Companies with internet access (10 or more employees, excl. banking sector)
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Supplementary notes
The source states that the reporting period was January of the survey year. For the survey that took place in 2016, fieldwork began in February of 2016 with the dispatch of survey documents and ended in mid-July of 2016 with the transfer of raw data from the statistical offices of the individual states to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.
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Usage of cloud computing in companies in Germany 2016, by size
This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the usage rate of paid IT services via cloud computing in companies in Germany in 2016, broken down by company size. During the survey period it was found that roughly 21 percent of responding companies with a workforce of 50 to 249 employees used paid cloud computing services.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (December 9, 2016). Share of companies that used paid IT services via cloud computing in Germany in 2016, by company size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/473613/cloud-computing-usage-by-company-size-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of companies that used paid IT services via cloud computing in Germany in 2016, by company size." Chart. December 9, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/473613/cloud-computing-usage-by-company-size-germany/
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Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of Companies That Used Paid It Services via Cloud Computing in Germany in 2016, by Company Size." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 9 Dec 2016, /statistics/473613/cloud-computing-usage-by-company-size-germany/
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Share of companies that used paid IT services via cloud computing in Germany in 2016, by company size [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, December 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/473613/cloud-computing-usage-by-company-size-germany/