Berlin’s Top 200 - The largest employers in Berlin
Berlin attracts not only highly qualified employees to the Spree but also attractive employers.
Berlin’s top 200 employers
The current survey by the Berliner Morgenpost among the largest employers in the city shows: Corporations are committing to Berlin, the locations of large companies in the capital are growing.
Berlin’s largest employer in 2022 comes from the transport sector: With over 25,000 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place, followed by the Charité (over 21,500 employees), the Vivantes network for health (over 18,000 employees) and the BVG (over 15,800 employees). Rewe Markt GmbH takes 5th place with around 11,600 employees.
Company name | Industry sector | Employees 2022 | ||
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1 | Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) | Transport/Logistics | 25,103 | |
2 | Charité | Health | 21,556 | |
3 | Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit | Health | 18,090 | |
4 | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) | Traffic | 15,830 | |
5 | Rewe Markt GmbH | Retail | 11,600 | |
6 | Deutsche Post DHL | Logistics | 11,500 | (1 |
7 | Tesla | Automotive | 10,000 | (1 |
Edeka (inkl. Netto) | Retail | 10,000 | (1 | |
9 | Mercedes-Benz | Automotive industry | 9,990 | |
10 | Johannesstift Diakonie | Health | 8,628 |
Complete List of Berlin’s top 200 employers in 2022
11 | Zalando | Digital economy | 8,000 | |
12 | Kaufland | Retail | 6,600 | |
13 | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | 6,380 | |
14 | Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR | Waste management | 6,350 | |
15 | Gegenbauer | Facility management | 6,334 | |
16 | Helios Kliniken | Health | 6,260 | |
17 | Axel Springer | Media | 6,022 | |
18 | Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | Social issues | 6,000 | |
19 | Deutsche Bank (including Deutsche Bank und Postbank) | Bank | 5,500 | |
20 | Siemens | Electrical engineering | 5,000 | |
Bayer | Pharmaceutical industry | 5,000 | ||
22 | Lidl | Retail | 4,800 | |
Siemens Energy | Energy | 4,800 | ||
24 | Berliner Wasserbetriebe | Water supplier | 4,770 | |
Alexianer | Health | 4,770 | ||
26 | Securitas Sicherheitsdienste | Security services | 4,700 | |
27 | Wisag Facility Service Holding | Facility management | 4,610 | |
28 | Volkswagen | Automotive industry | 4,566 | |
29 | Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann | Health | 3,945 | |
30 | Dussmann Group | Facility management, plant engineering, technical service, geriatric care, retail | 3,800 | |
31 | Netto Marken-Discount | Retail | 3,717 | |
32 | Amazon | Digital economy | 3,600 | |
33 | Fiege Logistik (inkl. Joint Venture Berlin Last Mile) | Contract logistics | 3,529 | |
34 | Deutsche Kreditbank | Bank | 3,513 | |
35 | Berliner Sparkasse | Bank | 3,492 | |
36 | Delivery Hero | Digital economy | 3,413 | |
37 | Caritas | Social issues | 3,250 | |
38 | Immanuel Albertinen Diakonie, Geschäftsstelle Berlin | Health and social services | 3,231 | |
Stephanus-Stiftung | Health | 3,231 | ||
40 | Bundesdruckerei | IT | 3,065 | |
41 | McDonald's | Systemgastronomie | 3,050 | |
42 | Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 3,038 | |
43 | Vattenfall | Energy supplier | 2,900 | |
44 | EJF | Social issues | 2,887 | |
45 | BASF | Chemistry | 2,750 | |
46 | AOK Nordost | Health insurance | 2,744 | |
47 | Allianz | Insurance | 2,723 | |
48 | BMW | Automotive industry | 2,700 | |
49 | KPMG | Auditing | 2,586 | |
50 | Biotronik | Medical technology | 2,500 | |
Alstom Transport Deutschland | Rail technology | 2,500 | ||
Ceva Logistics | Logistics | 2,500 | ||
53 | dm-drogerie Markt | Retail | 2,447 | |
54 | Rolls-Royce Deutschland | Development, assembly and maintenance of aircraft engines | 2,405 | |
55 | Mosaik Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 2,363 | |
56 | Aldi | Retail | 2,350 | (1 |
57 | 3B Dienstleistungen Deutschland | Infrastructural building services | 2,318 | |
58 | Renafan | Social issues | 2,300 | |
Bosch | Electrical engineering | 2,300 | ||
60 | Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin | Health | 2,294 | |
61 | Dirk Rossmann | Retail | 2,285 | |
62 | Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg | Health | 2,234 | |
63 | SAP | IT | 2,215 | |
64 | GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger | Facility management | 2,207 | |
65 | Lebenshilfe Berlin | Social issues, inclusion | 2,184 | |
66 | Concentrix Global Services (vormals Convergys Global Services) | Callcenter | 2,100 | |
AWO | Social issues | 2,100 | ||
Volkssolidarität Berlin | Social issues | 2,100 | ||
Oberlinhaus | Health, rehabilitation | 2,100 | (1 | |
70 | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg | Airport | 2,029 | |
71 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Aviation | 2,000 | |
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof | Retail | 2,000 | (1 | |
73 | Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB | Social issues | 1,921 | |
74 | BT Berlin Transport | Transport | 1,909 | |
75 | Alba | Waste management / Recycling | 1,907 | |
76 | Ikea Deutschland | Retail | 1,832 | |
77 | Berliner Volksbank | Bank | 1,820 | |
78 | Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen | Facility management | 1,820 | |
79 | Stromnetz Berlin | Energy | 1,795 | |
80 | Gasag-Gruppe | Energy supplier | 1,749 | |
81 | IAV | Automotive supplier | 1,733 | |
82 | Stadler Deutschland | Rail technology | 1,720 | |
83 | Freiberger Lebensmittel | Food production | 1,716 | |
84 | Netto ApS & Co. KG | Retail | 1,653 | |
85 | Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin | Health | 1,600 | (1 |
86 | ASML Berlin | Semiconductor industry | 1,526 | |
87 | Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung | Daycare | 1,520 | |
88 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz | Retail | 1,517 | |
89 | Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge | Health | 1,502 | |
90 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Auditing | 1,500 | |
Bauhaus | Retail | 1,500 | ||
92 | Bio Company | Retail | 1,489 | |
93 | degewo | Real Estate | 1,470 | |
94 | Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube | Retail/Food | 1,464 | |
95 | MediamarktSaturn Deutschland | Retail | 1,450 | (1 |
96 | Commerzbank | Bank | 1,430 | |
97 | Accor | Hotel | 1,400 | (1 |
98 | Ernst & Young | Auditing | 1,366 | |
99 | Diehl Metal Appilcations | Metallindustrie | 1,331 | |
100 | Takeda Deutschland | Pharmaceutical industry | 1,306 | |
101 | Auto1 Group | Digital economy | 1,300 | |
Hello Fresh | Digital economy | 1,300 | (1 | |
103 | HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f. Materialien und Energie | Research | 1,278 | |
104 | Evangelisches Diakonissenhaus Berlin Teltow Lehnin | Health | 1,250 | (1 |
105 | PIN | Postal service provider | 1,249 | |
106 | Randstad Deutschland | Human Resources | 1,238 | |
107 | Vitanas Gruppe | Social issues | 1,222 | |
108 | 50Hertz | Energy industry | 1,207 | |
109 | August Storck | Food | 1,200 | |
Obi | Retail | 1,200 | (1 | |
111 | Cornelsen Gruppe | Publishing | 1,196 | |
112 | Orafol Europe | Graphic films, reflecting materials and industrial adhesive tapes | 1,187 | |
113 | Max-Delbrück-Centrum | Research | 1,177 | |
114 | KaDeWe Group | Retail | 1,172 | |
115 | Autodoc | E-Commerce | 1,113 | |
116 | BERLIN-CHEMIE | Pharmaceutical industry | 1,111 | |
117 | Vonovia | Real Estate | 1,099 | |
118 | B. Braun Melsungen | Medical technology | 1,088 | |
119 | TÜV Rheinland | Technische Überwachung | 1,081 | |
120 | Knorr-Bremse | Rail technology | 1,075 | (1 |
121 | Gesundheitswerk Bethel Berlin gemeinnützige GmbH | Health | 1,070 | |
122 | Studierendenwerk Berlin | Service for students at Berlin universities | 1,067 | |
123 | Spitzke Unternehmensgruppe | Rail infrastructure | 1,045 | |
124 | Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland | Pharmaceutical industry | 1,035 | |
125 | Bär & Ollenroth | Sanitary engineering | 1,031 | |
126 | Hornbach Baumarkt | Retail / Garden and hardware stores | 1,028 | |
127 | Majorel Berlin GmbH | Callcenter | 1,026 | |
128 | Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur | Social issues | 1,007 | |
129 | ICTS Protect Germany (vormals GSE Protect) | Security services | 1,001 | |
130 | Idealo Internet | Digital economy | 1,000 | |
Vodafone D2 | Telecommunications | 1,000 | (1 | |
N26 | Digital economy | 1,000 | (1 | |
133 | Howoge Wohnungsbaugesellschaft | Real Estate | 993 | |
134 | Telefonica O2 | Telecommunications | 975 | |
Schindler Deutschland | Elevators | 975 | ||
136 | Sankt Gertrauden-Krankenhaus | Health | 964 | |
137 | Ergo | Insurance | 961 | |
138 | Coca-Cola | Food | 955 | |
139 | MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH | Mechanical engineering | 950 | |
140 | Mittelbrandenburgische Sparkasse | Bank | 931 | |
141 | ASK Unternehmensgruppe | Security services | 920 | |
BSH Hausgeräte | Electrical engineering | 920 | ||
143 | Höffner Möbel | Retail | 870 | (1 |
Otis | Elevators | 870 | (1 | |
145 | Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg | Bank | 869 | |
146 | METRO Deutschland GmbH | Wholesale | 859 | |
147 | Barmer | Health insurance | 857 | |
148 | AVM | IT | 850 | |
Stölting Kleine Service Berlin | Facility management | 850 | ||
150 | Mister Spex | E-commerce | 844 | |
151 | Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung | Diakonie | 818 | |
152 | Messe Berlin | Messe | 814 | |
153 | Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte | Retail | 800 | |
Primark | Retail | 800 | (1 | |
Here Deutschland | Technology | 800 | (1 | |
GE Deutschland | Mechanical engineering | 800 | (1 | |
Manpower Group | Human Resources | 800 | (1 | |
easyJet | Aviation | 800 | (1 | |
159 | Strabag | Construction | 795 | |
160 | Spie | Technical services | 790 | |
161 | DIN-Gruppe | Standardization and norming | 789 | |
162 | Investitionsbank Berlin | Bank | 782 | |
163 | P&G Manufacturing | Care products | 780 | (1 |
Klarna | Bank | 780 | (1 | |
165 | Techniker Krankenkasse | Health insurance | 779 | |
166 | Krankenhaus Waldfriede | Health | 776 | |
167 | Mazars | Auditing | 775 | |
168 | Bausch + Lomb / Dr. Mann Pharma | Pharmaceutical industry | 770 | |
169 | Park-Klinik Weißensee | Health | 766 | |
170 | Mytoys | Digital economy, E-commerce | 765 | |
171 | Ströer | Media / Advertising / Publishing | 760 | |
172 | Gewobag | Real Estate | 755 | |
Foundever (vormals Sitel Germany) | Callcenter | 755 | ||
174 | regiocom Customer Care | Callcenter | 752 | |
175 | Sodexo Deutschland | Facility management | 750 | (1 |
Dekra | Technical monitoring | 750 | (1 | |
Parexel International | Pharmaceutical research | 750 | (1 | |
178 | DAK Health | Health insurance | 742 | |
179 | Denns BioMarkt | Retail | 740 | |
180 | Lindner Esskultur | Retail | 735 | |
181 | Telus International | Callcenter | 726 | |
182 | BKK·VBU | Health insurance | 708 | |
183 | KiK Textilien & Non-Food | Retail | 704 | |
184 | Pfizer Pharma | Pharmaceutical industry | 700 | |
185 | Immobilien Scout | Digital economy | 695 | |
186 | Schloßpark-Klinik | Health | 685 | |
187 | Riva Stahl | Steel industry | 670 | (1 |
188 | Harry-Brot | Retail | 660 | |
189 | Toll Collect | Tolling systems | 658 | |
190 | Menüpartner | Catering industry | 650 | (1 |
AMS Osram | Electrical engineering | 650 | (1 | |
192 | G-Elit Präzisionswerkzeug | Machine tool building / tool production | 630 | |
193 | Viessmann Werke Berlin | Heating engineering | 628 | |
194 | Ebay | Digital economy | 600 | |
Pflegewohnzentrum Kaulsdorf-Nord | Social issues | 600 | ||
196 | PSI | IT | 595 | |
197 | Lelbach-Gruppe | Electrotechnical engineering / health care | 560 | |
198 | Atotech Deutschland | Chemistry | 554 | |
199 | Flink | E-commerce | 550 | (1 |
200 | Aristo-Gruppe | Pharmaceutical industry | 540 |
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 12.31.2022 in Berlin and in the surrounding districts were requested.