Companies in Bern

Q: How many companies are in Bern?

Our Bern business directory currently lists every registered legal entity with a Bern address in the official Switzerland business register. The exact count is shown live at the top of this page.

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Bern records are sourced directly from the official Switzerland business register and enriched with 50+ data points: revenue, employees, industry codes, contact details, and ownership.

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Core registry fields are refreshed weekly. Enriched fields (revenue, employees, contact) are refreshed monthly so your Bern list never goes stale.

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Behind every street in Bern sits a business. 25,416 of them, to be exact, all registered in the Switzerland business register. The biggest single industry is general business services with 5,753 companies, roughly 23% of everything that does business in the city.

25,416 businesses indexed

Schweizerische EidgenossenschaftSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft	Switzerland	Bern	Bundeshaus West	Bern	3011	admin.*****	1848	$94,497,469,479	38,765	Government body	8298	CHE-114.587.210
2	Schweizerische Nationalbank	Switzerland	Bern	Bundesplatz 1	Bern	3011	snb.*****	1907	$92,154,875,133	1,015	Corporation	10	CHE-105.944.570
3	Schweizerische Bundesbahnen Sbb	Switzerland	Bern	Hilfikerstrasse 1	Bern	3014	sbb.*****	1902	$14,514,657,691	35,770	Corporation	8298	CHE-102.909.703
4	Kanton Bern	Switzerland	Bern	Nydeggasse 11-13	Bern	3011	be.*****	2005	$14,218,733,548	12,485	Government body	8298	CHE-114.809.379
5	Die Schweizerische Post AG	Switzerland	Bern	Wankdorfallee 4	Bern	3030	places.*****	1998	$8,659,117,098	35,106	Corporation	8298	CHE-109.030.864
6	Fenaco Genossenschaft	Switzerland	Bern	Erlachstrasse 5	Bern	3012	fenaco.*****	1916	$8,275,262,502	11,367	Cooperative	501	CHE-106.106.123
7	Schweizerische Mobiliar Genossenschaft	Switzerland	Bern	Bundesgasse 35	Bern	3011	mobiliar.*****	1826	$5,782,716,456	6,593	Cooperative	25	CHE-101.151.642
8	Bkw AG	Switzerland	Bern	Viktoriaplatz 2	Bern	3013	bkw-bern.*****	2011	$5,645,141,297	12,390	Corporation	8298	CHE-283.101.148
9	Galenica AG	Switzerland	Bern	Untermattweg 8	Bern	3027	galenica.*****	1927	$5,155,990,971	8,427	Corporation	97	CHE-397.323.951
10	Eidgenössische Bundesverwaltung	Switzerland	Bern	Bundeshaus West	Bern	3003	N/A	2006	$3,782,237,854	38,765	Government body	8298	N/A
11	Inselspital-Stiftung	Switzerland	Bern	Freiburgstrasse 18	Bern	3010	insel.*****	1916	$2,104,217,687	10,439	Non profit organization	15	CHE-105.983.423
12	Schweizerische Radio- Und Fernsehgesellschaft	Switzerland	Bern	Giacomettistrasse 1	Bern	3006	srgssrideesuisse.*****	1931	$1,772,516,501	7,130	Cooperative	13	CHE-102.978.667
13	Securitas AG Schweizerische Bewachungsgesellschaft	Switzerland	Bern	Seilerstrasse 7	Bern	3011	securitas.*****	1907	$1,703,209,500	16,000	Corporation	127	CHE-106.832.531
14	United Machining Solutions Management AG	Switzerland	Bern	Wankdorfallee 5	Bern	3014	grinding.*****	1912	$1,500,000,000	31	Corporation	78	CHE-110.627.483
15	Postfinance AG	Switzerland	Bern	Mingerstrasse 20	Bern	3030	postfinance.*****	1906	$1,362,567,600	3,464	Corporation	8298	CHE-114.583.749
16	Postauto AG	Switzerland	Bern	Wankdorfallee 4	Bern	3030	postauto.*****	1849	$1,317,148,680	3,438	Corporation	8298	CHE-112.242.941
17	Eidgenössisches Departement Fur Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz Und Sport Vbs	Switzerland	Bern	Bundeshaus Ost	Bern	3003	vbs.*****	2007	$1,183,309,342	12,128	Government body	8298	CHE-132.071.565
18	Schweizerische Mobiliar Holding AG	Switzerland	Bern	Bundesgasse 35	Bern	3011	mobiliar.*****	1991	$1,142,385,794	6,421	Corporation	25	CHE-103.555.542
19	Bls AG	Switzerland	Bern	Freiburgstrasse 130	Bern	3008	bls.*****	1906	$949,080,994	3,961	Corporation	8298	CHE-112.898.515
20	Universität Bern	Switzerland	Bern	Hochschulstrasse 6	Bern	3012	unibe.*****	1834	$897,267,797	6,500	Government body	8298	CHE-115.250.351
21	Ruag Mro Holding AG	Switzerland	Bern	Stauffacherstrasse 65	Bern	3014	ruag.*****	2019	$880,445,764	2,928	Corporation	8298	CHE-496.749.012
22	Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement Efd	Switzerland	Bern	Bundesgasse 3	Bern	3011	efv.*****	N/A	$860,455,762	8,819	Government body	8298	CHE-319.639.393
23	Energie Wasser Bern	Switzerland	Bern	Monbijoustrasse 11	Bern	3011	ewb.*****	2002	$852,598,289	694	Government body	8298	CHE-109.954.395
24	Hirslanden Bern AG	Switzerland	Bern	Schänzlihalde 11	Bern	3013	hirslanden.*****	1932	$765,758,565	10,307	Corporation	47	CHE-102.601.004
25	Berner Kantonalbank AG	Switzerland	Bern	Bundesplatz 8	Bern	3011	bekb.*****	1883	$679,982,590	1,273	Corporation	8298	CHE-108.955.216

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Largest companies in Bern

Which company is the largest in Bern depends on how you measure. You can look at valuation, at revenue or at how many people work there. Valuations are private for most companies, so here we stick to revenue and headcount.

By revenue, Schweizerische Nationalbank comes first in Bern. It is part of a group with $92.2 billion in yearly revenue. By headcount, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen Sbb comes first with 35,770 employees. We only looked at the 7,844 corporations in Bern for this; sole traders, foundations and other legal forms are left out.

The two tables below show how all 25,416 companies in Bern are spread across revenue and headcount bands.

Yearly revenue

67.0%of companies have $100,000 to $500,000 in yearly revenue

Revenue (USD)	Count	Share
up to $100,000	915	3.6%
$100,000 to $500,000	17,032	67.0%
$500,000 to $1M	3,942	15.5%
$1M to $5M	2,099	8.3%
$5M to $10M	157	0.6%
$10M to $50M	182	0.7%
$50M to $100M	33	0.1%
$100M to $500M	41	0.2%
$500M to $1B	14	0.1%
$1B or more	18	0.1%
Unknown	983	3.9%

Headcount

65.4%of companies have 1 to 4 employees

Employees	Count	Share
1-4	16,624	65.4%
5-9	5,687	22.4%
10-19	1,155	4.5%
20-49	473	1.9%
50-99	154	0.6%
100-199	116	0.5%
200-499	80	0.3%
500-999	42	0.2%
1,000-4,999	54	0.2%
5,000-9,999	11	<0.1%
10,000+	5	<0.1%
Unknown	1,015	4.0%

Source: business register and CompanyData. "Unknown" means no published figure.

Largest industries in Bern

The biggest industry groups in Bern by registered company count, with the top five companies by revenue in each.

General business services

5,753 companies

SIC 7389

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Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine

1,089 companies

SIC 8011

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Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations

830 companies

SIC 8641

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Management consulting

795 companies

SIC 8742

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Legal Services

768 companies

SIC 8111

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Restaurants and eating places

676 companies

SIC 5812

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Beauty Shops

600 companies

SIC 7231

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Offices and Clinics of Health Practitioners, Not Elsewhere Classified

521 companies

SIC 8049

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All industries in Bern

Together, general business services, Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine and Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations make up the top three industries in Bern, accounting for 30% of the city's commercial activity. The oldest company we can find in Bern is Hummel Lederwaren AG, founded in 1855, with Hotel Schweizerhof Bern AG not far behind. They are still here, along with 25,414 other businesses in Bern.

As Switzerland's federal city, Bern runs on government, but its old arcaded streets also house precision engineers, medtech firms and a dense layer of small trades. All of them are in our data. Look up a company in the table at the top of this page, get the full list delivered as an Excel file, or pull the records straight into your own systems through our API.

Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified5,753
Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine1,089
Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations830
Management Consulting Services795
Legal Services768
Nonclassifiable Establishments768
Eating Places676
Beauty Shops600
Offices and Clinics of Health Practitioners, Not Elsewhere Classified521
Schools and Educational Services, Not Elsewhere Classified517
Other industries13,099

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