List of companies of Germany

Location of Germany

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. Germany has the world's 3rd largest economy by nominal GDP, and the 5th largest by PPP. As a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer of goods.

Of the world's 500 largest stock-market-listed companies measured by revenue in 2017, the Fortune Global 500, 29 are headquartered in Germany. ^[1] 30 Germany-based companies are included in the DAX, the German stock market index. Well-known international brands include Mercedes-Benz, BMW, SAP, Volkswagen, Audi, Siemens, Allianz, Adidas, Porsche, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bank and Bosch , BMW Motorrad , Canyon Bicycles , Wiesmann GmbH , Ariola Records , UFA GmbH , Jako AG , Zalando SE. ^[2]

Germany is recognised for its large portion of specialised small and medium enterprises, known as the Mittelstand model. Around 1,000 of these companies are global market leaders in their segment and are labelled hidden champions. ^[3]

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Germany".

Largest firms

See also: List of largest German companies

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 March 2018. ^[1] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Image	Name	2017 revenues (US$M)	Employees	Notes
7		Volkswagen Group	260,028	642,292	Multinational consumer and commercial vehicle manufacturer operating in more than 150 countries. Consumer brands include Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, MAN SE, Porsche, Scania AB, SEAT and Škoda Auto.
16		Daimler AG	185,235	289,321	Stuttgart-based multinational automotive manufacturer. Brands include Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Setra, BharatBenz, Smart and Maybach.
38		Allianz	123,532	140,253	Munich financial services company focused on insurance and asset management. One of the largest insurance firms in the world, subsidiaries include AGF, Allianz Life (life), Euler Hermes (credit life), and PIMCO (investments).
51		BMW	111,231	129,932	Vehicle manufacturer producing commercial and consumer automobiles and motorcycles. Brands include Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and BMW Motorrad (motorcycles).
66		Siemens	91,585	372,000	Multinational industrial manufacturing conglomerate founded by Werner von Siemens that includes diversification into energy, healthcare, and infrastructure.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations that have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
A. Lange & Söhne	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Glashütte	1845	Watches, owned by Richemont
Aareal Bank	Financials	Banks	Wiesbaden	1922	Banking and financial services
Adidas	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Herzogenaurach	1924	Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
Aldi	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Essen	1913	Discount retail chains
Allianz	Financials	Full line insurance	Munich	1890	Insurance and asset management
Alpina	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Buchloe	1965	Automotive manufacturer, part of BMW
Altana	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Wesel	1977	Chemicals
Aral AG	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Bochum	1898	Part of BP
Arburg	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Loßburg	1923	Machinery and injection molding
Arcandor	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Essen	1999	Defunct 2009
Arcor	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Eschborn	1996	Telecom, part of Vodafone (UK)
Armedangels	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Cologne	2007	Fashion
Audi	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Ingolstadt	1910	Auto manufacturer, part of Volkswagen Group
August Storck	Consumer goods	Food products	Berlin	1903	Confectionery
Aurubis	Basic materials	Nonferrous metals	Hamburg	2008	Copper manufacturing
Auto Union	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Neckarsulm	1932	Defunct, now part of Audi
Axel Springer AG	Consumer services	Publishing	Berlin	1946	Digital publishing
B. Braun	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Melsungen	1839	Medical devices and pharma
Babelsberg Studio	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Potsdam	1912	Film studio
Bahlsen	Consumer goods	Food products	Hanover	1889	Biscuits and cakes
BASF	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Ludwigshafen	1865	Largest chemical producer in the world.
Bavaria Film Studios	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Grünwald	1919	Film studio
Bayer	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Leverkusen	1863	Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
BayWa	Consumer goods	Farming & fishing	Munich	1923	Agribusiness conglomerate
BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Schiltach	1970	Automotive parts
Bechtle	Technology	Software	Neckarsulm	1983	Information technology services
Beck's Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Bremen	1873	Alcoholic beverages
Behr GmbH & Co. KG	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Stuttgart	1905	Part of Mahle GmbH
Behringer	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Willich	1989	Audio systems
Beiersdorf	Consumer goods	Personal products	Hamburg	1882	Cosmetics
Bellevue Investments	Technology	Software	Berlin	1993	Software holding company
Benecke-Kaliko	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Hanover	1718	Automotive parts
Bertelsmann	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Gütersloh	1835	Mass media
Beyerdynamic	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Heilbronn	1924	Audio electronics
Bilfinger	Industrials	Heavy construction	Mannheim	1880	Construction, engineering and services
Birkenstock	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Neustadt	1774	Shoes manufacturer
Bitburger Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Bitburg	1817	Brewery
BioNTech	Healthcare	Vaccine	Mainz	2008	Biotechnology
Blohm+Voss	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Hamburg	1877	Shipyard, part of Lürssen
BMG Rights Management	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Berlin	2008	Music, part of Bertelsmann
BMW	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Munich	1916	Automotive
Boehringer Ingelheim	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Ingelheim am Rhein	1885	Pharmaceuticals
BOMAG	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Boppard	1957	Mechanical engineering
Brabus	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Bottrop	1977	Automotive modifications and tuning
Braun	Consumer goods	Personal products	Kronberg	1921	Razors and small appliances, part of Procter & Gamble (US)
Brenntag	Basic materials	Commodity chemicals	Mülheim	1874	Chemical distribution
C. Bechstein	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Berlin	1853	Musical instruments
C. Illies & Co.	Industrials	Business support services	Hamburg	1859	Engineering and export
Carl Walther GmbH	Industrials	Defense	Ulm	1886	Firearms
Carl Zeiss AG	Health care	Medical equipment	Oberkochen	1846	Optical systems
CureVac	Health care	Vaccine	Tübingen	2000	Biotechnology
Celesio	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Stuttgart	1835	Pharmaceuticals, defunct 2017, now part of McKesson
CineStar	Consumer services	Recreational services	Lübeck	1948	Cinemas
Circus Krone	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Munich	1905	Circus, entertainment
Claas	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Harsewinkel	1913	Agricultural machinery
Commerzbank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1870	Banking
Condor Flugdienst	Consumer services	Airlines	Frankfurt	1955	Leisure airline, part of Thomas Cook Group (UK)
Continental AG	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Hanover	1871	Auto parts and supplies, part of Schaeffler Group
Covestro	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Leverkusen	2015	Materials and coatings, part of Bayer
Daimler AG	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	2007	Multinational automotive firm
Dba	Consumer services	Airlines	Munich	1992	Low-cost airline, defunct 2008
Delton	Conglomerates	-	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1989	Pharma, consumer goods, logistics
Der Spiegel	Consumer services	Publishing	Hamburg	1947	Weekly news magazine
Deutsche Bahn	Industrials	Railroads	Berlin	1994	State railways
Deutsche Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1870	Banking
Deutsche Börse	Financials	Investment services	Frankfurt	1992	Securities marketplace
Deutsche Grammophon	Consumer goods	Broadcasting & entertainment	Hanover	1898	Phonogramm producer, producer of the first Compact disc, now part of Universal Music Group (US)
Deutsche Messe	Consumer services	Recreational services	Hanover	1947	Largest fairground in the world
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank	Financials	Banks	Unterschleißheim	2015	Real estate financing bank
Deutsche Post	Industrials	Delivery services	Bonn	1995	Postal services
Deutsche Telekom	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Bonn	1995	Telecommunications
Deutsche Vermögensberatung	Financials	Asset managers	Frankfurt	1975	Financial advice
Deutz AG	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Cologne	1864	Mechanical engineering
DHL Express	Industrials	Delivery services	Bonn	1969	Logistics, part of Deutsche Post
Dieffenbacher	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Eppingen	1873	Machinery
Diehl Aerospace	Industrials	Aerospace	Überlingen	2006	Avionics
Diehl Defence	Industrials	Defense	Überlingen	2004	Arms
Diehl Metall	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Röthenbach an der Pegnitz	1938	Metals, forges
Diezel	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Bad Steben	1994	Guitar amplifiers
Djshop	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Vachendorf	1993	Online dance music retail store
DKW	Consumer goods	Automobile	?	1905	Defunct 1932, now part of Audi
Douglas	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Düsseldorf	1910	Perfume and cosmetics retailer
Dr. Oetker	Consumer goods	Food products	Bielefeld	1891	Food producer
Dräger	Health care	Medical equipment	Lübeck	1889	Medical technology
Dresdner Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1872	Now part of Commerzbank, defunct 2009
Dürr AG	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Stuttgart	1895	Plant and machinery construction
DVB Bank	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1923	Financials
E.ON	Utilities	Electricity	Essen	2000	Electric power
Eberhard Faber	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	1922	Part of Staedtler
ebm-papst	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Mulfingen	1963	Electric motors and fans
Edeka	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Berlin	1898	Supermarkets
ElringKlinger	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Dettingen an der Erms	1879	Automotive parts
EnBW	Utilities	Electricity	Karlsruhe	1997	Electric power
EnOcean	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Oberhaching	2001	Electronics
Entwicklungsring Nord	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1961	Rocket parts, defunct 1977
Epcos	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Munich	1999	Electronics
E-Plus	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Düsseldorf	1992	Mobile network, part of Telefónica Germany
Eurowings	Consumer services	Airlines	Düsseldorf	1990	Part of Lufthansa
Evonik Industries	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Essen	2007	Specialty chemicals
Faber-Castell	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Stein	1761	Writing instruments
Fein	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Schwäbisch Gmünd	1867	Power tools
Fendt	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & tractors	Marktoberdorf	1930	Agricultural machinery
Ferrostaal	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Essen	1920	Industrial services, machinery
Festo	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Esslingen am Neckar	1925	Automation
Fischertechnik	Consumer goods	Toys	Waldachtal	1966	Construction sets
Fissler	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Idar-Oberstein	1845	Cookware manufacturer
Focke-Achgelis	Industrials	Aerospace	Hoykenkamp	1937	Defunct helicopter manufacturer
Focke-Wulf	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1923	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1964
Fond of Bags	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Cologne	2010	Backpacks
Ford Germany	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Cologne	1925	Automobile manufacturer, part of Ford Motor Company (US)
Ford of Europe	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Cologne	1967	Automobile manufacturer, part of Ford Motor Company (US)
Franz Haniel & Cie.	Conglomerates	-	Duisburg	1756	Family holding company
Fraport	Industrials	Transportation services	Frankfurt	1924	Airports
Freenet.de	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Büdelsdorf	2007	Telecommunications
Fresenius	Health care	Health care providers	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1912	Health care
Fresenius Medical Care	Health care	Health care providers	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe	1996	Part of Fresenius
Freudenberg Group	Conglomerates	-	Weinheim	1849	Consumer goods, telecommunications, industrials
FRoSTA	Consumer goods	Food products	Bremerhaven	1905	Frozen foods, foodservice, commercial catering
Fuchs Petrolub	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Mannheim	1931	Lubricants
Gardena	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Ulm	1961	Garden tools
GEA Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Düsseldorf	1881	Machinery and technology for refrigeration and livestock farming
Gebrüder Thonet	Consumer goods	Furnishings	Frankenberg	1853	Furniture manufacturer
Germanwings	Consumer services	Airlines	Cologne	2002	Part of Lufthansa
Gerolsteiner Brunnen	Consumer goods	Beverages	Gerolstein	1888	Mineral water
Gerresheimer	Industrials	Containers & packaging	Düsseldorf	1864	Packaging products
Getrag	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Untergruppenbach	1935	Automotive parts
GfK AG	Industrials	Business support services	Nuremberg	1934	Market research
GPC Biotech	Health care	Biotechnology	Martinsried	1997	Biotechnology
Grundig	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Nuremberg	1930	Electronics, part of Koç Holding (Turkey)
Gruner + Jahr	Consumer services	Publishing	Hamburg	1965	Publishing house, part of Bertelsmann
Grünenthal	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Stolberg	1946	Pharmaceuticals
Hama Photo	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Monheim	1923	Electronics
Hamburg Süd	Industrials	Marine transportation	Hamburg	1871	Shipping
Hamburger Flugzeugbau	Industrials	Aerospace	Hamburg	1933	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969
Hannover Re	Financials	Reinsurance	Hanover	1966	Reinsurance firm, part of Talanx
Hapag-Lloyd	Industrials	Marine transportation	Hamburg	1970	Shipping
Haribo	Consumer goods	Food products	Bonn	1920	Confectionery
Heckler & Koch	Industrials	Defense	Oberndorf am Neckar	1948	Arms
HeidelbergCement	Industrials	Building materials & fixtures	Heidelberg	1874	Building materials
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Heidelberg	1850	Printing machines
Heinkel	Industrials	Aerospace	Warnemünde	1922	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1965
Hella	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Lippstadt	1899	Automotive parts
Henkel	Conglomerates	-	Düsseldorf	1876	Consumer goods, industrial goods
Heraeus	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Hanau	1851	Engineering
Herrenknecht	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Schwanau	1975	Tunnel boring machines
Hochtief	Industrials	Heavy construction	Essen	1874	Construction, owned by ACS Group
Hoechst	Basic materials	Specialty chemicals	Frankfurt	1863	Chemicals, defunct 2004
Hoesch	Mining		Dortmund	1871	Mining, steel, defunct 1991
Horch	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Köln-Ehrenfeld Cologne	1899	Defunct 1945, now part of Audi
Horváth & Partners	Industrials	Business support services	Stuttgart	1981	Management consulting
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Kiel	1838	Shipbuilding
Hubert Burda Media	Consumer services	Publishing	Offenburg	1903	Publishing and mass media
Hugo Boss	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Metzingen	1924	Luxury fashion
HypoVereinsbank	Financials	Financial services	Munich	1998	Finance and insurance, part of UniCredit (Italy)
Hypo Real Estate	Financials	Real estate	Munich	2003	Nationalized holding company
IAV	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Berlin	1983	Automotive supplier
IG Farben	Basic materials	Commodity chemicals	Frankfurt	1925	Defunct 2012
Infineon Technologies	Technology	Semiconductors	Neubiberg	1999	Semiconductor manufacturer
Intershop	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Berlin	1962	Defunct 1990
J. A. Henckels	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Solingen	1731	Kitchenware
J. Schmalz	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Glatten	1910	Vacuum technology
Jack Wolfskin	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Idstein	1981	Camping and outdoor
Jenoptik	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Jena	1991	Optoelectronics engineering
Jil Sander	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Hamburg	1968	Fashion
Junghans	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Schramberg	1861	Watches
Junkers	Industrials	Aerospace	Dessau	1895	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1969
K+S	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Kassel	1889	Fertilisers
Kärcher	Industrials	Waste & disposal services	Winnenden	1935	Cleaning equipment
Katjes International	Market	Food retailers	Emmerich am Rhein	1972	Sugar confectionery Market, part of Katjes Group
Kaufland	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1985	Hypermarket, part of Schwarz Gruppe
Keimfarben	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Diedorf	1878	Paints
KfW	Financials	Banks	Frankfurt	1906	Financial services
Klöckner & Co SE	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Duisburg	1906	Metal distribution
Knorr	Consumer goods	Food products	Heilbronn	1838	Food brand, part of Unilever (UK/Netherlands)
Knorr-Bremse	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Munich	1905	Braking systems
Koenig & Bauer	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Würzburg	1817	Printing machines
Körber	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Hamburg	1995	Mechanical engineering
Krauss-Maffei	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Munich	1931	Mechanical engineering, part of ChemChina (China)
Krombacher Brauerei	Consumer goods	Brewers	Kreuztal	1803	Brewery
Krones	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Neutraubling	1951	Mechanical engineering
KSB Company	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Frankenthal	1871	Mechanical engineering
KUKA	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Augsburg	1898	Automation
Lamy	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Heidelberg	1930	Writing instruments
Lanxess	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Cologne	2004	Chemicals
Leica Camera	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Wetzlar	1914	Optical imaging
Leidolf	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Wetzlar	1921	Cameras, defunct 1962
Leoni AG	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Nuremberg	1917	Cable and harnessing manufacturing
Lidl	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1930	Part of Schwarz Gruppe
Lindauer Dornier	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Lindau	1985	Textile machinery
Linguatec	Technology	Software	Pasing	1996	Machine translation
Linhof	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Munich	1887	Camera manufacturer
Loesche	Manufacturing	Mining	Düsseldorf	1906	Vertical roller mills for grinding coal, industrial minerals and ores.
Loewe	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Kronach	1923
Löwenbräu	Consumer goods	Brewers	Munich	1383	Brewery, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium)
LSG Sky Chefs	Industrials	Transportation services	Neu-Isenburg	1942	Airline catering, part of Lufthansa
LTU International	Consumer services	Airlines	Düsseldorf	1955	Leisure airline, defunct 2009
Lufthansa Group	Consumer services	Airlines	Cologne	1955	Largest German airline
Lürssen	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Bremen-Vegesack	1875	Shipyard
Magirus	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Ulm	1866	Trucks and industrial vehicles
Magix	Technology	Software	Berlin	1994	Software publisher, part of Bellevue Investments
Mahle GmbH	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Stuttgart	1920	Automotive parts
MAN	Industrials	Commercial Vehicles & Trucks	Munich	1758	Automotive, mechanical engineering, part of Volkswagen Group
Mannesmann	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Düsseldorf	1890	Now part of Vodafone, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Salzgitter AG
Mast-Jägermeister	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Wolfenbüttel	1878	Alcohol
Meindl	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Kirchanschöring	1683	Shoes manufacturer
Meinl Percussion	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Gutenstetten	1951	Musical instruments
Meinl-Weston	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Geretsried	1810	Musical instruments
Meissen porcelain	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Meissen	1708	Porcelain
Melitta	Consumer goods	Beverages	Minden	1908	Coffee
Mennekes	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Kirchhundem	1935	Industrial plugs and connectors
Mercedes-AMG	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Affalterbach	1967	Automobile and engine manufacturing, part of Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	1883	Automotive, part of Daimler AG
Merck	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Darmstadt	1668	Pharmaceuticals
Messerschmitt	Industrials	Aerospace	Augsburg	1938	Aircraft manufacturer, defunct 1968
Metro AG	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Düsseldorf	1964	Diversified retailer
Metz	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Zirndorf	1938	Electronics manufacturer, defunct 2014
Meyer Werft	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Papenburg	1795	Shipbuilding
Miele	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Gütersloh	1899	Domestic appliances
Montblanc	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Hamburg	1906	Luxury goods
Munich Re	Financials	Reinsurance	Munich	1880	Reinsurance
Müller	Consumer goods	Food products	Fischach	1896	Dairy
Nemetschek	Technology	Software	Munich	1963	Software
Nero AG	Technology	Software	Karlsruhe	1995	Software
Netto Marken-Discount	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Maxhütte-Haidhof	1984	Supermarkets, part of Edeka
Nordzucker	Consumer goods	Food products	Braunschweig	1997	Sugar
NSU Motorenwerke	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Neckarsulm	1873	Now part of Audi, defunct
Opel	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Rüsselsheim am Main	1862	Automotive, part of Groupe PSA (France)
Orenstein & Koppel	Industrials	Industrial vehicles & trucks	Berlin	1876	Defunct 1999
Osram	Industrials	Building materials & fixtures	Munich	1919	Lighting
Otto GmbH	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Hamburg	1949	Mail order company
Otto Bock	Health care	Medical equipment	Duderstadt	1919	Wheel chairs, prosthetics
Paulaner Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Munich	1634	Brewery, part of Brau Holding International
PCC SE	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Duisburg	1993	Chemicals, energy, logistics
Penny	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Cologne	1973	Supermarkets, part of REWE Group
Philipp Holzmann	Industrials	Heavy construction	Frankfurt	1849	Defunct 2002
Phoenix Contact	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Blomberg	1923	Automation
Plus	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Mülheim	1972	Part of Edeka, defunct 2009
Porsche	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Stuttgart	1931	High performance vehicles, part of Volkswagen Group
ProSiebenSat.1	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Unterföhring	2000	Mass media
PTV AG	Technology	Software	Karlsruhe	1979	Software design and consulting
PUMA	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Herzogenaurach	1948	Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
Putzmeister	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Aichtal	1958	Concrete pumps
Radeberger Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Radeberg	1872	Brewery, part of Dr. Oetker
Recaro	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Stuttgart	1906	Vehicle seating
Reemtsma	Consumer goods	Tobacco	Hamburg	1910	Tobacco and cigarette
Rehau Group	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Rehau	1948	Polymer-based products supplier
REWE Group	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Cologne	1927	Supermarkets, retail
Rheinmetall	Industrials	Defense	Düsseldorf	1889	Defense and automotive
Rimowa	Consumer goods	Luggage	Cologne	1898	Luggage and travel accessories, acquired by LVMH in 2016
Ritter Sport	Consumer goods	Food products	Waldenbuch	1912	Chocolates
Robert Bosch GmbH	Conglomerate	-	Waldenbuch	1886	Automotive parts, home appliances, engineering, computing
Rohde & Schwarz	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Munich	1933	Electronics
ROSE Bikes	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Bocholt	1907	Bicycles
RRI Rhein Ruhr International	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Essen	1942	Engineering
RUF Automobile	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Pfaffenhausen	1939	Automotive
RWE	Utilities	Electricity	Essen	1898	Electric generation and distribution
SABA	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Triberg im Schwarzwald	1923	Radios, defunct 1980
Salzgitter AG	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Salzgitter	1937	Steel producer
SAP SE	Technology	Software	Walldorf	1972	Enterprise software
Ströer	mass media	billboard	Cologne	1990	online advertising
Schaeffler Group	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Herzogenaurach	1883	Automotive parts
Schaller Guitarenparts	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Postbauer-Heng	1945	Musical instruments
Schering	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Berlin	1851	Defunct 2006, now part of Bayer
Schmitz Cargobull	Industrials	Commercial Vehicles & Trucks	Horstmar	1892	Trailers and truck bodies
Schott AG	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Mainz	1884	Industrial glass, part of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
Schwan-Stabilo	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Heroldsberg	1855	Writing instruments
Schwarz Gruppe	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Neckarsulm	1973	Supermarket holding company
Schwind eye-tech-solutions	Health care	Medical equipment	Kleinostheim	1958	Medical technology
Sebamed	Consumer goods	Personal products	Boppard	1957	Skin care products
Seca	Health care	Medical equipment	Hamburg	1840	Medical scales and measuring instruments
Sennheiser	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Wedemark	1945	Audio electronics
Severin Elektro	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Sundern	1892	Household appliances
SEW Eurodrive	Industrials	General industrials	Bruchsal	1931	Electric motors
Signal Iduna	Financials	Full line insurance	Dortmund/Hamburg	1907	Insurance
SGL Carbon	Basic materials	Chemicals	Wiesbaden	1992	Chemicals
Siemens	Conglomerates	-	Berlin	1847	Industrials, energy, health care
SIG Sauer	Industrials	Defense	Eckernförde	1976	Firearms
SimScale	Technology	Software	Munich [4]	2012	Engineering simulation software
SkySails	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Hamburg	2001	Marine propulsion by wind energy
Smart	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Böblingen	1994	Automotive, part of Daimler AG
Software AG	Technology	Software	Darmstadt	1969	Enterprise software
SolarWorld	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Bonn	1988	Photovoltaics
Sonor	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Berlin	1875	Musical instruments
Sortimo	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Zusmarshausen	1973	In-vehicle equipment
Staedtler	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Nuremberg	1835	Writing instruments
Steinway & Sons	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Hamburg	1853	Musical instruments
Stihl	Basic materials	Forestry	Waiblingen	1926	Forestry equipment, garden tools
Südzucker	Consumer goods	Food products	Mannheim	1926	Sugar
Symrise	Personal products	Flavours, gustatory and cosmetic substances	Holzminden	2003	Flavours, gustatory and cosmetic substances
Talanx	Financials	Full line insurance	Hanover	1996	Commercial insurance
Tchibo	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Hamburg	1949	Consumer goods, retail
Telefunken	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Berlin	1903	Defunct 1967
Tengelmann Group	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Mülheim	1867	Retail holding company
Tente International	Industrials	General industrials	Cologne	1923	Wheels and castors
Tetra	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Melle	1951	Fishkeeping supplies
The Linde Group	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Munich	1879	Industrial gas production and plant engineering
ThyssenKrupp	Conglomerates	-	Duisburg	1999	Steel, engineering, shipyards
trivago	Technology	Internet	Düsseldorf	2005	Hotel and travel search, part of Expedia, Inc. (US)
Trumpf	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Ditzingen	1923	Machine tools
T-Systems	Technology	Software	Frankfurt	2000	Part of Deutsche Telekom
TUI Group	Consumer services	Travel & leisure	Hanover	1923	Hospitality, tourism
Uhlsport	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Balingen	1948	Shoes & sports apparel & accessories manufacturer
Ulla Popken	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Rastede	1880	Clothing
Ultrasone	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Tutzing	1991	Audio electronics
Underberg	Consumer goods	Brewers	Rheinberg	1846	Bitters
United Internet	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Montabaur	1988	ISP
Vaude	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Tettnang	1974	Clothing, mountain sports equipment
Vector Informatik	Technology	Software	Stuttgart	1988	Software
Veltins	Consumer goods	Brewers	Meschede	1824	Brewery
Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1964	Defunct 1981
Viessmann	Industrials	General industrials	Allendorf (Eder)	1917	Heating systems
Villeroy & Boch	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Mettlach	1748	Ceramics
Voith	Industrials	Industrial engineering	Heidenheim an der Brenz	1867	Mechanical engineering
Volkswagen Group	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Wolfsburg	1937	Automotive
Vonovia	Financials	Real estate	Bochum	2001	Real estate
Vossloh	Industrials	Industrial transportation	Werdohl	1888	Railway systems engineering
Vitesco Technologies	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Regensburg	2019	Automotive parts
Wacker Chemie	Basic materials	Chemicals	Munich	1914	Chemicals
Wacker Neuson	Industrials	Construction & materials	Munich	1848	Construction equipment
WAGO Kontakttechnik	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Minden	1951	Electrical components
Warsteiner	Consumer goods	Brewers	Warstein	1753	Brewery
Wella	Consumer goods	Personal products	Darmstadt	1880	Hair care and cosmetics
Wera Werk Hermann Werner	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Wuppertal	1936	Tools
Werner & Mertz	Consumer goods	Personal products	Mainz	1867	Chemical industry
Weser Flugzeugbau	Industrials	Aerospace	Bremen	1934	Defunct 1964
Wilkhahn	Consumer goods	Furnishings	Bad Münder	1907	Office furniture
Wintershall	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Kassel	1894	Part of BASF
Wirecard	Financials	Financial services	Aschheim	1999	Payment solutions
Wittenstein	Industrials	Industrial engineering	Igersheim	1949	Mechanical engineering
Wolff & Müller	Industrials	Heavy construction	Stuttgart	1936	Construction
Wortmann	Technology	Computer hardware	Hüllhorst	1986	Computer manufacturer
Würth	Industrials	General industrials	Künzelsau	1945	Fasteners
Wüsthof	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Solingen	1814	Kitchen knives
ZF Friedrichshafen	Industrials	Industrial suppliers	Friedrichshafen	1915	Automotive parts
Ziehl-Abegg SE	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Künzelsau	1910	Electrical components

• 
  Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg
• 
  BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen
• 
  The MyZeil shopping mall in Frankfurt
• 
  Hypo-Haus, the Munich headquarters for HypoVereinsbank
• 
  Opel Olympia produced from 1935 to 1970
• 
  Kaufland market located in Dresden-Kleinpestitz, Germany

See also

• Category:Companies of Germany
• List of largest German companies
• List of German companies by employees in 1907
• List of German companies by employees in 1938

References

1. DeCarlo, Scott (20 July 2018). "The Fortune 2018 Global 500". Fortune .
2. "Best Global Brands – 2014 Rankings". Interbrand. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
3. Gavin, Mike (23 September 2010). "Germany Has 1,000 Market-Leading Companies, Manager-Magazin Says". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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