How many freight forwarders are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 30,500 freight forwarders in Germany (October 2026). The total number of freight forwarders in Germany is therefore at least 30,500. Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (6,769), Bavaria (5,265), Baden-Württemberg (3,725).
Key figures
Freight forwarders by federal state
| State | Number | Share | per 100,000 inh. |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 6,769 | 22% | 37.3 |
| Bavaria | 5,265 | 17% | 39.4 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 3,725 | 12% | 33.0 |
| Lower Saxony | 2,865 | 9% | 35.2 |
| Hesse | 2,348 | 8% | 36.7 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 1,371 | 4% | 33.0 |
| Saxony | 1,333 | 4% | 32.6 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 1,244 | 4% | 42.0 |
| Hamburg | 1,229 | 4% | 64.3 |
| Brandenburg | 920 | 3% | 35.8 |
| Thuringia | 844 | 3% | 39.6 |
| Berlin | 802 | 3% | 20.7 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 785 | 3% | 35.8 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 489 | 2% | 30.0 |
| Bremen | 463 | 2% | 66.1 |
| Saarland | 292 | 1% | 29.5 |
| Germany | 30,778 | 100% | 36.4 |
Cities with the most freight forwarders
Digitalization
69% of freight forwarders have no website of their own. By state →
Frequently asked questions
How many freight forwarders are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 30,500 freight forwarders in Germany (October 2026). The total number of freight forwarders in Germany is therefore at least 30,500. Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (6,769), Bavaria (5,265), Baden-Württemberg (3,725).
Which German cities have the most freight forwarders?
Hamburg (1,350), Berlin (786), Munich (404), Bremen (395), Cologne (342).
How many freight forwarders in Germany have a website?
31% have their own website, 28% an email address.
How current is this number?
It is recalculated daily from the current database. Last update: October 18, 2026. Businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are not counted.
Cite this number
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 30,500 freight forwarders in Germany (source: dieanalysten B2B database, October 2026, https://www.dieanalysten.com/en/statistics/freight-forwarders).
The statistics are licensed under CC BY 4.0: free to use, including commercially, with attribution “dieanalysten” and a link.
Method: businesses in the database of dieanalysten GmbH minus a 5% safety margin; businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are excluded. See methodology. As of October 18, 2026.