History: Old Germany

Of the world's 500 largest stock-market-listed companies measured by revenue in 2010, the Fortune Global 500, 37 are headquartered in Germany. 30 Germany-based companies are included in the DAX, the German stock market index. Well-known global brands are Mercedes-Benz, BMW, SAP, Siemens, Volkswagen, Adidas, Audi, Allianz, Porsche, and Nivea. Germany is recognised for its specialised small and medium enterprises. Around 1,000 of these companies are global market leaders in their segment and are labelled hidden champions.
The list includes the largest companies by turnover in 2009. Unranked are the largest bank and the largest insurance company in 2007:
Rank - Name - Headquarters - Revenue (Mil. €) - Profit (Mil. €) - Employees (World)
1 - Volkswagen AG - Wolfsburg - 108,897 - 4,120 - 329,305