The story
Founded by Beate Uhse-Rotermund in 1981, in Flensburg.1
Private company
Beate Uhse
Logo: Beate Uhse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4
German adult entertainment retailer
Beate Uhse Group BV (formerly Beate Uhse AG) is a German industry group which focuses on selling adult entertainment in the form of sex toys, lingerie, clothing and pornography. It is the most successful company in the German sex industry, and the country's leading pornography retailer.2 It was founded by Beate Uhse-Rotermund.1 It employed 470 people in 2017.1 Its revenue was €28 million in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1981Founded1
- Industrypornography industry, retail1
- HeadquartersHamburg1
- Founded inFlensburg1
- Websitewww.beate-uhse.com
- Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
- LEI529900CGO334HZE5E7223
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressSchleidenstraße 3, 22083 Hamburg, Germany3
- Registered withLocal Court Hamburg, HRB 1382343
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Beate Uhse Group BV (formerly Beate Uhse AG) is a German industry group which focuses on selling adult entertainment in the form of sex toys, lingerie, clothing and pornography. It is the most successful company in the German sex industry, and the country's leading pornography retailer.2
Corporate structure
Beate Uhse sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Beate Uhse Hamburg, Germany
- Beate Uhse Erotic Museum Owned · Berlin, Germany
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Beate Uhse reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Beate Uhse Erotic Museum
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Beate Uhse, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderBeate Uhse-Rotermund1
Products and brands
- pornographic film
- sex shop
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Sparkassen- und Giroverband für Schleswig-Holstein 13.1%
Also owns
- Beate Uhse Erotic Museum
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20174701
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 201528.0M EUR1
Timeline
- 1981Founded Founded in Flensburg1
Links
- Websitewww.beate-uhse.com1
- WikipediaBeate Uhse Group BV
- WikidataQ61478755
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBeate Uhse on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBeate Uhse on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsBeate Uhse logo by Beate Uhse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5Wikimedia CommonsBeate Uhse photo by GeorgHH, Public domain