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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. [1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
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.
This list comprises the largest companies currently in Europe by revenue as of 2023, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes. In 2023, largest company in Europe was the Volkswagen Group with revenue of US$348 billion. [1] Volkswagen Group headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is Europe's largest and the world's ...
Uniper SE is a German multinational energy company based in Düsseldorf, Germany, which has been a state-owned enterprise since late 2022. It is one of the biggest energy companies by revenue in Europe. [1] The name of the company is a portmanteau of "unique" and "performance", [2] [3] which was given by long-term employee Gregor Recke. [4]
GfK (originally GfK-Nürnberg Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung e.V., 'Nuremberg Society for Consumer Research') is the largest German market research company. It provides data and intelligence to the consumer goods industry and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. The company is a subsidiary of NIQ.
In the wake of the 2007 financial crisis Germany's stock of gross financial assets increased significantly, turning it into the second largest stock among OECD countries after the US. [1] Yet research has shown that the more that the government owns of an enterprise, the more extreme the level of tax avoidance.
The company operates several subsidiaries worldwide, including the mobile communications brand T-Mobile. It is the world's fifth-largest telecommunications company and biggest in Europe by revenue. As of April 2020, the German government held a direct 14.5% stake in company stock and another 17.4% through the government bank KfW. [5]
The company employs 25,000 employees, of which the bulk share works in Germany. In 2016, the company had net revenues of €1.95 billion, making it the sixth-largest textile manufacturer in Germany. Starting in 2013, the company has undertaken a large modernisation offensive in all its shops. By the end of 2017, all shops in Germany as well as ...