Germany
Economy
Table:
Rank
Name
Headquarters
Revenue
(bil. €)
Profit
(bil. €)
Employees
(World)

01.
Volkswagen
Wolfsburg
237
−1.5
610,000

02.
Daimler
Stuttgart
166
9.3
284,000

03.
E.ON
Essen
129
−7.8
56,500

04.
Allianz
Munich
123
7.3
142,500

05.
BMW
Munich
102
7.0
122,000

06.
Siemens
Berlin, Munich
88
8.3
348,000

07.
Robert Bosch
Stuttgart
78
3.5
375,000

08.
BASF
Ludwigshafen
78
4.4
108,000

09.
Deutsche Telekom
Bonn
77
3.6
226,000

010.
Metro
Düsseldorf
71
0.8
204,000

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Volkswagen AG ( German : [ ˈfɔlksˌvaːgn̩ ] ) , known internationally as the Volkswagen Group , is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg , Lower Saxony , Germany and indirectly majority owned by Austrian Porsche and Piëch families . It designs , manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles , motorcycles , engines , and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing , leasing and fleet management . In 2016 , it was the world 's largest automaker by sales , overtaking Toyota and keeping this title in 2017 , 2018 and 2019 selling 10.9 million vehicles . It has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades . It ranked seventh in the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list of the world 's largest companies . Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Lamborghini , Porsche , SEAT , Škoda and the flagship Volkswagen marques ; motorcycles under the Ducati brand ; and TRATON ( commercial vehicles , trucks , and buses ) under the marques MAN , Scania , and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles . It is divided into two primary divisions , the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division , and as of 2008 had approximately 342 subsidiary companies . Volkswagen also has two major joint-ventures in China ( FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen ) . The company has operations in approximately 150 countries and operates 100 production facilities across 27 countries . Volkswagen was founded in 1937 , to manufacture the car which would become known as the Beetle . The company 's production grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s , and in 1965 it acquired Auto Union , which subsequently produced the first post-war Audi models . Volkswagen launched a new generation of front-wheel drive vehicles in the 1970s , including the Passat , Polo and Golf ; the latter became its bestseller .
Wolfsburg ( UK : /ˈvɒlfsbɜːrɡ/ VOLFS-burg , US : /ˈwʊlfsbɜːrɡ , ˈvɔːlfsbʊərk/ WUULFS-burg , VAWLFS-boork , German : [ ˈvɔlfsbʊɐ̯k ] ( listen ) ) is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony . Located on the River Aller . It lies about 75 km ( 47 mi ) east of Hanover and 230 km ( 143 mi ) west of Berlin . In 2013 , Wolfsburg ranked as the richest city in Germany with a GDP per capita of $ 128,000 due to its thriving auto industry . Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG 's headquarters and the world 's biggest car plant . The Autostadt is a visitor attraction next to the Volkswagen factory that features the company 's model range : Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Ducati , Lamborghini , MAN , Neoplan , Porsche , Scania , SEAT , Škoda Auto and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles . Wolfsburg is one of the few German cities built during the first half of the 20th century . From its founding on 1 July 1938 as a home for workers producing the KdF-Wagen ( VW Beetle ) until 25 May 1945 , the city was called Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben . In 1972 , the population first exceeded 100,000 .
Daimler AG ( German pronunciation : [ ˈdaɪmlɐ ʔaːˌɡeː ] ( listen ) ; previously named Daimler-Benz and DaimlerChrysler ) is a German multinational automotive corporation , headquartered in Stuttgart , Baden-Württemberg . Daimler-Benz was formed with the merger of Benz & Cie and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1926 . The company was renamed DaimlerChrysler upon acquiring the American automobile manufacturer Chrysler Corporation in 1998 , and was again renamed Daimler upon divestment of Chrysler in 2007 . As of 2014 , Daimler owned or had shares in a number of car , bus , truck and motorcycle brands including Mercedes-Benz , Mercedes-AMG , Smart Automobile , Detroit Diesel , Freightliner , Western Star , Thomas Built Buses , Setra , BharatBenz , Mitsubishi Fuso , MV Agusta as well as shares in Denza , KAMAZ and BAIC Motor . The luxury Maybach brand was terminated at the end of 2012 , but revived in April 2015 as Mercedes-Maybach versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and G-Class . In 2019 , Daimler sold 3.3 million vehicles . By unit sales , Daimler is the thirteenth-largest car manufacturer and is the largest truck manufacturer in the world . Daimler provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . Daimler AG complex in Stuttgart include central company headquarters , Mercedes-Benz and Daimler car plants , Mercedes-Benz Museum and stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena .
Stuttgart ( /ˈʃtʊtɡɑːrt/ SHTUUT-gart , also US : /ˈstʌt- , ˈstʊt-/ STU ( U ) T- ; German : [ ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt ] ( listen ) ; Swabian : Schduagert [ ˈʒ̊d̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥ ] ; names in other languages ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg . Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the Stuttgart Cauldron . It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest . Its urban area has a population of 634,830 , making it the sixth largest city in Germany . 2.8 million people live in the city 's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area , making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany . The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP ; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living , [ a ] innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities [ b ] and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey. , Stuttgart was one of the host cities of the official tournaments for the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup . Since the 7th millennium BC , the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley . The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt , making it the most important regional centre for several centuries . Stuttgart 's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf , Duke of Swabia , as a stud farm for his warhorses . Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt , the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320 . The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg , and they made it the capital of their county , duchy , and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918 . Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years ' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II .
E.ON SE ( marketed with an interpunct and lowercase letters as e·on ) is a German electric utility company based in Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It runs one of the world 's largest investor-owned electric utility service providers . The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means age . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index , DAX stock index and a member of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index . It operates in over 30 countries and serves over 33 million customers . Its chief executive officer ( Vorstandsvorsitzender ) is Dr. Johannes Teyssen . E.ON was created in 2000 through the merger of VEBA and VIAG . In 2016 , it separated its conventional power generation and energy trading operations into a new company , Uniper , while retaining retail , distribution and nuclear operations . E.ON sold its stake in Uniper through a stock market listing and sold the remaining stock to the Finnish utility Fortum . In March 2018 , it was announced that E.ON would acquire renewable energy utility Innogy through a complex €43 billion asset swap deal between E.ON , Innogy and RWE . The deal was approved by the EU antitrust authorities in September 2019 . In 2019 , E.ON became the first of the big six UK power companies to switch all of its British electricity customers entirely to renewable electricity .
Essen ( German pronunciation : [ ˈɛsn̩ ] ( listen ) ; Latin : Assindia ) is the central and second largest city of the Ruhr , the largest urban area in Germany . Its population of 583,109 makes it the ninth largest city of Germany , as well as the fourth largest city of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia . On the Ruhr and Emscher rivers , Essen geographically is part of the Rhineland and the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region . The Ruhrdeutsch regiolect spoken in the region has strong influences of both Low German ( Westphalian ) and Low Franconian ( East Bergish ) . Essen is seat to several of the region 's authorities , as well as to eight of the 100 largest publicly held German corporations by revenue , including two DAX corporations . Essen is often considered the energy capital of Germany with E.ON and RWE , Germany 's largest energy providers , both headquartered in the city . Essen is also known for its impact on the arts through the respected Folkwang University of the Arts , its Zollverein School of Management and Design , and the Red Dot industrial product design award . In early 2003 , the universities of Essen and the nearby city of Duisburg ( both established in 1972 ) were merged into the University of Duisburg-Essen with campuses in both cities and a university hospital in Essen . In 1958 , Essen was chosen to serve as the seat to a Roman Catholic diocese ( often referred to as Ruhrbistum or diocese of the Ruhr ) . Founded around 845 , Essen remained a small town within the sphere of influence of an important ecclesiastical principality ( Essen Abbey ) until the onset of industrialization . The city then - especially through the Krupp family iron works - became one of Germany 's most important coal and steel centers . Essen , until the 1970s , attracted workers from all over the country ; it was the 5th-largest city in Germany between 1929 and 1988 , peaking at over 730,000 inhabitants in 1962 .
Allianz SE ( /ˈæliənts/ AL-ee-ənts ; German pronunciation : [ aliˈants ] ( listen ) ) is a European multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich , Germany . Its core businesses are insurance and asset management . As of 2014 , it is the world 's largest insurance company , the largest financial services group and the largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine , as well as the largest financial services company when measured by 2013 revenue . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . Its asset management division , which consists of PIMCO , Allianz Global Investors and Allianz Real Estate , has €1,960 billion of assets under management ( AuM ) , of which €1,448 billion are third-party assets ( as at 2017-12-31 ) . [ citation needed ] Allianz sold Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank in November 2008 . As a result of this transaction , Allianz gained a 14% controlling stake in the new Commerzbank .
Munich ( /ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik ; German : München [ ˈmʏnçn̩ ] ( listen ) ; Austro-Bavarian : Minga [ ˈmɪŋ ( ː ) ɐ ] ; Latin : Monachium ) is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria , the second most populous German federal state . With a population of around 1.5 million , it is the third-largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state , as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union . The city 's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people . Straddling the banks of the River Isar ( a tributary of the Danube ) north of the Bavarian Alps , it is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria , while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany ( 4,500 people per km² ) . Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area , after the Austrian capital of Vienna , Munich was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup . The city is a global centre of art , science , technology , finance , publishing , culture , innovation , education , business , and tourism and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living , reaching first in Germany and third worldwide according to the 2018 Mercer survey , and being rated the world 's most liveable city by the Monocle 's Quality of Life Survey 2018 . According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute Munich is considered an alpha-world city , as of 2015 [ update ] . Munich is a major international center of engineering , science , innovation , and research , exemplified by the presence of two research universities , a multitude of scientific institutions in the city and its surroundings , and world class technology and science museums like the Deutsches Museum and BMW Museum . Munich houses many multinational companies and its economy is based on high tech , automobiles , the service sector and creative industries , as well as IT , biotechnology , engineering and electronics among many others . The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen , meaning by the monks . It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order , who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich ; hence the monk depicted on the city 's coat of arms . Munich was first mentioned in 1158 .
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG , translated in English as Bavarian Motor Works , commonly referred to as BMW ( German pronunciation : [ ˈbeːˈʔɛmˈveː ] ( listen ) ) , is a German multinational company which produces automobiles and motorcycles . The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines , which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945 . Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW , Mini and Rolls-Royce , and motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad . In 2015 , BMW was the world 's twelfth-largest producer of motor vehicles , with 2,279,503 vehicles produced . BMW is headquartered in Munich and produces motor vehicles in Germany , Brazil , China , India , South Africa , the United Kingdom , the United States and Mexico . BMW has significant motorsport history , especially in touring cars , Formula 1 , sports cars and the Isle of Man TT .
Siemens AG ( German pronunciation : [ ˈziːməns ] or [ -mɛns ] ) is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad . The principal divisions of the company are Industry , Energy , Healthcare ( Siemens Healthineers ) , and Infrastructure & Cities , which represent the main activities of the company . The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division , which generates about 12 percent of the company 's total sales , is its second-most profitable unit , after the industrial automation division . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release .
Berlin ( /bɜːrˈlɪn/ ; German : [ bɛʁˈliːn ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population . Its 3,748,148 ( 2018 ) inhabitants make it the most populous city proper of the European Union . The city is one of Germany 's 16 federal states . It is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg , and contiguous with Potsdam , Brandenburg 's capital . The two cities are at the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region , which is , with about six million inhabitants and an area of more than 30,000 km² , Germany 's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions . Berlin straddles the banks of the River Spree , which flows into the River Havel ( a tributary of the River Elbe ) in the western borough of Spandau . Among the city 's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree , Havel , and Dahme rivers ( the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee ) . Due to its location in the European Plain , Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . About one-third of the city 's area is composed of forests , parks , gardens , rivers , canals and lakes . The city lies in the Central German dialect area , the Berlin dialect being a variant of the Lusatian-New Marchian dialects . First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes , Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg ( 1417-1701 ) , the Kingdom of Prussia ( 1701-1918 ) , the German Empire ( 1871-1918 ) , the Weimar Republic ( 1919-1933 ) , and the Third Reich ( 1933-1945 ) . Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world .
Robert Bosch GmbH ( /bɒʃ/ ; German : [ bɔʃ ] ( listen ) ) , or Bosch , is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen , near Stuttgart , Germany . The company was founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886 . Bosch is 92% owned by Robert Bosch Stiftung , a charitable institution . Bosch 's core operating areas are spread across four business sectors : mobility ( hardware and software ) , consumer goods ( including household appliances and power tools ) , industrial technology ( including drive and control ) and energy and building technology .
BASF SE is a German chemical company and the second largest chemical producer in the world . The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe , Asia , Australia , the Americas and Africa . Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen , Germany . BASF has customers in over 190 countries and supplies products to a wide variety of industries . Despite its size and global presence , BASF has received relatively little public attention since it abandoned manufacturing and selling BASF-branded consumer electronics products in the 1990s . At the end of 2017 , the company employed around 115,490 people , with over 52,000 in Germany . [ citation needed ] In 2015 [ update ] , BASF posted sales of €70.4 billion and income from operations before special items of about €6.7 billion . The company is currently [ when ? ] expanding its international activities with a particular focus on Asia . Between 1990 and 2005 , the company invested €5.6 billion in Asia , for example in sites near Nanjing and Shanghai , China and Mangalore , India . [ citation needed ] BASF is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange , London Stock Exchange , and Zurich Stock Exchange . The company delisted its ADR from the New York Stock Exchange in September 2007 .
Ludwigshafen am Rhein ( German pronunciation : [ ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩ ʔam ˈʁaɪ̯n ] ( listen ) ) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany , on the river Rhine , opposite Mannheim . With Mannheim , Heidelberg , and the surrounding region , it forms the Rhine Neckar Area . Known primarily as an industrial city , Ludwigshafen is the home of chemical giant BASF and other companies . Among its cultural facilities are the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz . It is the birthplace of the former German chancellor Helmut Kohl and the philosopher Ernst Bloch . The city is a global city with 'sufficiency ' status .
Deutsche Telekom AG ( German pronunciation : [ ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈteːləkɔm ʔaːˌɡeː ] ( listen ) ; short form in writing only : DT ; stylised as ·T··· ) is a German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and by revenue the largest telecommunications provider in Europe . Deutsche Telekom was formed in 1995 , as the former state-owned monopoly Deutsche Bundespost was privatised . The company operates several subsidiaries worldwide , including the mobile communications brand T-Mobile . As of February 2020 , the German government holds a 14.5% stake in company stock directly , and another 17.4% through the government bank KfW . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index .
The Federal City of Bonn ( German pronunciation : [ bɔn ] ( listen ) ) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia , with a population of over 300,000 . About 24 km ( 15 mi ) south-southeast of Cologne , Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region , Germany 's largest metropolitan area , with over 11 million inhabitants . It is famously known as the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in 1770 . He spent his childhood and teenage years in Bonn . Founded in the 1st century BC as a Roman settlement , Bonn is one of Germany 's oldest cities . From 1597 to 1794 , Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologne , and residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne . From 1949 to 1990 , Bonn was the capital of West Germany , and Germany 's present constitution , the Basic Law , was declared in the city in 1949 . The era when Bonn served as the capital of West Germany is referred to by historians as the Bonn Republic . From 1990 to 1999 , Bonn served as the seat of government - but no longer capital - of reunited Germany . Because of a political compromise following the reunification , the German federal government maintains a substantial presence in Bonn . Roughly a third of all ministerial jobs are located in Bonn as of 2019 [ update ] , and the city is considered a second , unofficial , capital of the country . Bonn is the secondary seat of the President , the Chancellor , the Bundesrat and the primary seat of six federal government ministries and twenty federal authorities .
Metro AG , otherwise known as Metro Group , is a German multinational wholesale/cash and carry group based in Düsseldorf . It was established in 1964 by Ernst Schmidt and Wilhelm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck . As of 2010 [ update ] , it was the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues ( after Wal-Mart , Carrefour and Tesco ) .
Düsseldorf ( often Dusseldorf in English sources ; UK : /ˈdʊsəldɔːrf/ , US : /ˈdjuːs-/ , German : [ ˈdʏsl̩dɔʁf ] ( listen ) ; Low Franconian and Ripuarian : [ a ] Düsseldörp ( [ ˈdʏsl̩dœɐ̯p ] ) ; archaic Dutch : Dusseldorp ) is the capital and second-largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne , as well as the seventh-largest city in Germany , with a population of 617,280 . At the confluence of the Rhine and its tributary Düssel , the city lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Regions with the Cologne Bonn Region to its south and the Ruhr to its north . Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine ( as opposed to Cologne , whose city centre lies on the river 's left bank ) . The city is the largest in the German Low Franconian dialect area ( closely related to Dutch ) . Dorf meaning village in German , the -dorf suffix ( English cognate : thorp ) is unusual in the German-speaking area for a settlement of Düsseldorf 's size . Mercer 's 2012 Quality of Living survey ranked Düsseldorf the sixth most livable city in the world . Düsseldorf Airport is Germany 's third-busiest airport after those of Frankfurt and Munich , serving as the most important international airport for the inhabitants of the densely populated Ruhr , Germany 's largest urban area . Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre , renowned for its fashion and trade fairs , and is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies . Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows . As second largest city of the Rhineland , Düsseldorf holds Rhenish Carnival celebrations every year in February/March , the Düsseldorf carnival celebrations being the third most popular in Germany after those held in Cologne and Mainz . There are 22 institutions of higher education in the city including the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , the university of applied sciences ( Hochschule Düsseldorf ) , the academy of arts ( Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ) ( Joseph Beuys , Emanuel Leutze , August Macke , Gerhard Richter , Sigmar Polke , and Andreas Gursky ) , and the university of music ( Robert-Schumann-Musikhochschule Düsseldorf ) . The city is also known for its pioneering influence on electronic/experimental music ( Kraftwerk ) and its Japanese community .