Number of companies in the IT industry in Germany 2008-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025

There were 93,887 companies operating in the software and IT services segment in Germany. Numbers fluctuated somewhat during the timeline displayed. Several IT companies surpassed the one billion revenue mark in 2023, among them T-Systems and NTT Data.

Number of companies in the IT industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022

CharacteristicSoftware and IT services*IT hardware**
2022 93,887 1,320
2021 91,251 1,364
2020 89,502 1,385
2019 94,267 1,541
2018 92,735 1,566
2017 90,331 1,611
2016 88,101 1,661
2015 85,779 1,708
2014 83,825 1,775
2013 81,932 1,857
2012 80,490 1,955
2011 78,469 2,078
2010 74,141 2,183
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Release date

June 2024

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Germany

Survey time period

2008 to 2022

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the figures include all companies that are liable for taxation with a revenue of at least 17,500 euros and an annual sales tax of more than 1,000 euros (until 2010: at least 512 euros).

* Filed under Software (WZ 58.2), Information technology services (WZ 62), Data processing, Hosting, Web portals (WZ 63.1), DV and TC device repair (WZ 95.1).

** Office technology and DV hardware.

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