Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Germany

Explore more than 3,016,160 Germany-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Country: Germany 3,016,160 (6.4%)
Largest Country: United Kingdom 7,802,759 (16.6%)
Total Number of Companies in Europe 47,115,226

According to our database, a total of more than 3,016,160 businesses are registered in Germany . That represents 6.4% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Germany-based companies have a share of 13.53% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 14.96% of all EU employees.

Germany: TOP Industries

According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (1,565,786 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (585,342) and Construction (187,011).

This TOP 10 list was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Germany: TOP Industries 3,016,160 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of
Companies
Services 1,565,786 51.9% 1,565,786
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 585,342 19.4% 585,342
Construction 187,011 6.2% 187,011
Retail Trade 177,829 5.9% 177,829
Wholesale Trade 159,713 5.3% 159,713
Manufacturing 149,351 5.0% 149,351
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 116,806 3.9% 116,806
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 44,126 1.5% 44,126
Public Sector 27,088 0.9% 27,088
Mining 2,226 0.1% 2,226
Unknown industry 882 0.0% 882

Germany: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Germany are Real estate agent/manager (8.03%), Holding company (8.01%) and Management services (6.55%).

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Germany: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 3,016,160 registered companies

Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in the Germany generated € 11,477,330,791,739 in sales, which represents 13.53% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in Germany was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 3,016,160 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. VOLKSWAGEN AG € 324.7B 2.83% € 324.7B
2. Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 145.6B 1.27% € 145.6B
3. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.4B 1.24% € 142.4B
4. Deutsche Telekom AG € 115.8B 1.01% € 115.8B
5. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 91.6B 0.8% € 91.6B
6. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG € 88.58B 0.77% € 88.58B
7. Deutsche Post AG € 84.19B 0.73% € 84.19B
8. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG € 83.99B 0.73% € 83.99B
9. E.ON SE € 80.12B 0.7% € 80.12B
10. Siemens AG € 75.93B 0.66% € 75.93B
Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies € 1.233T

Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 57,154,048 people, which represents 14.96% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Deutsche Post AG (597,587), followed by VOLKSWAGEN AG (582,724) and Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (429,367).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 3,016,160 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Number of Employees
1. Deutsche Post AG 597,587 1.05% 597,587
2. VOLKSWAGEN AG 582,724 1.02% 582,724
3. Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 429,367 0.75% 429,367
4. Siemens AG 324,000 0.57% 324,000
5. INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 312,574 0.55% 312,574
6. Deutsche Bahn AG 309,159 0.54% 309,159
7. REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 255,349 0.45% 255,349
8. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 238,347 0.42% 238,347
9. Deutsche Telekom AG 200,227 0.35% 200,227
10. Continental AG 197,138 0.34% 197,138
Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies 3,446,472

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