Berlin’s Top 200 - The largest employers in Berlin

Berlin remains attractive – for companies and for skilled workers. The top 200 companies in the capital region increased their number of employees by 1.9 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year (increase in 2023: 2.2 percent). Over 500,000 people work for one of the 200 largest employers.

Despite the tense economic situation, 100 of the companies surveyed in Berlin and the immediate surrounding area increased their workforce last year (previous year: 86 companies). Healthcare companies in particular are reliably hiring new employees – this is the result of the latest ranking of the city's largest employers by the Berliner Morgenpost in collaboration with Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH.

	Company name	Industry sector	Employees 2024
1	Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin)	Transport/Logistics	27,414
2	Charité	Health	24,332
3	Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit	Health	20,215
4	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)	Traffic	16,500
5	Edeka (inkl. Netto)	Retail	14,000	⁽¹
6	Rewe Markt GmbH	Retail	13,000
7	Deutsche Post DHL	Logistics	11,500	⁽¹
8	Tesla	Automotive industry	11,000	⁽¹
9	Mercedes-Benz	Automotive industry	9,938
10	Johannesstift Diakonie	Health	9,015

Complete List of Berlin’s top 200 employers in 2024

11	Zalando	Digital economy	7,800
12	Apleona	Facility management	6,669
13	Kaufland	Retail	6,600
14	Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR	Disposal	6,490
15	Deutsche Bank	Bank	6,400
16	Helios Kliniken	Health	6,120
17	Deutsches Rotes Kreuz	Social issues	6,000	⁽¹
18	Axel Springer	Media	5,285
19	Deutsche Telekom	Telecommunications	5,272
20	Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin	Social issues	5,200
21	Wisag Facility Service Holding	Facility management	5,032
22	Alexianer	Health	5,011
23	Bayer	Pharmaceutical industry	5,000
	Lidl	Retail	5,000
25	Siemens Energy	Energy	4,900
26	Berliner Wasserbetriebe	Water supplier	4,876
27	Siemens	Electrical engineering	4,800
	Volkswagen	Automotive industry	4,800	⁽¹
29	Securitas	Security services	4,600
30	Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann	Health	4,274
31	Dussmann Group	Facility management, plant engineering, technical service, care of the elderly, retail	4,000
32	Netto Marken-Discount	Retail	3,905
33	Aldi	Retail	3,700
34	Immanuel Albertinen Diakonie, Geschäftsstelle Berlin	Health and social services	3,616
35	Bundesdruckerei-Gruppe	IT	3,526
36	Amazon	Digital economy	3,500
37	Berliner Sparkasse	Bank	3,367
38	dm-drogerie Markt	Retail	3,331
39	Stephanus-Stiftung	Health	3,312
40	Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund	Social issues	3,202
41	Deutsche Kreditbank	Bank	3,090
42	Delivery Hero	Digital economy	3,000
	McDonald's	Catering	3.000	⁽¹
	BMW	Automotive industry	3.000
45	BASF	Chemistry	2,980
46	EJF	Social issues	2,874
47	Fiege Logistik (inkl. Joint Venture Berlin Last Mile)	Contract logistics	2,824
48	KPMG	Auditing	2,690
49	Lebenshilfe Berlin	Social issues, inclusion	2,645
50	Dirk Rossmann	Retail	2,593
51	Renafan	Social issues	2,563
52	Allianz	Insurance	2,553
53	Alstom Transport Deutschland	Rail technology	2,500
54	Volkssolidarität Berlin	Social issues	2,439
55	AOK Nordost	Health insurance	2,433
56	Rolls-Royce Deutschland	Development, assembly and maintenance of aircraft engines	2,431
57	Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin	Health	2,403
58	3B Dienstleistungen Deutschland	Infrastructural building services	2,359
59	Mosaik Unternehmensverbund	Social issues	2,333
60	SAP	IT	2,320
61	Oberlinhaus	Health, education, participation, rehabilitation	2,314
62	Vonovia	Real estate	2,302
63	Biotronik	Medical technology	2,250	⁽¹
64	Bosch	Electrical engineering	2,200
	Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg	Health	2,200
66	Berliner Energie und Wärme (BEW)	Energy supplier	2,178
67	Stromnetz Berlin	Energy / distribution network	2,121
68	Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg	Airport	2,111
69	Ikea Deutschland	Retail	2,062
70	Alba	Disposal / recycling	2,033
71	GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger	Facility management	2,020
72	AWO	Social issues	2,000	⁽¹
	Hello Fresh	Digital economy	2,000	⁽¹
	Concentrix Global Services	Callcenter	2,000	⁽¹
	Deutsche Lufthansa	Aviation	2,000
76	Berliner Volksbank	Bank	1,943
	Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung	Social issues	1,943
78	Ceva Logistics	Logistics	1,935
79	BT Berlin Transport	Traffic	1,843
80	ASML Berlin	Semiconductor industry	1,836
81	Gasag-Gruppe	Energy supplier	1,828
82	Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen	Facility management	1,816
83	Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung	Daycare	1,751
84	Pricewaterhousecoopers	Auditing	1,702
85	Netto ApS & Co. KG	Retail	1,699
86	50Hertz	Energy industry	1,692
87	Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge	Health	1,685
88	Stadler Deutschland	Rail technology	1,665
89	BSH Hausgeräte	Electrical engineering	1,650
90	Degewo	Real estate	1,582
91	Evangelisches Diakonissenhaus Berlin Teltow Lehnin	Health	1,561
92	Steinecke‘s Heidebrot Backstube	Retail/Food	1,528
93	H&M Hennes & Mauritz	Retail	1,513
94	Bio Company	Retail	1,485
95	Berlin-Chemie / Menarini	Pharmaceutical industry	1,465
96	HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie	Research	1,442
97	Howoge Wohnungsbaugesellschaft	Real estate	1,416
98	Mediamarkt Saturn	Retail	1,400	⁽¹
	Accor	Hotel	1,400	⁽¹
100	Commerzbank	Bank	1,360
101	Orafol Europe	Production and finishing of plastics, chemistry	1,328
102	Ernst & Young	Auditing	1,321
103	IAV	Automotive supplier	1,307
104	Galeria	Retail	1,300	⁽¹
105	Vitanas Gruppe	Social issues	1,265
106	Auto1 Group	Digital economy	1,250
107	Spitzke Unternehmensgruppe	Railroad infrastructure	1,246
108	PIN	Postal service provider	1,226
109	Bauhaus	Retail	1,220
110	Diehl Metal Applications	Metal industry	1,215
111	Vattenfall	Energy supplier	1,200
	August Storck	Food	1,200
113	Max-Delbrück-Centrum	Research	1,188
114	Takeda Deutschland	Pharmaceutical industry	1,166
115	Cornelsen Gruppe	Publishing	1,151
116	Teleperformance Germany	Callcenter	1,143
117	TÜV Rheinland	Technical monitoring	1,135
118	B. Braun Melsungen	Medical technology	1,133
119	Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur	Social issues	1,106
120	ASK Unternehmensgruppe	Security services	1,104
121	MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg	Mechanical engineering	1,100
122	Knorr-Bremse	Rail technology	1,075	⁽¹
123	Telefonica O2	Telecommunications	1,021
124	Hornbach Baumarkt	Retail/Garden and hardware stores	1,021
	Autodoc	E-Commerce	1,000	⁽¹
	Bär & Ollenroth	Sanitary technology	1,000	⁽¹
	Vodafone D2	Telecommunications	1,000	⁽¹
	Gesundheitswerk Bethel Berlin	Health	1,000
	ICTS Protect Germany	Security services	1,000	⁽¹
	N26	Digital economy	1,000	⁽¹
	Höffner Möbel	Retail	1,000	⁽¹
	Obi	Retail	1,000	⁽¹
133	KaDeWe Group	Retail	988
134	Sanofi -Aventis Deutschland	Pharmaceutical industry	985
135	Spie	Technical services	980
136	Schindler Deutschland	Elevators	970
137	Ergo	Insurance	962
	Investitionsbank Berlin	Bank	962
139	Idealo Internet	Digital economy	950
140	Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg	Bank	942
141	Barmer	Health insurance	935
142	Foundever	Callcenter	928
143	Mittelbrandenburgische Sparkasse	Bank	925
144	Bausch + Lomb / Dr. Mann Pharma	Pharmaceutical industry	907
145	Forvis Mazars	Bank	906
146	Schloßpark-Klinik	Health	881
147	Alexianer Sankt Gertrauden-Krankenhaus	Health	880
148	DIN-Gruppe	Standardization	863
149	Denns BioMarkt	Retail	857
150	Metro Deutschland	Wholesale	850
151	Messe Berlin	Fair trade	837
152	Park-Klinik Weißensee	Health	835
153	Coca-Cola	Food	829
154	Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung	Diakonie	823
155	Krankenhaus Waldfriede	Health	822
156	Jüdisches Krankenhaus Berlin	Health	813
157	Otis	Elevators	800	⁽¹
	GE Deutschland	Mechanical engineering	800	⁽¹
	AVM	IT	800
	Hellweg Die Profi-Bau & Gartenmärkte	Retail/Garden and hardware stores	800
161	Dekra	Technical monitoring	793
162	Techniker Krankenkasse	Health insurance	780
163	DAK Gesundheit	Health insurance	778
164	Lindner Esskultur	Retail	757
165	Mister Spex	E-Commerce	750	⁽¹
	regiocom Customer Care	Callcenter	750
	Klarna	Bank	750	⁽¹
	Parexel International	Pharma research	750	⁽¹
169	Ströer	Media/Advertising/Publishing	740
169	VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik	Industry	740
171	Toll Collect	Tolling systems	726
172	Albert Schweitzer Stiftung – Wohnen & Betreuen	Social issues	718
173	Gewobag	Real estate	717
174	Immobilien Scout	Digital economy	703
175	Strabag	Construction	700	⁽¹
	Riva Stahl	Steel industry	700	⁽¹
176	mkk – meine krankenkasse	Health insurance	696
177	Lelbach-Gruppe	Electrical engineering/Healthcare	690
178	KiK Textilien & Non-Food	Retail	684
179	Easyjet	Aviation	683
181	Freiberger Lebensmittel	Food production	658
182	Harry-Brot	Food	651
183	Telus International	Callcenter	650	⁽¹
	Menüpartner	Catering	650	⁽¹
	Pflegewohnzentrum Kaulsdorf-Nord	Social issues	650
186	Spielbank Berlin Gustav Jaenecke	Casino	631
187	PSI Software	IT	609
188	Viessmann Werke Berlin	Heating technology	603
189	Pfizer Pharma	Pharmaceutical industry	600	⁽¹
	G-Elit Präzisionswerkzeug	Machine tool construction / tool manufacture	600
	Stölting Kleine Service Berlin	Facility management	600
	Ebay	Digital economy	600
	Trade Republic	Digital economy	600
	TK Maxx	Retail	600	⁽¹
195	Kieback & Peter	Building Systems	576
196	NH Hoteles Deutschland	Hotel	570
197	P&G Manufacturing	Personal Care Products	560
198	Vinci Construction (Marke Eurovia)	Construction industry	557
199	AMS Osram	Electrical engineering	554
200	Zoologische Gärten Berlin	Zoo	548

¹ editorial estimate

Data collection: Journalist office Michael Gneuss

The figures are based on precise and rounded information provided by the companies, our own research and editorial estimates.

The numbers for permanent employees as of 12.31.2024 in Berlin and in the surrounding districts were requested.

(Source: Berliner Morgenpost, 06/2025)

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