Eurostat: 52.7% of EU enterprises used paid cloud services
In Eurostat’s 2025 survey, 52.7% of EU enterprises reported paid cloud use, up 7.4 percentage points from 2023.
Event / data period: 2025
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IllustrationEmail was the most common use: 85.2% of cloud-using enterprises obtained it through paid cloud services. Office software accounted for 71.7%, and file storage 71.5%.
The survey covers enterprises with at least 10 employees or self-employed persons; smaller firms are outside its scope. The rates describe paid cloud use, not total IT spending.
Data
Reported indicators
Selected numerical indicators for the scope and period defined by the source.
- Enterprises using paid cloud
- 52.7 percent of enterprises
- 2025 · Observed
- Paid cloud email use
- 85.2 percent of cloud users
- 2025 · Observed
- Paid cloud office software
- 71.7 percent of cloud users
- 2025 · Observed
Methodology
2025 EU ICT usage survey; enterprises with at least 10 employees or self-employed persons in specified NACE sections. Service percentages are among cloud users.
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