Global boom in family businesses. Their revenues will increase by over 80%.

The number of the largest family businesses around the world has increased by over 16% this year. compared to 2020, and their revenues may increase by over 80% by 2030. – according to a report by the consulting company Deloitte. Currently, there are over 4,000 operations in Europe. such companies.

According to the information published on Tuesday regarding the report “Defining the family business landscape, 2025”, Currently, there are over 18,000 in the world. family businesses with revenues exceeding USD 100 million. annuallywhich corresponds to approximately one fifth of all enterprises of this scale. The largest number of such companies are in Asia-Pacific countries – almost 7.6 thousand, and in North America over 5.1 thousand. There are over 4,000 companies operating in Europe. such companies and here they are growing the fastest.

According to Deloitte forecasts, by 2030, there will be over 4.5 thousand conducted in Europe. family enterprises, i.e. by 12 percent more than currently. This is to be facilitated primarily by the common market of the European Union and efficiently functioning cross-border trade.

Compared to previous years, there has been an increase worldwide not only in the number of family businesses, but also in their revenues. “The total value of the financial inflows of these entities in 2025 amounted to USD 21 trillion, i.e. nearly one fifth of the revenues of all companies in the world earning over USD 100 million per year. It is expected that by 2030 the earnings of enterprises controlled by families will increase by USD 29 trillion, which means a change of 84%. compared to 2020” – said the authors of the publication.

The priority in the next two years is approximately 40%. surveyed companies are to be investments in technological innovations such as artificial intelligence, and 39 percent. – actions to optimize costs and improve process efficiency. Slightly less, 36 percent. collected answers regarding increasing brand recognition and market positioning, acquiring and retaining talent, increasing share in the domestic market and expanding the portfolio of offered products.

Entrepreneurs were asked what decisions they intended to make in the coming years regarding the ownership structure. Okay. 25 percent replied that it wanted to accept an external investor, e.g. a private equity fund. Nearly 20 percent intends to increase shares in the company by members of the management staff from outside the family, and 12 percent – debut on the stock exchange. Another 3 percent indicated that their company may be put up for sale.

The report was based on a study conducted between March and June this year. surveys among over 1.5 thousand family businesses from around the world with revenues of at least USD 100 million; families owned a controlling interest in the company (51 percent or more). The forecast for 2020-2030 covered over 200,000. enterprises – family and non-family companies in the world, with revenues exceeding USD 100 million. Interviews were also conducted with 30 leaders of family businesses, including entities with over 100 years of history and record multi-billion profits. (PAP)

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