Computer programming, consultancy and related services had the highest number of UK businesses in 2017 with 161,700. The sub-sector with the second most was Film, TV and Music with 28,300. There were just 3,500 UK businesses in the Manufacturing of electronics and computers sub-sector in 2017.
In this statistic UK businesses in the digital sector have been divided into sub-sectors. The sub-sector Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s)
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (January 30, 2019). Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2019). Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of Businesses in The Digital Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017, by Sub-sector* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of businesses in the digital sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), January 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025382/uk-businesses-in-digital-sector-by-sub-sector/