37 German corporations were listed in the 2010 Fortune Global 500. The Global 500 ranks the 500 largest corporations in the world. Listed below are the largest German corporations. The companies global rank is noted in parentheses:
- Volkswagen (16)
- Alianz (20)
- E.ON (27)
- Daimler (30)
- Siemens (40)
- Metro (57)
- Deutsche Telekom (59)
- Munich Re Group (73)
- BASF (81)
- BMW (82)
- Deutsche Post (86)
- RWE (101)
- Deutsche Bank (113)
- ThyssenKrupp (123)
- Robert Bosch (129)
- Bayer (170)
- Deutsche Bahn (177)
- DZ Bank (212)
- Commerzbank (213)
- Franz Haniel (219)
- Lufthansa Group (246)
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (259)
- Edeka Zentrale (261)
- Continental (287)
- KFW Bankengruppe (321)
- Hochtief (322)
- Bayerische Landesbank (345)
- Norddeutsche Landesbank (367)
- Heraeus Holding (381)
- Bertelsmann (392)
- Energie Baden-Württemberg (406)
- Fresenius (439)
- TUI (449)
- Henkel (457)
- Boehringer Ingelheim (463)
- Evonik Industries (470)
- MAN Group (490)
Source: Fortune