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This is a list of German companies by employees in 1907. The largest 127 companies of the

German Empire The German Empire (), Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditar ...

in 1907 accounted for 7.8 percent of all employees in the German Empire; excluding railways and state-owned enterprises the share was only 3.6 percent. This compares to corresponding percentage shares of 8.2 respectively 4.6 for the United Kingdom at the same time. The largest German companies were predominantly in the heavy industries (mining, coal, iron, iron ore, steel and metals), accounting for 38.7 percent of all employees and the transport and communication sector (railways, postal service, shipping), accounting for 45.4 percent of all employees. State-owned enterprises such as the state railways companies, the postal administration, the Prussian state mines, military workshops and the Imperial shipyards are dominant among the very largest companies.

Companies by employees

The list is based on Wardley (1999), who compiled data from three different sources: the work of Kocka and Siegrist (1979) and Fiedler (1999) on German companies in 1907, and the work of Kunz (1990) on Prussian state-owned enterprises in 1913. Given the shortage of historical employment data some employment numbers are only estimates and some companies might be missing from this list. Employment numbers are including all subsidiaries as long as the parent company is the majority shareholder, that is, holds more than 50 percent of the stock. Employee numbers are not including those employed in foreign subsidiaries. The only two companies in 1907 with large foreign subsidiaries were Siemens with 19.9 percent of the workforce employed abroad (8,542 employees) and

Mannesmann Mannesmann was a German industrial conglomerate. It was originally established as a manufacturer of steel pipes in 1890 under the name "Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG". (Loosely translated: "German-Austrian Mannesmann pi ...

with 34 percent of the workforce employed abroad (2,680 employees). With the de Wendel'sche Berg-und Hüttenwerke the list also includes the German subsidiary of the French de Wendel group. Originally this establishment was located in France, but became part of the German empire with the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1871. }) , 180,000 (1913 data) , Mining , Kunz , - , align="center" , 4. , Friedrich Krupp , 64,354 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 5. , Bayerische Staatseisenbahn , 55,295 , Railway , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 6. , Sächsische Staatseisenbahn , 40,000 , Railway , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 7. , Siemens (

Siemens & Halske Siemens & Halske AG (or Siemens-Halske) was a German electrical engineering company that later became part of Siemens. It was founded on 12 October 1847 as ''Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske'' by Werner von Siemens and Johann Geo ...

and

Siemens-Schuckert Siemens-Schuckert (or Siemens-Schuckertwerke) was a German electrical engineering company headquartered in Berlin, Erlangen and Nuremberg that was incorporated into the Siemens AG in 1966. Siemens Schuckert was founded in 1903 when Siemens & H ...

) , 34,324 , Electrical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 8. , Elsass-Lothringen Reichseisenbahn , 32,545 , Railway , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 9. , Phoenix AG für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb , 32,000 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 10. , Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG , 31,261 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 11. , Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft , 30,667 , Electrical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 12. , Preußische Rüstungswerkstätten ( en, Prussian military workshops) , 30,000(1913 data) , Mechanical engineering , Kunz , - , align="center" , 13. , Kaiserliche Werften , 27,000(1913 data) , Shipbuilding , Kunz , - , align="center" , 14. , Harpener Bergbau , 26,317 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 15. , Badische Staatseisenbahnen , 25,709 , Railway , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 16. ,

Norddeutscher Lloyd Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL; North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of t ...

, 25,000 , Shipping , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 17. , Vereinigte Königs- und Laurahütte , 24,885 , Mining and metals , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 18. ,

Gutehoffnungshütte MAN SE (abbreviation of ''Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg'', ) was a manufacturing and engineering company based in Munich, Germany. Its primary output was commercial vehicles and diesel engines through its MAN Truck & Bus and MAN Latin Ame ...

, 21,657 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 19. , Mansfeld'sche Kupferschiefer-bauende Gewerkschaft , 21,283 , Mining and metals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 20. , Württembergische Staatseisenbahnen , 20,234 , Railway , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 21. , Bergwerksgesellschaft Hibernia , 19,109 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 22. , Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser , 18,931 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 23. , Gebrüder Stumm GmbH , 17,000 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 24. , Hamburg-Amerika Linie , 17,000 , Shipping , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 25. , von Giesche Erben Bergwerksgesellschaft , 13,291 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 26. , de Wendel'sche Berg-und Hüttenwerke , 12,500 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 27. , Hohenlohe-Werke , 12,367 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 28. , Kattowitzer AG für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb , 12,218 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 29. , Bochumer Verein , 12,173 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 30. , Felten & Guilleaume , 11,848 , Electrical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 31. , Dortmunder Union , 11,605 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 32. , Oberschlesische Eisenbahnbedarf , 11,500 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 33. , Deutsch-Luxemburgische Bergwerks- und Hütten-AG , 11,038 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 34. ,

Ludwig Loewe & Company ''Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktiengesellschaft'' (German Weapons and Munitions public limited company), known as DWM, was an arms company in Imperial Germany created in 1896 when ''Ludwig Loewe & Company'' united its weapons and amm ...

, 11,000 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 35. , Vereinigte Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg , 10,908 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 36. , Große Berliner Straßenbahn , 10,391 , Public transport , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 37. ,

Borsig Borsig is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1867–1897), German entrepreneur * August Borsig Johann Karl Friedrich August Borsig (23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessman who founded the ''Borsig-Werke'' facto ...

, 10,000 , Rail vehicles , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 38. ,

Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden The Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden (Alsatian Engineering Company in Grafenstaden) was a heavy industry firm located at Grafenstaden in the Alsace, near the city of Strasbourg. In 1826, André Koechlin founded the engineering ...

, 10,000 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 39. ,

Schichau-Werke The Schichau-Werke (F. Schichau, Maschinen- und Lokomotivfabrik, Schiffswerft und Eisengießerei GmbH) was a German engineering works and shipyard based in Elbing, Germany (now Elbląg, Poland) on the Frisches Haff (Vistula Lagoon) of then-East ...

, 10,000 , Shipbuilding , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 40. , Schlesische AG für Bergbau und Zinkhütten , 10,000 , Mining and metals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 41. , Eschweiler Bergwerksverein , 9,648 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 42. , Oberschlesische Eisenindustrie , 9,500 , Metals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 43. , Rheinische Stahlwerke , 9,435 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 44. , Rheinpreußen Gewerkschaft , 9,277 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 45. , Hoesch Eisen-und Stahlwerk , 9,183 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 46. , Gräflich Henckel von Donnersmarckische Verwaltung , 9,122 , Metals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 47. , Badische Anilin-& Soda-Fabrik , 8,877 , Chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 48. , Fürstlich Pless'sche Kohlenbergwerke , 8,560 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 49. , Donnersmarckhütte , 8,000 , Mining and steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 50. ,

Henschel Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicl ...

, 8,000 , Rail vehicles , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 51. , Norddeutsche Wollkämmerei , 8,000 , Textiles , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 52. , Röchling'sche Eisen-und Stahlwerke , 8,000 , Steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 53. ,

Villeroy & Boch Villeroy & Boch (, ) is a German manufacturer of ceramics, with the company headquarters located in Mettlach, Saarland. History The company began in the tiny Lorraine village of Audun le Tiche, where the iron master François Boch set up a po ...

, 8,000 , Ceramics , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 54. , Farbenfabriken Bayer , 7,811 , Chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 55. , Mathias Stinnes , 7,700 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 56. , Bismarckhütte , 7,505 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 57. , Georgs-Marien-Bergwerks- und Hüttenverein , 7,296 , Mining and steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 58. , Rombacher Hüttenwerke , 7,120 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 59. , Schalker Gruben- und Hüttenverein , 7,091 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 60. , Stettiner Maschinenbau Vulkan , 6,748 , Shipyard , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 61. , Ewald bei Herten Gewerkschaft , 6,500 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 62. , Kaiserliche Werft Kiel , 6,500 , Shipbuilding , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 63. , Thyssen & Co. , 6,489 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 64. , Arenbergische AG für Bergwerk und Hüttenbetrieb , 6,292 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 65. , Consolidation Bergwerks AG , 6,000 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 66. , Hoechster Farbwerke , 6,000 , Chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 67. , Zollverein Gewerkschaft , 5,958 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 68. , Gerresheimer Glashüttenwerk , 5,800 , Glass , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 69. , Preußische Bergwerksdirektion Recklinghausen , 5,745 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 70. , Concordia Bergbau , 5,741 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 71. , Constantin der Große Verein Gewerkschaft , 5,583 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 72. , Leop. Engelhardt & Biermann Cigarettenfabrik , 5,523 , Tobacco , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 73. ,

Ilseder Hütte The Ilseder Hütte is a former ironworks in Ilsede ( district of Peine) in Lower Saxony, Germany History Funded by the bank Ephraim Meyer & Sohn. Carl Hostmann founded an Ironworks based on supposed both coal- and orefields in this area. ...

, 5,400 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 74. , Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG , 5,200 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 75. , Continental-Caoutchouc-Companie , 5,185 , Rubber , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 76. , König Ludwig Gewerkschaft , 5,157 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 77. , Graf von Ballestremische Güterverwaltung , 5,000 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 78. , Gräflich Schaffgotschische Werke GmbH , 5,000 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 79. , Mülheimer Bergwerksverein , 4,933 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 80. , Julius Pintsch AG , 4,918 , Mechanical Engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 81. , Essener Steinkohlenbergwerke , 4,840 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 82. , Eisenhüttenwerke Thale , 4,795 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 83. , Lothringer Hüttenverein Aumetz-Friede , 4,700 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 84. ,

Blohm + Voss Blohm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Hans Blohm C.M. (born 1927), photographer and author *Hermann Blohm (1848–1930), German businessman and co-founder of German company Blohm+Voss *Linn Blohm (born 1992), Swedish handbal ...

, 4,630 , Shipbuilding , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 85. , Breslauer AG für Eisenbau-Wagenbau , 4,600 , Rail vehicles , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 86. , Gewerkschaft des Steinkohlenbergwerks Neumühl , 4,600 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 87. , Strassen-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft Hamburg , 4,500 , Public Transport , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 88. , Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik , 4,500 , Metalware , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 89. ,

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stoc ...

, 4,439 , Banking , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 90. , Buderus'sche Eisenwerke , 4,400 , Steel , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 91. , Vereinigte Gummiwaaren-Fabrik , 4,320 , Rubber , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 92. , Oberschlesische Kokswerke & Chemische Fabrik , 4,259 , Coal products and chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 93. , Graf Bismarck Gewerkschaft , 4,234 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 94. , Riebeck'sche Montanwerke , 4,104 , Chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 95. , Friedrich der Große Gewerkschaft , 4,076 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 96. , Aktien-Gesellschaft Weser , 4,059 , Shipbuilding , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 97. , AG für Bergbau-, Blei-und Zinkfabrikation , 4,025 , Metals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 98. , Bergmann Elektricitäts-Werke , 4,000 , Electrical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 99. , Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron , 4,000 , Chemicals , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 100. , Deutsche Gasglühlicht (Auer-Gesellschaft) , 4,000 , Electrical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 101. , Luxemburger Bergwerk und Saarbrückener Eisenhütte , 4,000 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 102. , Rheinische Metallwaren-und Maschinenfabrik , 4,000 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 103. ,

Sächsische Maschinenfabrik The Sächsische Maschinenfabrik in Chemnitz was one of the most important engineering companies in Saxony in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. Including its various predecessor businesses, the firm ...

, 4,000 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 104. , Königsborn AG für Bergbau , 3,927 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 105. , Lauchhammer AG , 3,774 , Steel , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 106. , Saar-und Mosel Bergwerks Gesellschaft , 3,758 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 107. , Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG , 3,744 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 108. , Dortmunder Steinkohlebergwerk Louise Tiefbau , 3,724 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 109. ,

Orenstein & Koppel Orenstein & Koppel (normally abbreviated to "O&K") was a major Germany, German engineering company specialising in railway vehicles, escalators, and heavy equipment. It was founded on April 1, 1876 in Berlin by Benno Orenstein and Arthur Koppel. ...

, 3,700 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 110. , Bergwerksgesellschaft Dahlbusch , 3,600 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 111. , Maschinenfabrik Gritzner , 3,595 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 112. ,

Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz Deutz AG is a German internal combustion engine manufacturer, based in Porz, Cologne, Germany. History The company was founded by Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, and his partner Eugen Langen on ...

, 3,470 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 113. , Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt , 3,470 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 114. , Essener Bergwerksverein König Wilhelm , 3,277 , Mining , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 115. , Zeche Königin Elisabeth , 3,150 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 116. , Berlin Anhaltische Maschinenbau , 3,117 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 117. ,

Deutsche Reichsbank The ''Reichsbank'' (; 'Bank of the Reich, Bank of the Realm') was the central bank of the German Reich from 1876 until 1945. History until 1933 The Reichsbank was founded on 1 January 1876, shortly after the establishment of the German Empi ...

, 3,084 , Banking , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 118. , Adlerwerke vormals Heinrich Kleyer , 3,000 , Mechanical engineering , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 119. , Berliner Maschinenbau Schwartzkopff , 3,000 , Rail vehicles , Fiedler , - , align="center" , 120. , Kammgarnspinnerei Stöhr , 3,000 , Textiles , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 121. , Gewerkschaft Lothringen , 3,000 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 122. , Gewerkschaft Mont Cenis , 2,978 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 123. , Saar- und Mosel-Bergwerks-Gesellschaft , 2,933 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 124. , Gebrüder Körting , 2,800 , Mechanical engineering , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 125. , Gewerkschaft Vereinigte Helene & Amalie , 2,598 , Mining , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 126. , Gebrüder Stollwerck , 2,500 , Food , Kocka & Siegrist , - , align="center" , 127. , Portland-Cement-Fabrik AG Heidelberg , 2,500 , Cement , Kocka & Siegrist , -

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