List of Fashion Companies in Germany

Last updated 18 October 2026

There are 16,249 fashion companies in Germany, one in every 418 German companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 391 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five fashion firms is based in Berlin, Hamburg, München, Düsseldorf and Köln. Below you find the largest fashion firms in Germany, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our German company database or through the Handelsregister API.

16,249 companies indexed · Data counted on 18 October 2026

Companies16,2491 in418 German companiesCities3,199Largest cityBerlin 1,229Sole traders31%Employees1-4 (75%)Revenue$100-500K (61%)Email53%Phone55%Website62%

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	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	Derbystar Sportartikelfabrik Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung	Germany	Goch	Feldstr. 195	Kleve	47574	derbystar.*****	2020	$21,239,840,000	52	Corporation	3	47533B392
2	Puma SE	Germany	Herzogenaurach	Puma Way 1	Erlangen-höchstadt	91074	foodfactory-herzogenaurach.*****	1924	$8,457,229,714	18,503	Corporation	572	90762B13085
3	Hugo Boss AG	Germany	Metzingen	Holy-allee 3	Reutlingen	72555	group.*****	1924	$4,949,288,781	20,428	Corporation	313	70190B360610
4	Strauss Deutschland GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Biebergemünd	Frankfurter Str. 98-108	Main-kinzig-kreis	63599	strauss.*****	2025	$1,544,498,200	1,700	Corporation	22	63450A11317
5	KG Zara Deutschland B.V. & CO.	Germany	Hamburg	Mönckebergstr. 11	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	20095	zara.*****	2010	$1,405,540,057	3,768	Corporation	28	20355A111616
6	Bw Bekleidungsmanagement GMBH	Germany	Köln	Edmund-rumpler-str. 8-10	Köln, Stadt	51149	bwbm.*****	2002	$1,084,124,564	1,751	Corporation	6000	50670B52368
7	Bestseller Textilhandels GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Modering 1	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22457	bestseller.*****	2011	$1,060,774,007	302	Corporation	2955	20355B65366
8	S.oliver Bernd Freier GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Rottendorf	S.oliver-str. 1	Würzburg	97228	soliver.*****	1987	$976,739,301	4,732	Corporation	325	97070A3925
9	Pvh Brands Germany GMBH	Germany	Düsseldorf	Speditionstr. 7	Düsseldorf, Stadt	40221	pvh.*****	2019	$879,338,048	1,687	Corporation	1554	40227B51147
10	Snipes SE	Germany	Köln	Schanzenstr. 41	Köln, Stadt	51063	snipes.*****	2014	$745,914,773	1,163	Corporation	3384	50670B83528
11	Cws Workwear International GMBH	Germany	Dreieich	Dreieich-plaza 1a	Offenbach	63303	cws.*****	2025	$682,860,856	5,300	Corporation	484	63065B52925
12	Autoliv B.V. & CO. KG	Germany	Dachau	Emmy-noether-str. 7a	Dachau	85221	careergermany.*****	1981	$668,117,033	942	Corporation	4	80333A119771
13	Zf Airbag Germany GMBH	Germany	Aschau am Inn	Wernher-von-braun-str. 1	Mühldorf A.inn	84544	zf-lifetec.*****	2018	$562,812,123	1,201	Corporation	1147	83278B14505
14	Tom Tailor GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Garstedter Weg 14	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22453	tom-tailor.*****	2022	$511,880,144	3,616	Corporation	63	20355B94278
15	Sun Garden GMBH	Germany	Neuenkirchen	Emsdettener Str. 233	Steinfurt	48485	sun-garden.*****	1982	$507,477,980	2,350	Corporation	9	48565B3800
16	Giorgio Armani Retail S.R.L. - German Branch	Germany	München	Domagkstr. 10	München	80807	locations.*****	1982	$503,572,192	1,735	Foreign company	393	80333B162422
17	Ralph Lauren Germany GMBH	Germany	München	Maximilianstr. 23	München	80539	ralphlauren.*****	2019	$481,947,117	509	Corporation	734	80333B101295
18	Next Germany GMBH	Germany	München	Zielstattstr. 40	München	81379	next.*****	2017	$462,669,268	1	Corporation	894	80333B232839
19	Esprit Europe Services GMBH	Germany	Ratingen	Voisweg 10	Mettmann	40878	esprit.*****	2014	$421,511,515	63	Corporation	56	40227B32901
20	Only Stores Germany GMBH	Germany	Viersen	Ringstr. 5b-5c	Viersen	41747	only-stores.*****	2013	$404,205,265	1,149	Corporation	2955	41061B15064
21	Leineweber GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Herford	Wittekindstr. 16-18	Herford	32051	brax.*****	2024	$376,272,702	1,190	Corporation	85	32545A4465
22	Dbl - Deutsche Berufskleider-Leasing GMBH	Germany	Zirndorf	Albert-einstein-str. 30	Fürth	90513	dbl.*****	1971	$310,101,664	17	Corporation	N/A	90762B12385
23	L-Shop-Team GMBH	Germany	Unna	Otto-hahn-str. 27	Unna	59423	shop.*****	1981	$261,075,951	225	Corporation	7	59065B10898
24	Olymp Bezner KG	Germany	Bietigheim	Höpfigheimer Str. 19	Ludwigsburg	74321	olymp.*****	1951	$233,881,156	860	Corporation	4	70190A300488
25	Vf Germany Textil-Handels GMBH	Germany	München	Walter-gropius-str. 23	München	80807	vfc.*****	2021	$222,967,008	168	Corporation	1207	80333B255902

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How many fashion companies are there in Germany?

Fashion companies and fashion firms in Germany

16,249

18 October 2026

There are 16,249 fashion companies and fashion firms in Germany in our data (18 October 2026). That is one in every 418 German companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (269 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 12,731 78%
Head offices: 1,319
Branch offices: 2,199

Classification

WZ 2008 codes 1410 and 4642, identical to NACE Rev. 2 1410 and 4642. Our platform filter is SIC major group 23, 5136, 5137.

8,541 of the 16,249 are GmbH and AG (53%); 4,981 are sole traders. They come from the Handelsregister and our German register data, through the Handelsregister API.

Largest fashion firms in Germany

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Berlin, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

CWS Workwear International is the largest fashion firm in Germany by headcount. 391 firms employ 50 people or more; 189 employ 100 or more.

1Dreieich5,300 staff
2Hamburg3,768 staff
3Neuenkirchen2,350 staff
4Köln1,751 staff
5MünchenForeign company1,735 staff
6Biebergemünd1,700 staff
7Düsseldorf1,687 staff
8Dortmund1,587 staff
9Mönchengladbach1,392 staff
10Gronau1,387 staff

By employee size · 15,168 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	11,330	75%
5-9	1,702	11%
10-19	1,189	8%
20-49	556	4%
50-99	202	1%
100-199	116	0.8%
200-499	40	0.3%
500-999	18	0.1%
1,000+	15	<0.1%

75% have 1 to 4 people; 556 have 20 to 49; 391 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	467	3%
$100K-$500K	8,618	61%
$500K-$1M	3,300	24%
$1M-$5M	1,094	8%
$5M-$10M	223	2%
$10M-$50M	197	1%
$50M-$100M	66	0.5%
$100M-$500M	52	0.4%
$500M+	16	0.1%

61% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,094 between $1M and $5M; 554 above $5M.

Where in Germany?

Berlin has the most fashion companies in Germany (1,229), ahead of Hamburg (839), München (698), Düsseldorf (470) and Köln (367). Together the five hold one in five of them. Relative to their size, Neuss, Düsseldorf and Mönchengladbach have the most: 2.5 to 7.1 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

3,199 German cities have at least one fashion firm; 221 have ten or more; 1,486 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Fashion firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.24. Neuss has 7.1 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 315 districts

District	Firms	%
München	855	5%
Rhein-Kreis Neuss	312	2%
Region Hannover	205	1%
Offenbach	162	1.0%
Stuttgart	148	0.9%
Mettmann	140	0.9%
Zollernalbkreis	128	0.8%
Rosenheim	119	0.7%
Augsburg	118	0.7%
Karlsruhe	113	0.7%

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Fashion firms in Berlin

Berlin has 1,229 fashion companies and fashion firms, 0.3% of all 360,713 Berlin companies and 42% above the national share. Four in five Berlin firms have fewer than five people; 10 have 50 or more. 29 new firms were entered in 2026, 50 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 924 · 78%
5-9: 136 · 11%
10-19: 95 · 8%
20-49: 19 · 2%
50+: 10 · 0.8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 276 · 22%
Partnerships: 37 · 3%
GmbH and AG: 783 · 64%
Other or none: 133 · 11%

Of the German total: 7.6%
Of all Berlin companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 1.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 29
Entered 2025: 85
Of Germany's 2026 entries: 10.8%

Old

Before 1990: 50 · 4%
1990 or later: 1,179 · 96%
Of Germany's pre-1990 firms: 2.8%

Reachable

Email: 557 · 45%
Phone: 523 · 43%
Website: 684 · 56%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 36 · 3%
$100K-$500K: 766 · 69%
$500K-$1M: 235 · 21%
$1M and more: 68 · 6%

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Firm sizes in Germany

Of the 15,168 German fashion firms with a known headcount, 11,330 (75%) have one to four people, 1,702 have five to nine, 1,745 have ten to 49 and 391 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (8,618, 61%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all German companies

Micro under 1013,032 86%
Small 10 to 491,745 12%
Medium 50 to 249358 2%
Large 250+33 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all German companies (92% have under ten staff).

554

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 331 more than $10 million.

269

firms were entered in 2026.

Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

Three in ten German fashion firms work as sole traders, against 46% of all German companies. Half are GmbH and AG.

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)4,98131%
Partnerships (OHG and KG)4363%
GmbH and AG8,54153%
No form on record or other2,29114%

Single-site: 78%
Head offices: 1,319
Branches: 2,199

All German companies: 46% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 29% GmbH and AG.

Newcomers in Germany in 2026

269 fashion firms were entered in the German register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 593 in 2025. Germany as a whole saw 104,906 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.3% of the inflow.

6062022
5462023
5752024
5932025
2692026 so far

247 of this year's 269 are GmbH and AG.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Hamburg400 staff
2Goldbach323 staff
3Lüneburg250 staff
4Gütersloh120 staff
5Schlitz115 staff

The oldest firms in Germany

Our data holds 77 German fashion firms from before 1900, 328 from before 1950 and 1,773 from before 1990.

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1. Bamberg
1817
1. Lauterbach
1820
1. Köln
1836
1. Paderborn
1839
1. München
1840
1. Hornberg

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German fashion firms date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Fashion firms are harder to reach than the average German company: 55% list a phone number and 62% a website.

Email8,602 53%
Phone8,995 55%
Website10,101 62%

Grey line: all German companies (email 53%, phone 63%, website 61%).

The full list with these fields is in our German company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 clothing companies for every fashion firm in Germany.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	91,311	60%	78%
Fashion Companies	16,249	62%	70%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	644,402	18.1
Brazil	383,033	12.8
Italy	61,580	8.8
The Czech Republic	46,883	13.3
Hong Kong	28,972	13.8
Germany	16,249	2.4

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Frequently asked questions

How many fashion companies are there in Germany?

There are 16,249 fashion companies and fashion firms in Germany in our data, counted on 18 October 2026. That is one in every 418 German companies.

Which is the largest fashion firm in Germany?

CWS Workwear International in Dreieich, with 5,300 staff. By revenue Puma in Herzogenaurach leads with $8.5 billion a year.

Which German city has the most fashion companies?

Berlin, with 1,229, ahead of Hamburg (839), München (698), Düsseldorf (470) and Köln (367). Relative to its size, Neuss has the most: 7.1 times the national share.

How many fashion firms are there in Berlin?

1,229, which is 0.3% of all 360,713 Berlin companies and 42% above the national share.

How big is a typical fashion firm?

Small. 75% of the 15,168 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 391 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are German fashion companies sole traders or companies?

Three in ten (4,981) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 53% (8,541) are GmbH and AG.

How many fashion firms started in 2026?

269 were entered in the German register so far in 2026, after 593 in 2025. 247 of them are GmbH and AG.

What is the oldest fashion firm in Germany?

Greiff-Mode GmbH & Co. KG in Bamberg, 1807, followed by R. U. M. Wegener GmbH & Co. KG in Lauterbach (1817) and F.W. Brugelmann Söhne GmbH & Co. KG. in Köln (1820). 77 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers fashion companies?

German fashion companies are classified under WZ 2008 codes 1410 and 4642, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 1410 and 4642. Our platform filters them on SIC major group 23 (apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials), 5136 (men's and boy's clothing and furnishings) and 5137 (women's, children's, and infants' clothing and accessories).

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Yes. All 16,249 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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