Official dataSmallEU
49.3%
of small EU enterprises (10 to 49 staff) paid for cloud services in 2025, up 7.48 points from 2023
Sample: 157,000 of 1.53 million EU enterprises with 10+ employees or self-employed persons surveyed in 2025.
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
52.74%of EU enterprises (10+ staff) paid for cloud computing services such as SaaS in 2025, up 7.42 points from 2023
52.74% of EU enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for cloud computing services in 2025, up 7.42 percentage points from 2023. Use rises with size: 49.3% of small, 66.78% of medium and 84.67% of large enterprises.
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesEUSaaS · Adoption
EU enterprises paying for cloud services, by size, 2025
| Group | Paid cloud services |
|---|---|
| Small (10 to 49) | 49.3% |
| Medium (50 to 249) | 66.78% |
| Large (250+) | 84.67% |
| All EU enterprises | 52.74% |
In plain words
What this number really says
Just over half of EU businesses with 10 or more staff pay for cloud services such as email, office software and file storage. Large firms are far ahead of small ones.
52.74%
of EU enterprises paid for cloud services in 2025
84.67%
of large enterprises (250+ staff) did
49.3%
of small enterprises (10 to 49 staff) did
Why you can trust it. Official Eurostat survey of 157,000 enterprises. It covers firms with 10 or more employees, so the smallest businesses are not included.
Key terms
- Paid cloud computing Software or computing power bought over the internet, such as SaaS email, CRM or cloud storage.
- SaaS Software as a service: you rent software online instead of installing it.
- CRM Customer relationship management software for sales and customer records.
- ERP Enterprise resource planning software that runs finance, stock and operations.
Source: Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises, 2025
Compare
How 52.74% compares
This number
52.74%
EU 2025
LatestMedium enterprises, 2023
59.09%
paid for cloud services
66.78% in 2025All EU enterprises, 2023 to 2025
+7.42 pts
rise in cloud use
52.74% in 2025Small enterprises, 2023 to 2025
+7.48 pts
rise in cloud use
49.3% in 2025Who it is for
Who should use this number, and how
SaaS founders selling to SMBs
Half of small EU firms already pay for cloud tools, mostly email and office suites.
CRM (27.91%) and ERP (30.12%) leave room to grow.
Agencies and consultants
Large firms are close to saturation at 84.67%.
The growth market is small and mid-size firms.
Who it affects
Who feels this number
The same 52.74% means something different for each group.
Finland
79.21%HighestFinland, Italy (75.6%), Malta, Ireland and Sweden lead.
Bulgaria
17.83%LowestRomania (24.94%) and Greece (24.33%) are also under 25%.
Gains and risks
What firms gain, and what can go wrong
Numbers from studies and surveys, each with its source.
Gains
- 58.16%
of cloud-using enterprises use cloud finance or accounting software, up 6.52 points since 2023.Eurostat, cloud computing article
- 65.49%
of cloud-using enterprises buy cloud security software.Eurostat, cloud computing article
The future
What this number says about what comes next
Forecasts below are made by others and linked to where they were published. Our own reading of the data is marked as ours.
Our reading, not a forecast
What the data suggests
- The next wave is business apps. Email and office tools are near saturation among cloud users. CRM and ERP use is still under a third, so that is where SaaS growth among EU SMBs can come from.
Where it already is: the benchmarks
E-mail
85.15%
Office software
71.69%
File storage
71.53%
CRM
27.91%
What to watch next
- Eurostat cloud module, next run in 2027.
- US Census Quarterly Services Survey, next release 19 Nov 2026.
The data
All the numbers in one table
As published by Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises, 2025. Standard errors are shown where the source gives them.
| Size class (EU bands) | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Small (10 to 49) | 49.3% |
| Medium (50 to 249) | 66.78% |
| Large (250+) | 84.67% |
| All enterprises (10+) | 52.74% |
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- 52.74% of EU enterprises (10+ staff) paid for cloud computing services such as SaaS in 2025, up 7.42 points from 2023
- Data period
- 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
- Published by the source
- 31 Jan 2026
- Who is counted
- 157,000 of 1.53 million EU enterprises with 10+ employees or self-employed persons surveyed in 2025.
- In the source's words
52.74% of EU enterprises used paid cloud computing services in 2025, mostly for e-mail, office software and storage of files.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on Eurostat Statistics Explained, cloud computing article (data extracted January 2026; exact day not shown, so publish date set to 31 Jan 2026). New stat.
- Reuse
- CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat reuse policy). Free to reuse with credit to Eurostat. Article says: planned update December 2026.
- Next expected update
- 31 Dec 2027 (Eurostat, yearly)
- Original page
- ec.europa.eu: ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
Full change log
No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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Eurostat. (2026). 52.74% of EU enterprises (10+ staff) paid for cloud computing services such as SaaS in 2025, up 7.42 points from 2023. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/saas/eu-enterprises-buying-cloud-services
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"52.74% of EU enterprises (10+ staff) paid for cloud computing services such as SaaS in 2025, up 7.42 points from 2023." Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises, 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/saas/eu-enterprises-buying-cloud-services.
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FAQ
Questions about this number
What percentage of businesses use cloud services?
52.74% of EU enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for cloud computing services in 2025, up 7.42 points from 2023 (Eurostat).
Do small businesses use SaaS as much as large ones?
No. 49.3% of small EU enterprises (10 to 49 staff) paid for cloud services in 2025, against 66.78% of medium and 84.67% of large enterprises.
What do businesses use cloud services for?
Mostly e-mail (85.15% of cloud users), office software (71.69%) and file storage (71.53%). Fewer use cloud CRM (27.91%) or ERP (30.12%).
Which EU country uses the most cloud services?
Finland: 79.21% of enterprises paid for cloud services in 2025. Bulgaria was lowest at 17.83%.
Is there a US equivalent?
Not on the same basis. The closest US official measure is Census revenue data: US software publishers earned $177.0 billion in 2Q 2026, up 14.7% on a year earlier.
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