Largest companies in Germany
All registered companies in Germany, based on official German business registers. Filter companies by employee size and revenue, or request a free data sample.
| 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 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Wolfsburg | Berliner Ring 2 | Wolfsburg, Stadt | 38440 | volkswagen.***** | 1937 | $373,138,371,864 | 588,754 | Corporation | 4569 | 38100B100484 |
| 2 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | Germany | München | Petuelring 130 | München | 80809 | bmw-carit.***** | 1916 | $154,689,108,984 | 156,305 | Corporation | 617 | 80333B42243 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | Germany | Stuttgart | Mercedesstr. 120 | Stuttgart | 70372 | group.***** | 1926 | $153,252,949,392 | 169,240 | Corporation | 1064 | 70190B19360 |
| 4 | Allianz SE | Germany | München | Königinstr. 28 | München | 80802 | allianz.***** | 1890 | $141,308,448,992 | 157,084 | Corporation | 2510 | 80333B164232 |
| 5 | Deutsche Telekom AG | Germany | Bonn | Friedrich-ebert-allee 140 | Bonn, Stadt | 53113 | telekom.***** | 1994 | $138,030,121,368 | 199,223 | Corporation | 2015 | 53111B6794 |
| 6 | Uniper Global Commodities SE | Germany | Düsseldorf | Holzstr. 6 | Düsseldorf, Stadt | 40221 | uniper.***** | 2015 | $111,554,192,402 | 973 | Corporation | 5948 | 40227B61123 |
| 7 | Lidl Stiftung & CO. KG | Germany | Neckarsulm | Stiftsbergstr. 1 | Heilbronn | 74172 | info.***** | 1973 | $98,751,097,687 | 249,311 | Corporation | 5191 | 70190A102314 |
| 8 | Deutsche Post AG | Germany | Bonn | Charles-de-gaulle-str. 20 | Bonn, Stadt | 53113 | deutschepost.***** | 1949 | $96,039,550,440 | 583,371 | Corporation | 5817 | 53111B6792 |
| 9 | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung | Germany | Gerlingen | Robert-bosch-platz 1 | Ludwigsburg | 70839 | bosch.***** | 2021 | $95,540,560,260 | 424,665 | Corporation | 2090 | 70190B14000 |
| 10 | Rewe-Zentralfinanz EG | Germany | Köln | Domstr. 20 | Köln, Stadt | 50668 | rewe-group.***** | 1927 | $92,941,628,599 | 260,677 | Partnership of unknown type | 7566 | 50670G631 |
| 11 | Siemens AG | Germany | München | Werner-von-siemens-str. 1 | München | 80333 | simulytic.***** | 1847 | $91,845,400,438 | 316,000 | Corporation | 3766 | 80333B6684 |
| 12 | E.ON SE | Germany | Essen (oldenburg) | Brusseler Platz 1 | Essen, Stadt | 45131 | eon.***** | 1929 | $91,228,010,112 | 80,512 | Corporation | 1350 | 45130B28196 |
| 13 | Vattenfall Energy Trading GMBH | Germany | Hamburg | Amerigo-vespucci-platz 2 | Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt | 20457 | group.***** | 2011 | $77,982,226,182 | 412 | Corporation | 2360 | 20355B80335 |
| 14 | Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG In Munchen | Germany | München | Königinstr. 107 | München | 80802 | munichre.***** | 1880 | $74,701,307,612 | 43,584 | Corporation | 728 | 80333B42039 |
| 15 | Uniper SE | Germany | Düsseldorf | Holzstr. 6 | Düsseldorf, Stadt | 40221 | uniper.***** | 2022 | $73,640,627,088 | 7,431 | Corporation | 5948 | 40227B77425 |
| 16 | Audi AG | Germany | Ingolstadt | Auto-union-str. 1 | Ingolstadt | 85057 | audi-umweltstiftung.***** | 2016 | $71,157,238,500 | 90,337 | Corporation | 4569 | 85049B1 |
| 17 | Basf SE | Germany | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Carl-bosch-str. 38 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 67056 | basf.***** | 1865 | $69,150,099,096 | 110,440 | Corporation | 1194 | 67061B6000 |
| 18 | Hdo Druckguß- Und Oberflächentechnik GMBH | Germany | Paderborn | Halberstädter Str. 7-13 | Paderborn | 33106 | hdo-gmbh.***** | 1956 | $68,901,259,134 | 577 | Corporation | 5 | 33098B3218 |
| 19 | Ina-Holding Schaeffler GMBH & CO. KG | Germany | Herzogenaurach | Industriestr. 1-3 | Erlangen-höchstadt | 91074 | schaeffler.***** | 1999 | $68,642,844,280 | 304,728 | Corporation | 491 | 90762A7016 |
| 20 | Hdi Haftpflichtverband Der Deutschen Industrie Versicherungsverein Auf Gegenseitigkeit | Germany | Hannover | Hdi-platz 1 | Region Hannover | 30659 | talanx.***** | 1903 | $59,935,323,408 | 27,271 | Joint venture | 328 | 30175B3458 |
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This section provides key facts and concise answers to common questions about registered companies in Germany, based on official company statistics.
There are over 6,560,943 registered companies in Germany.
The largest industries are Real Estate Agents and Managers (371,126 companies), Business Services (370,331 companies), and Holding Companies (278,017 companies).
The highest number of companies is found in Munich (224,022 companies), followed by Region Hannover (90,183) and Karlsruhe (57,072).
There are 1,905,813 GmbH (limited liability) companies registered in Germany.
There are 3,834,359 registered companies in Germany with an active website.
Definitions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vary between the EU and national institutions. At CompanyData.com, we define SMEs as companies with 2–99 employees. Based on our data, there are 4,728,342 SME companies in Germany.
The list includes all registered companies in Germany, meaning every company that is officially registered, regardless of current business activity.
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The company statistics and rankings on this page are based on official German registers, including the Handelsregister, Unternehmensregister, and the Bundesanzeiger. These sources are used to compile company counts, industry statistics, regional distributions, and the Top 50 company rankings shown on this page.
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