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Top 25 Distance learning institutions based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 106 distance learning institutions headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 6,546 professional contacts across them, including 946 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers distance learning institutions headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest distance learning institutions based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 106 distance learning institutions based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to distance learning institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,573 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WELCOME TO WBS GRUPPE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Strong evidenceHagen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000839 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The FernUniversität in Hagen is Germany’s only state distance-learning university, and its largest in terms of student numbers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceGermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200338 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“karriere tutor® – Gemeinsam.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500307 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg is a hochschulwesen company based out of Hamburg, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500182 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The ILS was founded in Hamburg in 1977.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceDarmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200171 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt is one of the largest and most traditional distance learning institutes in Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLeipzig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lecturio is aiming to have a sustainable and positive influence on the education system and landscape.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceBacknang, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Das Deutsche eLearning Studieninstitut (DeLSt) ist eine moderne Bildungseinrichtung, die neben klassischen e-Learning-Kursen unter anderem auch staatlich anerkannte Abschlüsse…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“An der Steinbeis University - Schools of Next Practices (S-Next) unterstützen wir dich auf deinem persönlichen Karriereweg: Du eignest dir das nötige Wissen an, um deinen…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBacknang, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Europäische Hochschule für Innovation und Perspektive (EHIP) hat sich als moderne Fernhochschule das Ziel gesetzt, dich mit den Schlüsselqualifikationen und Fähigkeiten…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceSiegen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“examio ist eines der führenden EdTech-Unternehmen Deutschlands mit über derzeit aktiven Kursteilnehmern (2024).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceStuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Klett Corporate Education combines the offer of more than 600 qualifications across six distance learning schools and universities of applied sciences of the Klett group: APOLLON…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBraunschweig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Volkshochschule Braunschweig GmbH is an education management company based out of Alte Waage 15, Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceKaiserslautern, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Move forward with distance learning at the TU Kaiserslautern - part-time master and certificate programmes as well as online courses in the disciplines Human Resources, Management…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceStuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a12 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Deutsche Weiterbildungsgesellschaft (DWG) ist ein Unternehmen der Klett Gruppe, eines der größten Bildungsunternehmen in Europa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TLA TeleLearn-Akademie gGmbH is a provider of vocational online courses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bundesverband der Fernstudienanbieter e.V- BLDUNG.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNürnberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Leistungen von Mission: Weiterbildung.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNeu Ulm, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Boost your future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSiegburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Volkshochschule Rhein-Sieg is an education management company based out of 24 Ringstraße, Siegburg, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Strong evidenceCologne, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We provide long-distance education and e-learning solutions for professional development and training.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceGreven, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Das passende Fernstudium zu finden, kann ganz schön überwältigend sein.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLippstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Seit 2022 bietet die Fernakademie für Tourismus und Hospitality deutschlandweit einzigartige und top aktuelle Fernlehrgänge im Bereich der Tourismusbranche an.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceFrankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Introducing the AMATUM Academy ‘AMATUM’, you ask?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceWilhelmshaven, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Herzlich wilkommen auf den Seiten des Instituts für Online-Lehre der Jade Hochschule.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Distance learning institutions based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
14.5%Verified-email coverage
61.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
12.3%Largest-city concentration · Berlin
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
45
11-50
35
51-200
13
201-500
7
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 106 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among distance learning institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “distance learning institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names distance learning institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among distance learning institutions, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 946 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names distance learning institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many distance learning institutions are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 106 distance learning institutions headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

WBS Gruppe, headquartered in Berlin, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most distance learning institutions?

Berlin leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (9) and Munchen (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 946 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 106 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.