The key point: Heidi.news shows, on 31 October 2026, that the creative industries are a major employment sector that Geneva wants to develop.
A fully fledged economic sector
- Creative industries : software, video games, series, design or architecture rely on talent and know-how.
- Example : a television series involves budgets of several million and hundreds of jobs.
- National weight : in Switzerland, this sector employs more people than finance and insurance.
Geneva's assets and strategy
- Local ecosystem : the RTS, the GIFF, the FIFDH, production companies and renowned schools.
- 2035 Economic Strategy : the canton ranks this sector among its emerging high-potential clusters.
- Cantonal Film Office : opened in September 2026, it manages a filming fund of one million francs.
Key figures
- 27,000 jobs : the sector's workforce in Geneva, more than construction.
- 44 start-ups : Geneva Creative Tech start-ups in 2023.
- 34.8 jobs per 1,000 inhabitants : Geneva's density in the cultural economy, the highest in French-speaking Switzerland.
In short
The creative industries generate added value and exports. Geneva has a dense but fragmented fabric. The canton is seeking to consolidate it, notably through a new Film Office.
