Top Wholesale Companies in Germany
We hold 6,830 wholesale companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany's business register does not publish industry classifications, so this segment is built from verified company profiles rather than registry codes — it covers the companies you can actually research and reach, not every entity on the register. Below is how that population splits by location and company size.
Counts on this page are wholesale companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany does not publish industry codes in its business register, so this is not a count of every registered company.
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Ranked by employee band from verified company profiles. Germany's business register does not publish company size or revenue.
| # | Company | Website | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | METRO/MAKRO | metroag.de | 10,000+ |
| 2 | Würth Group | uerth.com | 10,000+ |
| 3 | Hoffmann Group | hoffmann-group.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 4 | BayWa AG | baywa.com | 10,000+ |
| 5 | PHOENIX group - Integrated Healthcare Provider | phoenixgroup.eu | 10,000+ |
| 6 | Würth Deutschland | uerth.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 7 | ASWO | aswo.com | 501–1,000 |
| 8 | Conrad Electronic Group | conrad.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 9 | MA Lighting International GmbH | malighting.com | 51–200 |
| 10 | METRO Deutschland GmbH | metro.de | 10,000+ |
| 11 | CHEFS CULINAR | chefsculinar.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 12 | EDEKA Südwest | verbund.edeka | 10,000+ |
| 13 | Lekkerland SE | lekkerland.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 14 | Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG | uerth-industrie.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 15 | The Berner Group | berner-group.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 16 | BayWa r.e. Solar Distribution / DE | baywa-re.de | 201–500 |
| 17 | GC-GROUP | gc-gruppe.de | 10,000+ |
| 18 | MISUMI Europa GmbH | misumi-ec.com | 201–500 |
| 19 | GRANIT PARTS | granit-parts.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 20 | Sonepar Deutschland GmbH | sonepar.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 21 | KAISER+KRAFT | kaiserkraft.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 22 | EDEKA Minden-Hannover | minden-hannover.edeka | 10,000+ |
| 23 | EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Nord mbH | edeka-nord.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 24 | REPA | repagroup.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 25 | JARLTECH | jarltech.com | 201–500 |
| 26 | igefa | igefa.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 27 | EUROPART Group | europart.net | 1,001–5,000 |
| 28 | PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG | phoenix-online.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 29 | Klöckner & Co SE | kloeckner.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 30 | Memodo GmbH | memodo.de | 201–500 |
| 31 | Frutania GmbH | frutania.de | 51–200 |
| 32 | ELTEN Safety Footwear | elten.com | 201–500 |
| 33 | LKQ STAHLGRUBER | stahlgruber.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 34 | Einkaufsbüro Deutscher Eisenhändler (E/D/E Gruppe) | ede.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 35 | F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co.KG | reyher.de | 501–1,000 |
| 36 | FRICKE Group | fricke.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 37 | Keller & Kalmbach GmbH | keller-kalmbach.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 38 | NORDWEST Handel AG | nordwest.com | 201–500 |
| 39 | BUHLMANN Group | buhlmann-group.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 40 | Wünsche Group | uenschegroup.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 41 | TAKKT Group | takkt.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 42 | Herweck AG | herweck.de | 201–500 |
| 43 | Parts Europe | partseurope.eu | 201–500 |
| 44 | RECA NORM | recanorm.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 45 | WM SE | m.de | 5,001–10,000 |
| 46 | UNI ELEKTRO Fachgroßhandel GmbH & Co. KG | unielektro.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 47 | EURONICS Deutschland eG | euronics-deutschland.de | 201–500 |
| 48 | api Computerhandels GmbH | api.de | 501–1,000 |
| 49 | Alexander Bürkle | alexander-buerkle.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 50 | Sanacorp Pharmahandel GmbH | sanacorp.de | 1,001–5,000 |
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It concentrates in Berlin (246 companies), followed by Hamburg, Munich, Cologne. If your reps work territories, that is the fastest way to split the list.
At regional level North Rhine-Westphalia leads with 1,023 companies — useful if you assign by state or canton rather than by city.
By headcount, 1,622 are micro companies of 1–9 people and 2,602 sit in the 10–249 range — usually the best band for outbound, since they are big enough to hold a budget and small enough that the decision maker answers.
Where wholesale companies are based
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| Berlin | 246 |
| Hamburg | 241 |
| Munich | 120 |
| Cologne | 96 |
| Düsseldorf | 87 |
| Bremen | 72 |
| Stuttgart | 63 |
| Nuremberg | 56 |
| Essen | 52 |
| Frankfurt | 50 |
Wholesale by region
| Region | Companies |
|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,023 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 947 |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 732 |
| Bavaria | 617 |
| Bayern | 409 |
| Lower Saxony | 354 |
| Hesse | 298 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 274 |
| Berlin | 245 |
| Hamburg | 244 |
Wholesale by company size
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1–9 | 1,622 |
| 10–49 | 1,733 |
| 50–249 | 869 |
| 250–999 | 369 |
| 1,000+ | 104 |
Headcount is published for 4,697 of these companies; the rest are in the database without a size band.
Frequently asked questions
How many wholesale companies are there in Germany?
Our data covers 6,830 wholesale companies in Germany with a verified online presence.
Can I get decision-maker contacts for these companies?
Yes. Every company record can be paired with verified decision-maker contacts — names, job titles, verified email addresses and direct phone numbers. Book a meeting and we will scope the list against your ICP.
Why is this not a count of every registered company in Germany?
Counts on this page are wholesale companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany does not publish industry codes in its business register, so this is not a count of every registered company.