Private company

dm-drogerie markt

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German multinational retail store chain

dm-drogerie markt (usually abbreviated as dm) is a chain of retail stores headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, offering cosmetics, healthcare items, household products and health food and drinks. The company was founded in 1973, when it opened its first store in Karlsruhe. Its founder is anthroprosophist Götz Werner.2 It employed about 89,200 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was €12.3 billion in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 28, 1973Founded1
  • Industrydrugstore1
  • HeadquartersKarlsruhe1
  • Websitewww.dm.de
  • Legal formGmbH & Co. KG1
  • Kind of organizationLimited partnership1
  • LEI391200BJDTMV65NJ7G343
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressAm dm-Platz 1, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Mannheim, HRA 1027113
Praha Vinohrady Francouzska 28 dm
Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

dm-drogerie markt (usually abbreviated as dm) is a chain of retail stores headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, offering cosmetics, healthcare items, household products and health food and drinks. The company was founded in 1973, when it opened its first store in Karlsruhe. Its founder is anthroprosophist Götz Werner.2

The story

Founded by Götz Werner on Aug 28, 1973.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

Figures for the number of stores in Europe as of 6 December 2025:

From Wikipedia’s article on Dm-drogerie markt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

dm-drogerie markt employees by year189.2K in 2024+131% since 2016
025.0K50.0K75.0K100.0K2016: 38.5K38.5K20162020: 40.4K40.4K2020+5%2021: 66.1K66.1K2021+63%2022: 71.6K71.6K2022+8%2023: 79.7K79.7K2023+11%2024: 89.2K89.2K2024+12%
  • 202489,1971
  • 202379,7451
  • 202271,6201
  • 202166,0761
  • 202040,4361
  • 201638,5441

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

dm-drogerie markt revenue by year112.3B EUR in 2021+26% since 2016
05.0B EUR10.0B EUR15.0B EUR2016: 9.7B EUR9.7B EUR20162017: 10.3B EUR10.3B EUR2017+6%2018: 10.7B EUR10.7B EUR2018+4%2019: 11.2B EUR11.2B EUR2019+5%2020: 11.5B EUR11.5B EUR2020+3%2021: 12.3B EUR12.3B EUR2021+6%
  • 202112.3B EUR1
  • 202011.5B EUR1
  • 201911.2B EUR1
  • 201810.7B EUR1
  • 201710.3B EUR1
  • 20169.7B EUR1

Timeline

  1. Aug 28, 1973Founded Founded1