotels, airlines, restaurants, business travel, tourism flows — the global movement industry, post-pandemic and beyond.
Sub-sectors Browse Travel dataFrom EV adoption to global shipping rates — how goods and people move, and what it costs to make it happen.
Sub-sectors Browse Transport dataPro leagues, broadcast rights, sponsorship deals, sports betting — the multi-billion-dollar entertainment business.
Sub-sectors Browse Sports dataCrude oil prices, petrochemicals, fossil fuels, mining outputs — the raw materials underneath everything we manufacture.
Sub-sectors Browse Resources dataDemographics, family structures, lifestyles, cultural shifts — the human side of the data behind the numbers.
Sub-sectors Browse Society dataHome prices, commercial leases, mortgage trends — what's happening in property markets across the world's major cities.
Coverage areas Browse Real EstateAd spending, brand rankings, campaign data — how billions get spent fighting for our attention every year.
Coverage areas Browse Marketing dataAI breakthroughs, cybersecurity threats, digital transformation — the cutting edge of how technology rewires business.
Coverage areas Browse Digital dataOur research team has built custom market reports for hedge funds, Fortune 500s and academic institutions. If your niche isn't listed in our 170+ sub-sectors, we likely have it — or we can build it.
Business Stats covers 19 macro industry categories with 170+ specialized micro sub-sectors. Whether you're looking at the broad Finance industry or drilling into a specific niche like Financial Instruments & Investments, every level of granularity is available.
Click any sub-sector inside a category card to drill straight into that focused dataset.
Macro categories are the 19 broad industry groupings (like Technology & Telecommunications). Think of them as the "main floor" of a department store.
Micro sub-sectors are the specialized areas within each macro — for example, inside Tech & Telecom you'll find Hardware, Software, IT Services, Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics. These are the specific aisles you'd browse.
Click any sub-sector pill in the cards above to drill straight into focused data on that specific niche.
Yes — both macro and micro levels get updated together. Fast-moving sub-sectors like Cryptocurrency, Streaming, or EV Adoption see weekly updates. Slower-moving areas like Demographics or Petroleum Refinery are reviewed monthly or quarterly.
Each statistic on the site shows its own publish date and next scheduled update, so you always know how fresh the data is.
Yes — all categories and sub-categories are browsable for free. Many headline statistics, charts and topic pages are accessible without an account.
Premium downloads (Excel, PDF) and the full database with 1M+ data points require a paid subscription. Plans start from £39/month (Starter), with Professional at £159/month and custom Enterprise plans for organizations.
Start with the macro category most relevant to your work, then drill into the sub-sector that matches your specific question:
Researching streaming wars? → Media → TV, Video & Film
Tracking EV adoption? → Transportation → Vehicles & Road Traffic
Analyzing fintech disruption? → Finance → Financial Services
Studying social media trends? → Internet → Social Media & UGC
Yes. If your specialized topic doesn't fit our existing 170+ sub-sectors, our custom research team can scope a tailored study. We've built custom reports on everything from regional micromobility markets to niche B2B software segments to emerging industry verticals.
Get in touch with your specific topic, geography and timeline.
Our hierarchy follows a standard industry classification framework similar to NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) and GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) — the same systems used by stock exchanges, analyst firms and government statistics agencies worldwide.
If you're already familiar with those frameworks, you'll feel right at home. Each macro category breaks down into 1–5 sub-sectors, and each sub-sector contains hundreds of individual statistics, charts and reports.
Yes — with a paid account (Professional or Enterprise), you can download statistics from any sub-category in Excel (XLS), PowerPoint-ready PNG or PDF format. Charts come pre-formatted with our citation included.
Use the data in internal presentations, client reports, academic papers and media articles — just credit Business Stats as the source alongside the original data publisher.
