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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 2020

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 23,246 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place followed by Charité (19,640 employees), the Vivantes Network for Health (17,876 employees) and BVG (15,705 employees). Deutsche Post DHL is in 5th place with 13,000 employees.

Company name Industry sector Employees  
1 Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) Transport/Logistics 23,246  
2 Charité Health 19,640  
3 Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit Health 17,876  
4 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) Traffic 15,705  
5 Deutsche Post DHL Logistics 13,000 (3
6 Daimler Automotive Industry 8,460  
7 Johannesstift Diakonie Health 7,570  
8 Edeka (inkl. Thürmann, Netto) Retail 7,300 (4
9 Zalando Digital Economy 7,000  
10 Rewe Markt Retail 6,500  

Complete List of Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2020

11 Deutsche Telekom Telecommunications 6,150  
12 Axel Springer Media 6,103  
13 Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR Waste management 5,966  
14 Gegenbauer Facility Management 5,730  
15 Helios Kliniken Health 5,563  
16 Siemens Electrical Engineering 5,200  
17 Bayer Pharmaceutical industry 5,000  
18 Siemens Energy Energy 4,800  
19 Berliner Wasserbetriebe Water supply company 4,733  
20 Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Social issues 4,600  
21 Securitas Sicherheitsdienste Security services 4,500  
22 Wisag Facility Service Holding Facility Management 4,473 (3
23 Deutsche Bank (mit den Marken Deutsche Bank und Postbank) Bank 4,460  
24 Kaufland Retail 4,300  
25 Vattenfall Energy supplier 4,154  
26 Dussmann Group Facility-Management, Geriatric care, Retail 3,900 (2
27 Berliner Sparkasse Bank 3,699  
28 Alexianer Health 3,500  
29 Volkswagen Automotive Industry 3,371  
30 Lidl Retail 3,340  
31 Netto Marken-Discount Retail 3,023  
32 Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund Social issues 3,010  
33 Deutsche Lufthansa Aviation 3,000 (3
34 BMW Automotive Industry 2,700  
35 Bosch Electrical Engineering 2,700 (3
36 Allianz Insurance 2,682  
37 Bundesdruckerei Security printing 2,539  
38 McDonald's System gastronomy 2,500  
39 Biotronik Medical technology 2,500  
40 Deutsche Kreditbank Bank 2,443  
41 EJF Social issues 2,438  
42 KPMG Auditing 2,427  
43 Mosaik Unternehmensverbund Social issues 2,345  
44 Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin Health 2,178  
45 Stephanus-Stiftung Health 2,174  
46 Lebenshilfe Berlin Social issues 2,070  
47 AOK Health insurance 2,027  
48 Amazon Digital Economy 2,000  
49 BT Berlin Transport Traffic 1,971  
50 3B Dienstleistung Deutschland Infrastructural building services 1,962  
51 BASF Chemie 1,949  
52 Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB Social issues 1,926  
53 Renafan Social issues 1,867  
54 IAV Automotive supplier 1,857  
55 dm-drogerie Markt Retail 1,831  
56 Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg Health 1,825  
57 Commerzbank Bank 1,751 (3
58 Delivery Hero Digital Economy 1,700  
59 Volkssolidarität Berlin Social issues 1,621  
60 Aldi Retail 1,600 (1
61 AWO Social issues 1,600  
62 Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof Retail 1,600 (1
63 MediamarktSaturn Deutschland Retail 1,600 (1
64 H&M Hennes & Mauritz Retail 1,600 (1
65 Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube Retail/Food 1,587 (3
66 Gasag-Gruppe Energy supplier 1,574  
67 Dirk Rossmann Retail 1,526  
68 Berliner Volksbank Bank 1,499  
69 Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Health 1,478  
70 Bio Company Retail 1,426  
71 Accor Hotel 1,400 (1
72 Degewo Real Estate 1,373  
73 GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger Facility Management 1,372  
74 Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin Health 1,350  
75 Ernst & Young Auditing 1,340  
76 Alba Waste management / Recycling 1,321 (4
77 Stadler Deutschland Railway technology 1,307  
78 PIN Postal service 1,256  
79 Max-Delbrück-Centrum Research 1,255  
80 Price Waterhouse Coopers Auditing 1,250  
81 HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Research 1,235  
82 Bauhaus Retail 1,200  
83 Ikea Deutschland Retail 1,200  
84 August Storck Food 1,200  
85 Deutsche Wohnen Real Estate 1,200  
86 Vitanas Gruppe Social issues 1,050  
87 N26 Digital Economy 1,165  
88 Berliner Glas Optics 1,158  
89 B. Braun Melsungen Medical technology 1,150  
90 Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe Publishing 1,119  
91 Berlin-Chemie Pharmaceutical industry 1,116  
92 Idealo Internet Digital Economy 1,109  
93 Studierendenwerk Berlin Service for students at Berlin universities 1,108  
94 Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen Facility Management 1,062  
95 Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung Daycare 1,055  
96 Randstad Deutschland Recruitment agency 1,047 (3
97 Knorr-Bremse Railway technology 1,045  
98 Gesundheitsnetzwerk Bethel Berlin gemeinnützige GmbH Health 1,030  
99 Ergo Group Insurance 1,015  
100 Competence Call Center Callcenter 1,000  

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, 2021)