Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Germany
Explore more than 3,049,684 Germany-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 3,049,684 businesses are registered in Germany . That represents 6.42% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Germany-based companies have a share of 15.1% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 14.88% of all EU employees.
Germany: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (1,577,824 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (604,200) and Construction (187,640).
Germany: TOP Industries 3,049,684 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 1,577,824 51.7% | 1,577,824 | 51.7% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 604,200 19.8% | 604,200 | 19.8% | ||
| Construction 187,640 6.2% | 187,640 | 6.2% | ||
| Retail Trade 178,745 5.9% | 178,745 | 5.9% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 159,330 5.2% | 159,330 | 5.2% | ||
| Manufacturing 149,458 4.9% | 149,458 | 4.9% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 118,318 3.9% | 118,318 | 3.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 44,762 1.5% | 44,762 | 1.5% | ||
| Public Sector 27,138 0.9% | 27,138 | 0.9% | ||
| Mining 2,227 0.1% | 2,227 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 42 0.0% | 42 | 0.0% |
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 (8.28%), Holding company (8.18%) and Management services (6.46%).
Germany: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 3,049,684 registered companies
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Germany generated € 13,237,198,585,396 in sales, which represents 15.1% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 3,049,684 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG € 324.7B 2.45% | € 324.7B | 2.45% | |
| 2. | Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 145.6B 1.1% | € 145.6B | 1.1% | |
| 3. | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.4B 1.08% | € 142.4B | 1.08% | |
| 4. | Allianz SE € 133.6B 1.01% | € 133.6B | 1.01% | |
| 5. | Deutsche Telekom AG € 115.8B 0.87% | € 115.8B | 0.87% | |
| 6. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG € 94.73B 0.72% | € 94.73B | 0.72% | |
| 7. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 90.34B 0.68% | € 90.34B | 0.68% | |
| 8. | Deutsche Post AG € 84.19B 0.64% | € 84.19B | 0.64% | |
| 9. | REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG € 83.99B 0.63% | € 83.99B | 0.63% | |
| 10. | E.ON SE € 80.12B 0.61% | € 80.12B | 0.61% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 1.295T | 9.79% |
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 56,600,820 people, which represents 14.88% 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 (424,665).
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 3,049,684 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deutsche Post AG 597,587 1.06% | 597,587 | 1.06% | |
| 2. | VOLKSWAGEN AG 582,724 1.03% | 582,724 | 1.03% | |
| 3. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 424,665 0.75% | 424,665 | 0.75% | |
| 4. | Siemens AG 324,000 0.57% | 324,000 | 0.57% | |
| 5. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 312,574 0.55% | 312,574 | 0.55% | |
| 6. | Deutsche Bahn AG 309,159 0.55% | 309,159 | 0.55% | |
| 7. | REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 255,349 0.45% | 255,349 | 0.45% | |
| 8. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 249,311 0.44% | 249,311 | 0.44% | |
| 9. | Deutsche Telekom AG 200,227 0.35% | 200,227 | 0.35% | |
| 10. | Continental AG 197,138 0.35% | 197,138 | 0.35% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 3,452,734 | 6.1% |
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