Top companies in Germany
Europe's industrial powerhouse turning out climate, mobility, and B2B SaaS firms.
Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in Germany. Refreshed daily.
- 1Siemens· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Post-IPO equity
- 260.7k employees
- 2DHL· Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Corporate
- 232.3k employees
- Founded 1969
- 3Bosch· Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- non equity assistance
- 162.6k employees
- 4Allianz· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Post-IPO equity
- 143.1k employees
- 5SAP· Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Post-IPO equity
- 141.2k employees
- Founded 1972
- 6Volkswagen Group· Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
- 107.2k employees
- Founded 2010
- 7Selbständig· Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 100.2k employees
- 8Bayer· Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Post-IPO debt
- 97.6k employees
- 9adidas· Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
- Post-IPO debt
- 93.9k employees
- Founded 1949
- 10Lidl in Germany· Bad Wimpfen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- 86.5k employees
- Founded 1973
- 11Deutsche Bank· Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Post-IPO debt
- 80.6k employees
- 12DHL Supply Chain· Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 73.5k employees
- Founded 1969
- 13BASF· Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Grant
- 68.9k employees
- 14Continental· Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- 67.4k employees
- 15Deutsche Telekom· Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Post-IPO equity
- 66.6k employees
- Founded 1995
- 16BMW Group· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Grant
- 65.4k employees
- Founded 1916
- 17ZF Group· Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Debt
- 61.2k employees
- Founded 1915
- 18Fresenius Medical Care· Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany
- Post-IPO debt
- 51.1k employees
- Founded 1912
- 19Siemens Healthineers· Forchheim, Bavaria, Germany
- Grant
- 49.8k employees
- 20Lufthansa Group· Frankfurt, Bavaria, Germany
- 49.8k employees
- 21DHL Express· Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 48.1k employees
- Founded 1973
- 22Mercedes-Benz AG· Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Post-IPO debt
- 47.6k employees
- 23Sparkasse· Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 46.5k employees
- 24Boehringer Ingelheim· Ingelheim am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- 46.4k employees
- 25Schaeffler· Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
- 44.6k employees
- Founded 1946
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