Facts
- Over 1,000 creative industries businesses are based in Belfast.
- 55 per cent (%) of the creative industries businesses in Northern Ireland are based in Belfast.
- 35% of creative enterprises in Belfast work in the design-related field (267 in total).
- 61% of creative enterprises in Belfast work in the media-related field (486 in total).
- An average of 17,000 people are employed in the creative sector (full-time, part-time and freelancers).
- 68% of the Belfast companies are micro-businesses with less than 10 employees.
- 10% of Belfast businesses have more than 50 employees.
- 97% of jobs are full-time.
- 40% of Belfast companies have increased employee numbers.
- 59% of Belfast companies have increased their turnover - annual turnover ranges from £30,000 to £15 million.
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