Market measurement · United Kingdom

Businesses in Greater Manchester: 162,456 records

78.9% of these records carry a phone number and 61.3% a website. 44,252 have a phone number but no website. 1,811 new records were added in the last 30 days.

Records: 162,456
With a phone number: 78.9%128,102
With a website: 61.3%99,521
Phone number, no website: 44,25227.2%
New in the last 30 days: 1,811
Share of all records in the UK: 3.2%

Measured in our live database on November 14, 2026.

14 sectors in Greater Manchester

14 sectors in Greater Manchester
Sector	Records	Phone	Website	New, 30 days
Hair and beauty salons	7,724	80.5%	29.4%	66
Restaurants	4,730	82.4%	64.6%	47
Supermarkets and grocery stores	3,023	70.6%	46.3%	21
Construction companies	2,581	81.5%	58.8%	23
Auto repair shops	2,387	87.3%	36.5%	19
Bars and pubs	1,919	66.8%	51.8%	10
Cafés	1,888	68.4%	42.8%	21
Clothing stores	1,237	68.6%	51.2%	9
Car dealers	1,100	89.2%	63.5%	17
Real estate agencies	1,096	87.2%	71.4%	<5
Gyms and fitness studios	1,051	69.6%	71.1%	8
Dentists and dental clinics	878	94.4%	60.4%	<5
Bakeries and pastry shops	750	70.1%	50.7%	10
Pharmacies	745	95.6%	75.8%	<5

Each sector links to its country-wide page. Fewer than five new records show as “<5”.

Towns in Greater Manchester

Towns in Greater Manchester
Town	Records	Phone	Website	Phone, no website	New, 30 days
Manchester	39,019	74.4%	63.3%	9,428	527
Bolton	10,357	82.6%	59.0%	3,147	111
Stockport	8,448	81.8%	62.5%	2,302	77
Salford	7,694	67.5%	64.9%	1,627	78
Rochdale	5,666	83.1%	55.5%	1,869	62
Oldham	5,411	81.1%	54.4%	1,808	54
Stretford	4,809	72.7%	68.2%	920	73
Bury	4,506	83.5%	61.1%	1,307	48
Wigan	4,453	78.3%	59.2%	1,235	36
Altrincham	3,082	81.6%	72.4%	598	26
Sale	3,009	81.6%	66.9%	737	35
Ashton-under-Lyne	2,912	78.8%	55.6%	904	33
Wythenshawe	2,712	77.2%	59.7%	744	23
Leigh	2,579	79.1%	60.9%	681	25
Middleton	2,260	81.4%	57.3%	709	16

The 15 largest towns with at least 30 records. Fewer than five new records show as “<5”.

Short answers

How many businesses are there in Greater Manchester?: Our database holds 162,456 business records in Greater Manchester as of November 14, 2026.
Which sector is the largest in Greater Manchester?: Of the 14 sectors we measure, hair and beauty salons are the largest (7,724 records), followed by restaurants, then supermarkets and grocery stores.
Which town has the most businesses?: Manchester (39,019 records), followed by Bolton and Stockport.
How many new records were added in the last 30 days?: 1,811; among the 14 sectors, the most in hair and beauty salons (66).

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How this page is measured

A record is a single business location in our database, placed in Greater Manchester by the county on the record. A new record is one that entered our newly opened businesses section in the last 30 days — dated by when it reached us, not by an opening date. Website information excludes social media profiles.

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Businesses in Greater Manchester: 162,456 records

14 sectors in Greater Manchester

Towns in Greater Manchester

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