Cloud computing has become a measurable part of enterprise technology use, but adoption varies sharply by country, company size, service type, industry, and level of dependence. The figures below combine Eurostat’s 2025 survey of EU enterprises with Synergy Research Group’s Q4 2024 estimates for worldwide cloud infrastructure services.
Key Cloud Computing Statistics
The following figures provide a quick view of adoption, service mix, sophistication, dependence, and provider concentration:
- In 2025, 52.74% of EU enterprises reported paid cloud adoption in the stated survey population.
- In 2025, EU enterprise cloud adoption increased by 7.42 percentage points in the stated comparison.
- In 2025, 99% of EU enterprises had internet access, the population used for the reported cloud-use context.
- In 2025, 79.21% of enterprises in Finland used cloud computing in the Eurostat measure.
- In 2025, 75.6% of enterprises in Italy used cloud computing in the Eurostat measure.
- In 2025, 74.87% of enterprises in Malta used cloud computing in the Eurostat measure.
- In 2025, 84.67% of large EU enterprises used cloud computing, compared with 66.78% of medium enterprises and 49.3% of small enterprises.
- In 2025, 85.15% of EU enterprises used cloud email in the reported service-use measure.
- In 2025, 71.69% of EU enterprises used cloud office software.
- In 2025, 71.53% of EU enterprises used cloud file storage.
- In 2025, 82.92% of enterprises in the information sector used cloud computing.
- In 2025, 67.39% of enterprises in the professional sector used cloud computing.
- In 2025, 96.44% of EU cloud-using enterprises reported SaaS use.
- In 2025, 77.25% of EU cloud-using enterprises reported IaaS use.
- In 2025, 26.08% of EU cloud-using enterprises reported PaaS use.
- In 2025, 40.89% of all EU enterprises were highly dependent on cloud computing in the reported measure.
- In 2025, 77.53% of EU cloud users were highly dependent users.
- In Q4 2024, Amazon held an estimated 30% share of worldwide cloud infrastructure services.
- In Q4 2024, the top three public-cloud providers held an estimated 68% combined share.
- In Q4 2024, the worldwide cloud infrastructure-services market grew an estimated 22%.
Contents
- Cloud computing market size and growth trends
- Cloud adoption by country and company size
- Cloud service use across enterprises
- Cloud computing by industry
- SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS statistics
- Cloud dependence and provider concentration
Cloud Computing Market Size and Growth Trends
Eurostat reported that 52.74% of EU enterprises used paid cloud computing in 2025. In the same stated comparison, adoption increased by 7.42 percentage points, while 99% of EU enterprises had internet access.
These are survey measures for EU enterprises, not a global market-revenue total. The denominator and definitions should therefore be kept separate from Synergy’s infrastructure-services estimates.
| Measure | Value | Population and period |
|---|---|---|
| Paid cloud adoption | 52.74% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Adoption increase | 7.42 percentage points | EU enterprises, 2025 comparison |
| Enterprise internet access | 99% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
Source: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”. Eurostat denominators vary between all enterprises and cloud-using enterprises.
Synergy Research Group estimated that worldwide cloud infrastructure services grew 22% in Q4 2024. Its estimate also put public IaaS and PaaS growth at 24%, with US market growth at 23% during the same period.
Cloud Adoption by Country and Company Size
Country-level adoption differed widely across the EU enterprise population in Eurostat’s 2025 reporting. Finland, Italy, Malta, Ireland, and Sweden were reported at comparatively high levels, while Romania, Greece, and Bulgaria were much lower in the supplied observations.
| Geography | Cloud adoption | Period and population |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 79.21% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Italy | 75.6% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Malta | 74.87% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Ireland | 73.04% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Sweden | 72% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Romania | 24.94% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Greece | 24.33% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 17.83% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
Company size also mattered. Large enterprises recorded 84.67% adoption, compared with 66.78% among medium enterprises and 49.3% among small enterprises in 2025.
Source for country and size figures: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”. The source’s definitions and denominators apply.
Cloud Service Use Across Enterprises
The Eurostat service breakdown shows that common productivity and communication tools were used more often than specialized hosted infrastructure. Cloud email reached 85.15%, while office software and file storage were both above 71% in the reported 2025 EU enterprise measures.
| Cloud service | Use | EU enterprises, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud email | 85.15% | Reported use |
| Cloud office software | 71.69% | Reported use |
| Cloud file storage | 71.53% | Reported use |
| Cloud security software | 65.49% | Reported use |
| Cloud finance applications | 58.16% | Reported use |
| Cloud database hosting | 45.52% | Reported use |
More specialized applications had lower reported use: cloud ERP was 30.12%, cloud computing power was 28.18%, hosted development was 26.08%, and cloud CRM was 27.91%.
Source: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”. These values describe the source’s specified enterprise measures and should not be treated as a single mutually exclusive ranking.
Cloud Computing Adoption by Industry
Industry differences were substantial in the 2025 EU enterprise data. The information sector had 82.92% adoption, while professional-sector adoption was 67.39%.
The supplied Eurostat observations placed other sectors in a range from 39.52% to 62.11%. The utility sector also recorded a 10.56-point increase in the stated comparison.
| Industry measure | Value | Period and population |
|---|---|---|
| Information-sector adoption | 82.92% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Professional-sector adoption | 67.39% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Other-sector range | 39.52%–62.11% | EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Utility-sector increase | 10.56 percentage points | EU enterprises, stated comparison |
Eurostat also reported differences in sophistication. Information-sector sophisticated use was 88.86%, while accommodation sophisticated use was 69.13%; accommodation basic-only use was 12.66%.
Source: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”. Sector labels and the meaning of “sophisticated” and “basic-only” follow the source definitions.
SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS Cloud Computing Statistics
Software as a service was the most widely reported model among EU cloud-using enterprises in 2025. Eurostat recorded SaaS use at 96.44%, IaaS at 77.25%, and PaaS at 26.08%.
| Service model | Use | Population and period |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS | 96.44% | EU cloud-using enterprises, 2025 |
| IaaS | 77.25% | EU cloud-using enterprises, 2025 |
| PaaS | 26.08% | EU cloud-using enterprises, 2025 |
IaaS use varied with company size: 87.67% of large enterprises used it, while the supplied data reported PaaS use of 52.86% among large enterprises, 34.5% among medium enterprises, and 22.59% among small enterprises.
Synergy’s Q4 2024 worldwide infrastructure-services estimate covered IaaS, PaaS, and hosted private cloud unless stated otherwise. It reported 24% growth for public IaaS and PaaS.
Sources: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”; Synergy Research Group, “Cloud Market Jumped to $330 billion in 2024 – GenAI is Now Driving Half of the Growth”. Synergy figures are estimates.
Cloud Dependence and Global Provider Concentration
Eurostat’s 2025 measures distinguish broad cloud use from dependence and sophistication. Across all enterprises, 40.89% were highly dependent; among cloud users, 77.53% were highly dependent, 10.79% were intermediate users, and 10.55% were basic-only users.
| Dependence or sophistication measure | Value | Population and period |
|---|---|---|
| Highly dependent | 40.89% | All EU enterprises, 2025 |
| Highly dependent | 77.53% | EU cloud users, 2025 |
| Intermediate users | 10.79% | EU cloud users, 2025 |
| Basic-only users | 10.55% | EU cloud users, 2025 |
Highly dependent use also varied by country: Finland was reported at 65.90%, Denmark at 64.98%, the Netherlands at 62%, and Italy at 61.90% in the stated 2025 EU enterprise measure. By company size, sophisticated users represented 87.79% of large enterprises, 81.27% of medium enterprises, and 76.08% of small enterprises.
At the provider level, Synergy estimated Amazon’s Q4 2024 share of worldwide cloud infrastructure services at 30%, Microsoft’s at 21%, and Google’s at 12%. The top three public-cloud providers together accounted for an estimated 68%.
Source: Eurostat, “Cloud computing – statistics on the use by enterprises”. Eurostat denominators vary between all enterprises and cloud-using enterprises.
Synergy’s figures are estimates covering IaaS, PaaS, and hosted private cloud unless stated otherwise, and the Q4 2024 provider shares describe worldwide cloud infrastructure services. They should not be read as equivalent to Eurostat’s enterprise survey percentages.