Share of OS Companies by Country in all EU-27 OS Companies
Analyzing the active companies in the open source sector, the data indicates that France has the largest shares within Europe
with 21% of all OS firms being located there, closely followed by Germany with a share of 19%. Spain and the Netherlands
follow with a share of 10% each, while and Italy (6%) and Sweden (5%) rank 5th and 6th, respectively. The other EU-27
member states show a rather scattered picture with shares below 5%. From a business perspective, this suggests that open
source firms cluster where demand is predictable and sustained, not only where technical talent exists.