Comprehensive Analysis Reveals Germany’s Largest Companies in 2024
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “List of the 7,000 Largest Companies Germany [2024 Update]” database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
Exclusive Excel list of the 7,000 largest companies in Germany by revenue.
Includes amongst others firms from the industrial, retail, trading, financial, IT, food, chemistry, logistics or service sector.
Excellent level of detail: industry and field of activity, turnover (2015 – 2021) if publicly available, number of employees (2018 – 2021) if publicly available, general contact details, names of management, etc.
Suitable for serial letters: list contains columns for formal salutation, title, first and last name of the management.
Statistics Featured:
Industries of the companies with the highest revenue in Germany
Germany’s economy is based on a multitude of strong industrial companies. The database contains over 1,500 industrial companies. But other industries also play a role: the chemical industry with over 600 entries or trade and food with over 300 entries. Growth industries such as IT are also part of the database.
Federal states-origin of Germany’s top-selling companies
Most of the companies come from North Rhine-Westphalia – according to the population figures. The western federal state is home to over 800 companies from the list. Also strongly represented is the industrial south with Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria.
Cities of the companies with the highest turnover in Germany
Most companies in the list are located in the top 3 cities: Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Other relevant cities include Dusseldorf, cologne, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt.
Map of the largest companies in Germany
The 5,000 largest German companies are distributed throughout the Federal Republic. One can see a strong concentration in traditionally strong economic regions such as North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria. The Rhine-Main region and the Rhine-Neckar region are also home to hundreds of companies. In addition, in major cities such as Hamburg, Berlin and Munich numerous high-revenue companies are located.
These lists are included in the directory
The unique database of the top-selling companies in Germany is the basis for numerous focus lists. These include the largest companies in various industries or areas of activity.
Industries
- Top 2,000 Industrial Companies Germany
- Top 700 Chemistry Companies Germany
- Top 500 Retail and Wholesale Companies Germany
- Top 400 Food Producers Germany
- Top 600 IT Companies Germany
Fields of activity
- Top 500 Mechanical Engineering Companies Germany
- Top 300 Automotive Suppliers Germany
- Top 300 Software Companies Germany
- Top 300 Companies in the Electrical Industry Germany
- Top 200 Medical Technology Companies Germany
This information is included in the list
- Company name
- General contact data (address, e-mail address, telephone number, URL)
- Name of the management
- Serial letter suitable for addressing the management (e.g. “Dear Dr. Muller”)
- Sales figures for the years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (taken from the annual and consolidated financial statements)
- Employee figures for the years 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (taken from the annual and consolidated financial statements)
- Sector classification & Field of activity
Which industries are included?
A special feature of the list of the largest German companies is the classification of the companies into industries. The industry classification was made on the basis of the companies’ core business and allows an uncomplicated filtering of the Excel list according to relevant companies for the respective concern. The following industries can be found in the overview (including sample companies):
- Industrial companies (automotive suppliers, mechanical engineering companies, etc.) | e.g. Leoni AG, Gebr. Knauf KG
- Chemical companies (paint & coatings manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals companies, construction chemicals, etc.) | e.g. BASF SE, Wacker Chemie AG
- Trading companies (retail, wholesale, etc.) | e.g. Otto (GmbH & Co KG), Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG
- Food companies (baked goods manufacturers, breweries, meat producers, etc.) | e.g. DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH, J. Bunting Teehandelshaus GmbH & Comp.
- Real estate companies (housing companies, project developers, etc.) | e.g. Vonovia SE, Vivawest Wohnen GmbH
- Service companies (consulting firms, cleaning companies, etc.) | e.g. Bilfinger SE, DEKRA SE
- Logistics companies (freight forwarding logistics, parcel logistics, etc.) | e.g. Dachser SE
- Construction companies (building construction, civil engineering, road construction, etc.) | e.g. Bauer AG
- IT companies (software companies, hardware companies, IT consultancies, etc.) | e.g. SAP SE, Bechtle AG
- Energy companies (electricity suppliers, electricity producers, network operators, etc.) | e.g. Stadtwerke Koln GmbH
- Financial companies (banks, asset managers, insurance companies, etc.) | e.g. DZ BANK AG, LVM Versicherung
- Consumer goods companies (fashion companies, toy manufacturers, sports companies etc.) | e.g. PUMA SE
- Holding companies (automotive suppliers, mechanical engineering companies, etc.) | e.g. Korber AG, INDUS Holding AG
- Healthcare companies (hospitals, nursing home operators, etc.) | e.g. Vivantes – Netzwerk fur Gesundheit GmbH, Schon Klinik SE
- Gastronomy companies (system gastronomy, catering, etc.) | e.g. Compass Group Deutschland GmbH
- Media companies (newspapers, TV, book publishers, etc.) | e.g. Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
For more information about this database visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/y2grcc[-update]?w=12[-update]?w=12
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