Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Germany
Explore more than 2,790,859 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 2,790,859 businesses are registered in Germany . That represents 6.09% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Germany-based companies have a share of 13.35% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 13.56% of all EU employees.
Germany: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (1,471,677 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (492,785) and Construction (174,289).
Germany: TOP Industries 2,790,859 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 1,471,677 52.7% | 1,471,677 | 52.7% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 492,785 17.7% | 492,785 | 17.7% | ||
| Construction 174,289 6.2% | 174,289 | 6.2% | ||
| Retail Trade 167,038 6.0% | 167,038 | 6.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 157,557 5.6% | 157,557 | 5.6% | ||
| Manufacturing 149,479 5.4% | 149,479 | 5.4% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 107,944 3.9% | 107,944 | 3.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 40,126 1.4% | 40,126 | 1.4% | ||
| Public Sector 27,240 1.0% | 27,240 | 1.0% | ||
| Mining 2,253 0.1% | 2,253 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 471 0.0% | 471 | 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 (7.17%), Real estate agent/manager (6.97%) and Management services (6.91%).
Germany: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 2,790,859 registered companies
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Germany generated € 11,288,502,838,317 in sales, which represents 13.35% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Germany: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 2,790,859 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG € 279.2B 2.47% | € 279.2B | 2.47% | |
| 2. | Uniper SE € 274.1B 2.43% | € 274.1B | 2.43% | |
| 3. | Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 150B 1.33% | € 150B | 1.33% | |
| 4. | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.6B 1.26% | € 142.6B | 1.26% | |
| 5. | E.ON SE € 115.7B 1.02% | € 115.7B | 1.02% | |
| 6. | Schwarz Beteiligungs-KG € 114.3B 1.01% | € 114.3B | 1.01% | |
| 7. | Deutsche Telekom AG € 114.2B 1.01% | € 114.2B | 1.01% | |
| 8. | Deutsche Post AG € 94.44B 0.84% | € 94.44B | 0.84% | |
| 9. | RWE Supply & Trading GmbH € 91.3B 0.81% | € 91.3B | 0.81% | |
| 10. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 88.2B 0.78% | € 88.2B | 0.78% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 1.464T | 12.97% |
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 53,305,853 people, which represents 13.56% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is VOLKSWAGEN AG (669,275), followed by Deutsche Post AG (589,109) and Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (413,811).
Germany: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 2,790,859 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG 669,275 1.26% | 669,275 | 1.26% | |
| 2. | Deutsche Post AG 589,109 1.11% | 589,109 | 1.11% | |
| 3. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 413,811 0.78% | 413,811 | 0.78% | |
| 4. | Deutsche Bahn AG 335,438 0.63% | 335,438 | 0.63% | |
| 5. | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 318,125 0.6% | 318,125 | 0.6% | |
| 6. | Siemens AG 308,000 0.58% | 308,000 | 0.58% | |
| 7. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 304,474 0.57% | 304,474 | 0.57% | |
| 8. | REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 257,996 0.48% | 257,996 | 0.48% | |
| 9. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 224,726 0.42% | 224,726 | 0.42% | |
| 10. | Deutsche Telekom AG 211,236 0.4% | 211,236 | 0.4% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 3,632,190 | 6.81% |
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