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As of 4 November 2026, 9,196 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Germany; 136 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 9,196
- Hiring now
- 136 · 50 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Eu technology research consortia · 1,575
- Top city
- Berlin · 1,015
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 258,040
Research institutes & think tanks in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Eu technology research consortia | 1,575 | 17% |
| Biomedical research groups | 1,481 | 16% |
| Humanities social research projects | 1,407 | 15% |
| University research labs | 1,376 | 15% |
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 1,148 | 12% |
| Health services research groups | 787 | 9% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 735 | 8% |
| Sustainability energy research | 711 | 8% |
| Environmental & agri research | 638 | 7% |
| Cultural heritage research projects | 503 | 5% |
| Policy think tanks | 503 | 5% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 445 | 5% |
| Ai & society research | 391 | 4% |
| Local history societies | 282 | 3% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 241 | 3% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2,091 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,854 · 31 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,553 · 26 |
| 51-200 employees | 488 · 27 |
| 201-500 employees | 138 · 29 |
| 501-1000 employees | 38 · 9 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 24 · 11 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 3 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 7 · 3 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1,015 | 11% |
| München | 403 | 4% |
| Hamburg | 275 | 3% |
| Köln | 241 | 3% |
| Bonn | 240 | 3% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 202 | 2% |
| Bochum | 165 | 2% |
| Stuttgart | 155 | 2% |
| Dresden | 145 | 2% |
| Leipzig | 140 | 2% |
| Hannover | 137 | 1% |
| Karlsruhe | 136 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Germany
Public, community & associations in Germany, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 127,410 →
Amateur sports clubs · 69,004 →
Charitable foundations · 31,038 →
Membership associations & unions · 25,158 →
Churches congregations · 21,987 →
Public programmes & agencies · 14,414 →
Municipal government · 4,860 →
Justice & public safety · 612 →
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9,196 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Germany; 136 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/germany/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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