Photographic activities (PKD 74.20.Z)
This subclass includes:
- photographic activities in the field of:
- portrait photography, passport photographs, identity card photographs, wedding photographs and the like,
- commercial photography for advertising, publishing, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes,
- aerial and underwater photography,
- video recording of events: weddings, meetings and the like,
- processing of photographic materials:
- developing and making prints, printing and enlarging from negatives and film supplied by the customer,
- developing and making prints by photographic laboratories,
- developing photographs (within one hour) by outlets engaged in express developing (excluding shops selling photographic equipment),
- slide mounting,
- copying, restoring and retouching photographs,
- photojournalistic activities,
- activities related to artistic photography,
- microfilming of documents,
- digitisation of photographs, uploading video to the cloud,
- 3D scanning of objects.
This subclass excludes:
- printing photographs (from mobile phones, memory cards, USB flash drives (USB memory) and other electronic media), classified in 18.12.Z,
- processing of film strips related to the film and television industry, classified in 59.12.Z,
- cartographic activities and spatial information activities, classified in 71.12.A,
- photogrammetric surveying activities, classified in 71.12.A,
- providing photographic booths for a fee, classified in 96.99.Z.
Industry statistics (2025)
Number of companies
Companies
120,502
Companies (primary PKD)
15,039
Companies with financials
559
Business turnover
Legal structure
Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
- JDG93.3%14,027
- Sp. z o.o.6.0%907
- Foundation0.3%42
- Sp. j.0.1%20
- Sp. k.0.1%14
- Association0.1%14
- P.S.A.0.0%6
- Other0.0%3
- Cooperative0.0%2
- S.A.0.0%1
Financial results
The calculation excludes new companies that pull financial results down. Only firms with a filing in the previous year are included, so market trends are easier to read.
Median revenue
Ranking
Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.
Top companies by revenue
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 66.82m | USD 1.93m | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 22.11m | USD 3.68m | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 12.00m | USD 890.47k | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 8.53m | USD 884.62k | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 4.30m | USD 137.70k | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. | USD 3.65m | USD 338.88k | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 3.26m | USD 537.54k | |
| 8 | S.A. | USD 2.90m | USD -2.21m | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.28m | USD 79.37k | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.01m | USD 725.49k |
Fastest-growing companies
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Y/Y growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 438.96k | +990.5% y/y | |
| 2 | Foundation | USD 177.22k | +403.5% y/y | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 128.77k | +253.7% y/y | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 278.25k | +224.5% y/y | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 450.75k | +217.0% y/y | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. | USD 115.81k | +169.4% y/y | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 103.71k | +158.3% y/y | |
| 8 | sp. z o.o. | USD 97.76k | +150.6% y/y | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 93.80k | +103.8% y/y | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 77.56k | +89.3% y/y |
Stock market
No companies from this industry are listed.
Related PKD codes in division 74
FAQ
The primary industry for 15,039 companies is photographic activities. 559 entities have filed financial statements.
So far in 2026, 833 new companies with PKD 74.20.Z have been registered. In all of 2025, there were 1,390 such companies.
So far in 2026, 151 companies with PKD 74.20.Z have been deregistered. In all of 2025, there were 40 such companies.
In 2025, the median revenue for PKD 74.20.Z was USD 40.64k and the mean revenue was USD 463.05k, based on 351 financial statements. Averages and medians include only companies that file financial statements, excluding sole proprietorships.
Yes, in 2025, the median net profit was USD 1.38k, an improvement on 2024 (USD 1.04k). Among all 674 industries in Poland, PKD 74.20.Z ranks 480th, placing it among the weakest 29%.
The most common legal form for PKD 74.20.Z is a sole proprietorship, used by 14,027 companies in this industry (93.3% of the total). In second place is sp. z o.o. (907 companies, 6.0%), and in third place – a foundation (42 companies, 0.3%).


