List of largest German companies

This article lists the largest companies in Germany in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes, as well as the UK-based B2B company intelligence and data provider Global Database.

2024 Global Database list

This list displays selected German companies ranked among the largest by annual revenue in 2024, based on the most recent available financial data from Global Database, a UK-based B2B company intelligence provider. Figures are shown in millions of US dollars for the fiscal year 2024. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide, and industry sector of each company.[1]

2024 Fortune list

This list displays all 29 German companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023.[2] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.

2024 Forbes list

This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies. The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2024. All 49 companies in the Forbes 2000 from Germany are listed.[3]

See also

• List of the largest trading partners of Germany