Private company

Aldi Nord

Logo: Adrio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

North German multinational discount supermarket chain

Aldi Nord or Aldi (German pronunciation:, stylised in all caps) is a Northern German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chain operating over 13,600 stores in 18 countries. The business was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen.2 It employed about 88,000 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was €24.2 billion in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1960Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersEssen1
  • Websitewww.aldi-nord.de
  • Legal formGmbH & Co. OHG, sociedad anónima1
ALDI Nord, Ernst-August-Stieg, Wilhelmsburg
Photo: Raccoon94, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Aldi Nord or Aldi (German pronunciation: [ˈaldiː] , stylised in all caps) is a Northern German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chain operating over 13,600 stores in 18 countries. The business was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen.2

Corporate structure

Aldi Nord sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Aldi Nord Essen
    • Trader Joe's Subsidiary · Monrovia, California, United States

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Aldi Nord employees by year188.0K in 2025+19% since 2018
025.0K50.0K75.0K100.0K2018: 73.9K73.9K20182019: 77.6K77.6K2019+5%2020: 81.0K81.0K2020+4%2025: 88.0K88.0K2025+9%
  • 202588,0001
  • 202080,9831
  • 201977,6361
  • 201873,9341

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Aldi Nord revenue by year124.2B EUR in 2020+6% since 2019
010.0B EUR20.0B EUR30.0B EUR2019: 22.8B EUR22.8B EUR20192020: 24.2B EUR24.2B EUR2020+6%
  • 202024.2B EUR1
  • 201922.8B EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1960Founded Founded1

Sources

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