Arts creation and performing arts activities: largest employers
601 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 90) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Asobv leads with 430.2 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asobv 2018 Antwerp | €29.5m | €5.86m | €16.5m | 430.2 | 2025 |
| 2 | Centre Lyrique de la Communaute Francaise - Opera Royal de Wallonie 4000 Liège | €9.80m | €2.92m | €1.14m | 259.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | Palais des Beaux-Arts 1000 Brussels | €69.1m | €8.95m | €50.8m | 227.4 | 2025 |
| 4 | Paycoop 1180 Uccle | €1.14m | — | 6,265 € | 205.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | WEAREONE.world 2000 Antwerp | €112.8m | €145.8m | €55.3m | 197.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | Orchestre philharmonique Royal de Liège 4000 Liège | €5.87m | €1.56m | €2.81m | 137.9 | 2025 |
| 7 | Brussels Philharmonic 1050 Ixelles | €5.66m | €1.32m | €1.67m | 125.1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Centre Culturel Maghrebin-Espace Magh 1000 Brussels | 234,237 € | — | −48,620 € | 102.6 | 2025 |
| 9 | Be-At Venues 2170 Antwerp | €138.1m | €65.6m | €58.1m | 97.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles 1000 Brussels | €6.08m | €1.97m | 24,199 € | 88.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | publiq 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | €4.20m | — | €1.34m | 81.2 | 2025 |
| 12 | Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER 9000 Ghent | €26.4m | €4.47m | €21.5m | 78.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | vzw ‘de Rand’ 1780 Wemmel | €10.3m | 772,480 € | €8.02m | 77.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | NTGent 9000 Ghent | €19.9m | €3.54m | €10.7m | 75.7 | 2025 |
| 15 | THEATRE DE LIEGE ASBL-Théâtre d'Europe 4000 Liège | €7.40m | — | −263,801 € | 74.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | Het Toneelhuis 2000 Antwerp | €6.66m | €1.74m | €2.64m | 72.0 | 2025 |
| 17 | Mars, Mons Arts de la Scène 7000 Mons | €5.86m | €1.07m | €3.26m | 70.8 | 2025 |
| 18 | Ancienne Belgique 1000 Brussels | €10.3m | €11.0m | €1.62m | 70.5 | 2025 |
| 19 | Hetpaleis 2000 Antwerp | €3.85m | — | €1.67m | 66.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Perpodium 2000 Antwerp | €9.01m | €15.8m | 754,174 € | 65.9 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Arts creation and performing arts activities?
Asobv, with 430.2 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Arts creation and performing arts activities companies report employees?
601 out of 3,565, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.