Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Germany
Explore more than 2,883,829 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 2,883,829 businesses are registered in Germany . That represents 6.44% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Germany-based companies have a share of 13.73% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 14.38% of all EU employees.
Germany: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (1,527,191 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (514,956) and Construction (176,988).
Germany: TOP Industries 2,883,829 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 1,527,191 53.0% | 1,527,191 | 53.0% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 514,956 17.9% | 514,956 | 17.9% | ||
| Construction 176,988 6.1% | 176,988 | 6.1% | ||
| Retail Trade 170,894 5.9% | 170,894 | 5.9% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 161,113 5.6% | 161,113 | 5.6% | ||
| Manufacturing 150,560 5.2% | 150,560 | 5.2% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 110,932 3.8% | 110,932 | 3.8% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 40,744 1.4% | 40,744 | 1.4% | ||
| Public Sector 27,298 0.9% | 27,298 | 0.9% | ||
| Mining 2,238 0.1% | 2,238 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 915 0.0% | 915 | 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 Holding company (7.48%), Real estate agent/manager (6.96%) and Management services (6.81%).
Germany: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 2,883,829 registered companies
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Germany generated € 11,708,299,909,500 in sales, which represents 13.73% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 2,883,829 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG € 322.3B 2.75% | € 322.3B | 2.75% | |
| 2. | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 155.5B 1.33% | € 155.5B | 1.33% | |
| 3. | Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 153.2B 1.31% | € 153.2B | 1.31% | |
| 4. | Deutsche Telekom AG € 112B 0.96% | € 112B | 0.96% | |
| 5. | Uniper SE € 107.9B 0.92% | € 107.9B | 0.92% | |
| 6. | E.ON SE € 93.69B 0.8% | € 93.69B | 0.8% | |
| 7. | RWE Supply & Trading GmbH € 91.3B 0.78% | € 91.3B | 0.78% | |
| 8. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 88.2B 0.75% | € 88.2B | 0.75% | |
| 9. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG € 81.79B 0.7% | € 81.79B | 0.7% | |
| 10. | Deutsche Post AG € 81.76B 0.7% | € 81.76B | 0.7% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 1.288T | 11% |
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 55,817,547 people, which represents 14.38% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is VOLKSWAGEN AG (678,825), followed by Deutsche Post AG (591,412) and Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (413,811).
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 2,883,829 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG 678,825 1.22% | 678,825 | 1.22% | |
| 2. | Deutsche Post AG 591,412 1.06% | 591,412 | 1.06% | |
| 3. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 413,811 0.74% | 413,811 | 0.74% | |
| 4. | Deutsche Bahn AG 335,438 0.6% | 335,438 | 0.6% | |
| 5. | Siemens AG 316,000 0.57% | 316,000 | 0.57% | |
| 6. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 305,091 0.55% | 305,091 | 0.55% | |
| 7. | Hitachi Automotive Systems Espelkamp Gmbh 268,655 0.48% | 268,655 | 0.48% | |
| 8. | REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 252,967 0.45% | 252,967 | 0.45% | |
| 9. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 238,347 0.43% | 238,347 | 0.43% | |
| 10. | Deutsche Telekom AG 204,856 0.37% | 204,856 | 0.37% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 3,605,402 | 6.46% |
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