Yes, if they appear in our sources with an address or contact, for example via their own website. The export has no “registered” field; the suffix “e. V.” usually indicates registration.
R 90–93 · S 94
Sports clubs and gyms, music, cultural and local heritage societies, theatres, museums and libraries, leisure parks, business and professional associations, chambers, trade unions and parishes – for manufacturers of sports goods and equipment, event organisers, insurers, software and printing service providers. Start with a clear inclusion and exclusion brief for German companies. Use industry, territory and required contact fields to describe a workable target group rather than requesting the largest possible list.
Our database (as of 21 October 2026): 126,429 businesses in this industry, 100,839 of them with a phone number.
Export of the whole industry: €269 (final price). Selections by federal state, district or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 90,289 businesses in Germany according to Destatis, business register, GENESIS table 52111-0010 (reference year 2024, table updated 21 September 2026). Section R arts, entertainment and recreation (divisions 90 to 93). The table gives no figure for division 94 (membership organisations, including religious organisations). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
| Item | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses in our database | 126,429 | 100 % |
| with phone number | 100,839 | 79.8 % |
| with email address | 70,571 | 55.8 % |
| with website | 100,813 | 79.7 % |
| Price for the whole industry | €269 | Final price |
This industry combines two areas of the classification. Section R “Arts, entertainment and recreation” covers creative and performing arts (90), libraries, museums and zoos (91), gambling and betting (92) and sports, amusement and recreation (93) – from the sports club and the gym to the leisure park.
From section S, division 94 is included: membership organisations, including religious ones – business and employers’ organisations, chambers, professional associations, trade unions, parishes, political parties and other associations. Sports clubs are not classified here but under 93.12.
| WZ 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities | theatres, orchestras, artists, cultural and event venues |
| 91 | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | museums, libraries, zoos and wildlife parks |
| 92 | Gambling and betting activities | amusement arcades, casinos, betting shops |
| 93.1 | Sports activities | sports facilities (93.11), sports clubs (93.12), fitness facilities (93.13) |
| 93.2 | Amusement and recreation activities | amusement and theme parks, other leisure facilities |
| 94.1 | Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations | associations, chambers, guilds |
| 94.2 | Activities of trade unions | trade unions |
| 94.9 | Activities of other membership organisations | parishes (94.91), political parties (94.92), other associations (94.99) |
Registered associations have a register of their own. Many institutions in this industry, however, are companies, public-law bodies or unregistered associations.
These 15 columns are included.
Targeting brief for Clubs, associations, sport and culture: For each relevant code (90, 91, 92, 93.1, 93.2, 94.1, 94.2, 94.9), decide which activity fits your offer and which neighbouring activities to exclude. Unavailable attributes are: number of members and club sections; names of chairpersons and board members; charitable and tax status; sports facilities, hall times and league levels; register number and register court of the association. Do not treat these as filters already applied to the list. Transfer the boundaries explained below into the brief and flag the research your team still needs to do.
Most associations are run by volunteers. The address is often the home of a board member and changes when a new board is elected. Phone numbers and postal addresses of small associations are therefore shorter-lived than those of businesses; federations and large clubs, by contrast, have an office.
A sports club with a gym, a museum with a café, an association with an academy: many institutions have several activities. The assignment follows the main activity; academies of associations may therefore be in the industry Education and training.
The official figure covers section R only; the table gives no figure for the organisations of division 94. Our figure includes associations, federations and parishes insofar as they appear in our sources and is therefore higher.
We offer club software for membership management and fees and are looking for sports clubs (93.12) in Lower Saxony and Bremen with a phone number or website. Please exclude gyms. How many clubs does the selection include?
Use cases
Membership management, fee collection and league operations for clubs in a region.
Kits, equipment and club supplies: contact sports clubs by district.
Museums, theatres and cultural institutions as partners for joint offers.
Liability and event insurance for clubs and associations.
Questions
Yes, if they appear in our sources with an address or contact, for example via their own website. The export has no “registered” field; the suffix “e. V.” usually indicates registration.
Yes. Sports clubs are classified under 93.12, gyms under 93.13 and sports facilities under 93.11. They are separated using these classes and the name of the entry.
For this industry, Destatis only reports section R. For membership organisations, parishes and other associations (division 94), the table gives no figure; our figure includes them.
No. Selection helps document relevance, but does not establish demand, contact permission or response rates. Confirm which criteria can actually be applied and retain exclusions with the agreed brief.
90,289 businesses in Germany according to Destatis, business register, GENESIS table 52111-0010 (reference year 2024, table updated 21 September 2026). Section R arts, entertainment and recreation (divisions 90 to 93). The table gives no figure for division 94 (membership organisations, including religious organisations). This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
126,429 businesses in our database (as of 21 October 2026), 100,839 of them with a phone number (79.8%), 70,571 with an email address and 100,813 with a website. Regional filters reduce the number; we confirm the size of your selection before you order.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (§ 7 UWG): questions about all industries.