Top companies in Germany
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- 1Siemens· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2025, which ended on September 30, 2025, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €78.9 billion and net income of €10.4 billion. As of September 30, 2025, the company employed around 318,000 people worldwide on the basis of continuing operations.
- 277.2k employees
- 2DHL· Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our divisions offer an unrivaled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, engineering, manufacturing & energy, auto-mobility and retail, DHL is decisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world". DHL is part of DHL Group.Privacy noticehttps://group.dhl.com/en/data-protection.html
- Post-IPO equity
- 235.3k employees
- Founded 1995
- 3Bosch· Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 413,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2025). The company generated sales of 91 billion euros in 2025. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 500 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 82,000 associates in research and development.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boschglobal/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoschGlobalGlassdoor: https://bit.ly/3raTZnH Imprint: www.bosch.com/corporate-informationPrivacy statement: https://www.bosch.com/data-protection-notice-bosch-linkedin/
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- 163.7k employees
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- 4Allianz· Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The Allianz Group is one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers, active in almost 70 countries and serving around 97 million private and corporate customers. We are proud to be the Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic & Paralympic Movements from 2021 until 2032 and to be recognized as one of the industry leaders in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. Join us and together, let’s care for tomorrow. Credits: https://www.allianz.com/en_GB/credits-allianz-se.html Follow us on:Twitter: twitter.com/AllianzInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamallianzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllianzCareers Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.de/%C3%9Cberblick/Arbeit-bei-Allianz-EI_IE3062.11,18.htmAllianz Data Privacy Statement for Social Media: https://www.allianz.com/en/privacy-statement.html#social-mediaAllianz Careers Data Privacy Statement: https://careers.allianz.com/en_EN/footer/data-privacy.htmlLinkedIn Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policyLinkedIn General Terms: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
- Post-IPO equity
- 152.3k employees
- 5SAP· Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
SAP is a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI. We help organizations run mission-critical operations across finance, procurement, supply chain, human resources, and customer experience -and move from systems that record work to systems that can help execute it.The Autonomous Enterprise brings together enterprise applications, trusted business data, and AI assistants and agents that can reason, recommend, and act within business processes -with governance, accuracy, and compliance built in.•Joule: the new engagement layer, bringing together data, workflows, and agents across SAP systems and beyond.•SAP Autonomous Suite: based on AI assistants and agents executing work across all domains.•Industry AI applications with built-in vertical processes, knowledge, data models, and regulatory logic.•SAP Business AI platform as the foundation that combines context, unified business data, and purpose-built models with enterprise governance.•Cloud Transformation: RISE with SAP and SAP GROW help organizations modernize their ERP landscape, move to the cloud, and adopt AI based on their business needs and starting point. Include SAP S/4HANA Cloud, acceleration services, and tools.Our Partners amplify SAP's value through solution innovations, deep product expertise, world-class services, and more.We’re committed to fostering meaningful, respectful conversations. To maintain a positive environment, we moderate comments that: Target individuals, including employees, customers, or partners. Contain discriminatory, harassing, or threatening content. Share personal information without consent. Promote misinformation, spam, or third-party links. We support open dialogue and constructive feedback but will remove content that violates these guidelines without notice. Thank you for contributing to a respectful community. For questions about moderation, please DM us or contact brandsocial@sap.com. SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps
- Post-IPO debt
- 148k employees
- Founded 1972
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