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Berlin’s top 100 – the best employers in Berlin

Berlin attracts not only highly qualified employees to the Spree but also attractive employers.

Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2021

The 100 largest employers are determined in an annual survey of the city's largest companies by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin). Berlin's largest employer comes from the transport sector: with its 23,668 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place followed by Charité (20,921 employees), the Vivantes Network for Health (18,023 employees) and BVG (15,800 employees). Deutsche Post DHL is in 5th place with 11,500 employees.

Company name Industry sector Employees 2020  
1 Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) Transport/Logistics 23,668  
2 Charité Health 20,921  
3 Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit Health 18,023  
4 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) Traffic 15,800  
5 Deutsche Post DHL Logistics 11,500 (3
6 Johannesstift Diakonie Health 8,034  
7 Zalando Digital Economy 8,000  
8 Mercedes-Benz Automotive Industry 7,780 (1
9 Edeka (inkl. Thürmann, Netto) Retail 7,300  
10 Rewe Markt GmbH Retail 6,400  

Complete List of Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2021

11 Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR Waste management 6,278  
12 Helios Kliniken Health 6,228  
13 Deutsche Telekom Telecommunications 6,150  
14 Axel Springer Media 5,973  
15 Gegenbauer Facility Management 5,760  
16 Bayer Pharmaceutical industry 5,000  
16 Siemens Electrical Engineering 5,000 (3
18 Siemens Energy Energy 4,800 (3
19 Berliner Wasserbetriebe Water supply company 4,797  
20 Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Social issues 4,600 (1
21 Deutsche Bank (mit den Marken Deutsche Bank und Postbank) Bank 4,460  
22 Kaufland Retail 4,400  
22 Securitas Sicherheitsdienste Security services 4,400  
24 Wisag Facility Service Holding Facility Management 4,327 (3
25 Dussmann Group Facility-Management, Geriatric care, Retail 3,800 (2
26 Berliner Sparkasse Bank 3,577  
27 Alexianer Health 3,500  
28 Lidl Retail 3,470  
29 Volkswagen Automotive Industry 3,419  
30 Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund Social issues 3,020  
31 Bosch Electrical Engineering 2,800 (1
32 Netto Marken-Discount Retail 2,723  
33 Bundesdruckerei Security printing 2,714  
34 BMW Automotive Industry 2,700  
35 Vattenfall Energy supplier 2,687  
36 Allianz Insurance 2,637  
37 Deutsche Kreditbank Bank 2,593  
38 Biotronik Medical technology 2,500  
39 EJF Social issues 2,454  
40 KPMG Auditing 2,435  
41 McDonald's System gastronomy 2,400  
42 Mosaik Unternehmensverbund Social issues 2,333  
43 Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin Health 2,253  
44 Stephanus-Stiftung Health 2,239  
45 Amazon Digital Economy 2,200  
46 Lebenshilfe Berlin Social issues 2,181  
47 3B Dienstleistung Deutschland Infrastructural building services 2,115  
48 Renafan Social issues 2,113  
49 Volkssolidarität Berlin Social issues 2,100  
50 BASF Chemie 2,000  
50 Deutsche Lufthansa Aviation 2,000 (3
52 BT Berlin Transport Traffic 1,955  
53 AOK Health insurance 1,948  
54 Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB Social issues 1,925  
55 dm-drogerie Markt Retail 1,920  
56 Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg Health 1,897  
57 Berliner Volksbank Bank 1,820 (3
58 SAP IT 1,800 (3
59 IAV Automotive supplier 1,715  
60 Stromnetz Berlin Energy 1,638  
61 Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Health 1,614  
62 Dirk Rossmann Retail 1,611  
63 Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin Health 1,600  
63 Aldi Retail 1,600 (1
63 AWO Social issues 1,600 (1
63 Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof Retail 1,600 (1
63 MediamarktSaturn Deutschland Retail 1,600 (1
68 Gasag-Gruppe Energy supplier 1,511  
69 Stadler Deutschland Railway technology 1,500  
70 Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube Retail/Food 1,470 (3
71 Bio Company Retail 1,442  
72 Alba Waste management / Recycling 1,424  
73 Degewo Real Estate 1,416  
74 Delivery Hero Digital Economy 1,400 (3
74 Accor Hotel 1,400 (1
76 Commerzbank Bank 1,380  
77 Sitel Germany Callcenter 1,350  
78 GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger Facility Management 1,301  
79 Hello Fresh Digital Economy 1,300 (1
79 Gorillas E-Commerce 1,300 (1
81 Cornelsen Gruppe Publishing 1,271  
82 HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Research 1,264  
83 Max-Delbrück-Centrum Research 1,257  
84 Flink E-Commerce 1,250 (1
85 PIN Postal service 1,238  
86 Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen Facility Management 1,233  
87 Vitanas Gruppe Social issues 1,212  
88 ASML Berlin (former Berliner Glas) Semiconductor industry 1,207  
89 Idealo Internet Digital Economy 1,203  
90 Ikea Deutschland Retail 1,200  
90 August Storck Food 1,200  
90 Price Waterhouse Coopers Auditing 1,200  
93 Bauhaus Retail 1,183  
94 Auto1 Group Digital Economy 1,176  
95 B. Braun Melsungen Medical technology 1,173  
96 Ernst & Young Auditing 1,170  
97 Randstad Deutschland Recruitment agency 1,165 (3
98 Berlin-Chemie Pharmaceutical industry 1,129  
99 Deutsche Wohnen Real Estate 1,115  
100 H&M Hennes & Mauritz Retail 1,100  

1 Estimation

2 Economic area Berlin/Brandenburg

3 Metropolitan region of Berlin: As metropolitan region we call Berlin plus the adjoining districts.

4 Previous year's figure

(Source: IHK Berlin, 2023)