On World Architecture Day, CompanyData.com publishes new figures showing the rapid global growth of the architecture sector. In 2015 there were just over 540,000 firms worldwide. By 2025 that number has risen to 943,000, an increase of more than 400,000 firms in a decade. A major global employer Architecture firms now employ more than 7.2 million people worldwide and generate 550 billion US dollars in revenue each year.
Productivity by firm size
Smaller studios outperform large firms in productivity per employee. Firms with 50 or fewer staff generate about 86,000 dollars per employee, compared to 57,000 dollars for those with more than 100 staff.
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Revenue concentration
Although large firms represent only 0.6 percent of all companies, they employ nearly 30 percent of staff. The top 1 percent of firms earn 34 percent of global revenue, and the top 5 percent control 46 percent.
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Ten years of growth
From 540,000 firms in 2015 to 943,000 firms in 2025, the architecture sector has expanded by 74 percent in a decade. The United States has the largest number of
architecture firms at about 90,000. There are also large professional communities in India, China, and Brazil.
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