List of companies of Germany

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Location of Germany

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. Germany has the world's 4th 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.[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".

## Contents

* 1 Largest firms
* 2 Notable firms
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Largest firms[edit | edit source]

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

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7  | File:Wolfsburg VWHochhaus und Kraftwerk.JPG | 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  | File:Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim-DC-Zentrale.jpg | 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  | File:Allianzberlin.jpg | 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  | File:BMW-HQ-PLANT-BMWWELT.jpg | 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  | File:Siemens Palais.JPG | Siemens | 91,585  | 372,000  | Multinational industrial manufacturing conglomerate founded by Werner von Siemens that includes diversification into energy, healthcare, and infrastructure.

## Notable firms[edit | edit source]

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

Notable companies
Active State-owned Defunct Name  | Industry  | Sector  | Headquarters  | Founded  | Notes

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A. Lange & Söhne | Consumer goods  | Clothing & accessories  | Glashütte | 1845  | Watches
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
Altana | Basic materials  | Speciality chemicals  | Wesel | 1977  | Chemicals
Aral AG | Consumer services  | Specialty retailers  | Bochum | 1898  | Part of BP
ARAG SE | Financials  | Full line insurance  | Düsseldorf | 1935  | Insurance
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 Holding | Consumer services  | Specialty retailers  | Hagen | 1949  | Perfume and cosmetics retailer
DOVO Solingen | Consumer goods  | Personal products  | Solingen | 1906  | Scissors and razors
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
edding | Consumer goods  | Nondurable household products  | Ahrensburg | 1960  | Writing instruments
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
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
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
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
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
Loewe | Consumer goods  | Consumer electronics  | Kronach | 1923  | Consumer electronics
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
Rheinmetall Automotive | Industrials  | Industrial suppliers  | Neckarsulm | 1997  | Automotive parts, part of Rheinmetall
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
Rossmann | Consumer services  | Drug retailers  | Burgwedel | 1972  | Pharmacies
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
Sauer Flugmotorenbau | Industrials  | Aerospace  | Ober-Olm | ?  | Aviation engines
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
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
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
Volkswagen | Consumer goods  | Automobiles  | Wolfsburg | 1937  | Part of Volkswagen Group
Vonovia | Financials  | Real estate  | Bochum | 2001  | Real estate
Vossloh | Industrials  | Industrial transportation  | Werdohl | 1888  | Railway systems engineering
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
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

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Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg.

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BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen.

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The MyZeil shopping mall in Frankfurt.

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Hypo-Haus, the Munich headquarters for HypoVereinsbank.

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Opel Olympia produced from 1935 to 1970.

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Kaufland market located in Dresden-Kleinpestitz, Germany.

## See also[edit | edit source]

* 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[edit | edit source]

1. ^ a b 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.
4. ^ SimScale GmbH: Private Company Information - Bloomberg

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