Volkswagen had by far the highest amount of global employees of all companies based in Germany in 2024, at approximately 684 thousand employees. Deutsche Post DHL Group had the second highest number of employees at 504 thousand, followed by Bosch which had 429 thousand employees.
Largest companies based in Germany on number of employees worldwide in 2024
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Fortune. (December 10, 2024). Largest companies based in Germany on number of employees worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218879/largest-germany-based-companies-employees/
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