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 |
