Sovereignty Map
European Tech Sovereignty Map
Where Europe stands — and who's building independence
This map tracks Europe's position across critical technology domains. For each domain, we assess the current dependency on non-EU providers and catalogue the European companies, research labs, and initiatives working to build sovereign alternatives.
Semiconductors
Europe produces less than 10% of global semiconductors. Advanced node fabrication (sub-5nm) is concentrated in TSMC (Tai…
Cloud Infrastructure
AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud control roughly 70% of the European cloud market. European providers hold a combi…
AI / Foundation Models
Foundation models are overwhelmingly US-built (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta) or Chinese (DeepSeek, Alibaba). European…
Satellite Navigation (GNSS)
Galileo is Europe's sovereign satellite navigation system — a 27-satellite constellation providing global positioning se…
Secure Satellite Connectivity
SpaceX Starlink dominates the LEO broadband market with 6,000+ satellites and millions of subscribers. There is no Europ…
Space Launch
SpaceX dominates global launch with Falcon 9's unmatched cost and cadence. Europe faced a critical launch gap in 2023-20…
Quantum Computing
IBM, Google, and various US and Chinese players lead in quantum hardware. Europe has world-class quantum research but li…
Payment Infrastructure
Visa and Mastercard process roughly two-thirds of card payments in the eurozone. PayPal and Apple Pay dominate digital w…
Office / Productivity
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace dominate European enterprise and government use. Virtually all EU institutions and mo…
Search Engines
Google holds approximately 90% search market share in Europe, controlling how Europeans find information online and domi…
Mobile Operating Systems
Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) are the only mobile operating systems at meaningful scale. Together they control 100% o…
Cybersecurity
Major endpoint, network, and cloud security vendors are US-based: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Zscaler. Th…
DNS / Core Internet Infrastructure
Cloudflare (US) and Google dominate public DNS resolution, CDN services, and DDoS protection globally. Most European int…
Critical Raw Materials
China controls roughly 60-70% of rare earth mining and 90% of rare earth processing globally. Europe imports nearly all …
Batteries / Energy Storage
Battery cell manufacturing is dominated by CATL and BYD (China), LG Energy (South Korea), and Panasonic (Japan). Europe …
Biotechnology / Pharma
COVID-19 exposed Europe's dependency on active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports from China and India. At the pand…
Social Media / Digital Public Square
Over 80% of European social media activity flows through US platforms: Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), X, YouTube,…
Enterprise / Developer Platforms
GitHub (Microsoft), Salesforce, Oracle, and ServiceNow dominate enterprise software globally. Even Europe's own SAP — th…