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As of 4 November 2026, 5,554 games development & publishing companies are based in Germany; 32 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
- 5,554
- Hiring now
- 32 · 8 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Game studios · 2,017
- Top city
- Berlin · 273
- Parent market
- Media & content · 254,606
Games development & publishing in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Game studios | 2,017 | 36% |
| Private game servers | 1,357 | 24% |
| Tabletop game publishers | 973 | 18% |
| Game portals | 714 | 13% |
| Other games development & publishing | 694 | 12% |
| Mobile casual game studios | 687 | 12% |
| Video game media | 626 | 11% |
| Game development service studios | 108 | 2% |
| Other user content aggregator platforms | 65 | 1% |
| Youtube channels | 35 | 1% |
| Anime manga fandom media | 32 | 1% |
| Hobby electronics & radio publishers | 21 | 0% |
| Developer technical blogs | 18 | 0% |
| Social media influencers | 16 | 0% |
| Esports organisations & teams | 13 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 4,788 · 5 |
| 2-10 employees | 601 · 9 |
| 11-50 employees | 126 · 6 |
| 51-200 employees | 32 · 8 |
| 201-500 employees | 5 · 3 |
| 501-1000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 273 | 5% |
| Hamburg | 189 | 3% |
| München | 93 | 2% |
| Köln | 89 | 2% |
| Paris 17 | 57 | 1% |
| Düsseldorf | 48 | 1% |
| Sankt Augustin | 48 | 1% |
| Leipzig | 43 | 1% |
| Harbin | 34 | 1% |
| Fellbach | 28 | 1% |
| Karlsruhe | 28 | 1% |
| Berlin Friedrichshain | 25 | 0% |
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The stack of games development & publishing in Germany
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Other segments of media & content in Germany
Media & content in Germany, the whole market →
News & content portals · 112,567 →
User content aggregator platforms · 35,989 →
Writers & independent publishing · 26,066 →
Visual art galleries & prints · 24,133 →
Travel blogs guides · 22,919 →
Music & radio · 21,365 →
Creator channels & influencers · 19,265 →
Books publishing & retail · 13,535 →
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5,554 games development & publishing companies are based in Germany; 32 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/media_content/germany/games_development_and_publishing)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Games development & publishing in Germany: questions
How many games development & publishing companies are there in Germany?
5,554 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Media & content → Games development & publishing → leaf niches such as game studios, private game servers, tabletop game publishers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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