Germany Business Directory

Search Germany business registry — 6.8M+ German businesses by name, registration number, industry, or region.

6,754,469 businesses indexed

Largest industries in Germany

The three biggest industry groups by German business count, with the top five businesses by revenue in each. Click any business to see more fields from our registry.

Automotive Businesses in Germany

104,813 companies

Auto manufacturers, parts suppliers, dealerships, and repair shops across Germany.

See all 104,813 Automotive Businesses in Germany

Pharmaceutical Businesses in Germany

3,230 companies

Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and drug-development businesses across Germany.

See all 3,230 Pharmaceutical Businesses in Germany

Retail Businesses in Germany

894,398 companies

Shops, supermarkets, and specialty retail businesses across Germany.

See all 894,398 Retail Businesses in Germany

Browse all industries in Germany

Every German sector grouped into ten broad industries. Open one to see curated sub-industries with their own dedicated business directories.

Public Administration41,507

How You Receive a Germany Business Directory

Choose the delivery method that fits your workflow. Every record includes verified registration data, address, industry classification and 50+ fields per business — sourced from Germany business registries and enriched with global business intelligence.

Excel / CSV download

Custom-built Germany business directory in Excel or CSV. Filter by region, industry, employee size, or revenue. Delivered within 24 hours.

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Online platform

Browse, filter, and export Germany businesses in our self-serve platform. Includes contact details, financials, and corporate ownership.

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REST API

Pull live Germany business registry records into your CRM, lead-gen, or KYC workflow. JSON responses with 50+ fields per business and bulk endpoints.

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German businesses by region

Top 50 regions in Germany by business count, sourced live from the German business registry.

RegionBusinesses%
München230,47312.6%
Region Hannover92,9685.1%
Karlsruhe59,1603.2%Stuttgart58,0713.2%
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis45,3482.5%
Augsburg44,3672.4%
Nürnberg44,1122.4%
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis42,5962.3%
Esslingen42,5202.3%
Mettmann42,2442.3%

Who uses the Germany Business Directory?

From sales teams to compliance officers, Germany business registry powers everyday B2B decisions across Germany.

B2B sales & marketing teams

Build targeted German business lists by industry, region, employee size, or revenue. Export verified contact details to your CRM or marketing platform.

Procurement, risk & compliance

Run supplier due diligence and KYC checks against authoritative German registry data. Verify legal status, registration ID, and corporate ownership in seconds.

Analysts & market researchers

Track Germany market structure by industry code, region, or business size. Pull live records into your dashboards via REST API or Excel exports.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about searching, filtering, and ordering business records.

Our Germany business directory currently lists 6M+ verified businesses across Germany. The number is updated continuously as new entities register and inactive ones are removed.
We deliver German business data through four channels to fit your workflow: REST API for automated pipelines, tailored Excel mailing lists for targeted outreach, high-volume bulk packages for global data buyers, and the Bold Platform for self-serve, on-demand list-building. Tell us your target audience and we'll match the right channel.
Yes — searching business names and previewing basic registration data is free. Full records (with email, phone, financials, and 50+ fields per legal entity) require either a platform subscription, a custom Excel export, or API access.
Records are sourced from official Germany business registries, tax authorities and trade registers, then enriched with global business intelligence partners. Every German business registry record is cross-checked against multiple sources to ensure accuracy on legal name, registration ID, address, and industry classification.
We deliver monthly updates of the Germany dataset against the official registry feeds, with continuous enrichment from web sources between updates.
Where available: yes. Every record carries the registration ID, legal status, address, and industry classification. Larger entities also include revenue, employee count, executive contacts, and financial indicators.
Pricing scales with the channel you choose. We work with both Fortune 500 enterprises and agile SMEs. API subscriptions start at €25 per month for automated workflows. Tailored mailing lists start at €425 for 1,000 verified contacts, delivered as Excel within one business day. High-volume bulk packages ship with deep volume discounts — a premium yet far more affordable alternative to legacy directory providers. For smaller, on-demand budgets the Bold Platform lets you build custom lists instantly. Request a free quote and we'll match the right channel and price to your use case.

Request a free Germany data sample

Tell us your target audience — by region, industry, or business size. We send a free sample with the exact record count, and deliver your custom Germany directory in Excel within 24 hours.

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