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Lünendonk® Study 2025: Dataciders ranked No. 1 among data and AI specialists in Germany

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December 3, 2025

Dortmund, December 3, 2025 – The latest Lünendonk® study for 2025 confirms that Dataciders is the No. 1 leading data and AI specialist in Germany. This ranking underscores the company's strategic development as a comprehensive partner for data and AI-driven transformation. The annual ranking by the renowned market research company Lünendonk & Hossenfelder is considered an important industry barometer for the data and AI services market.

Market trend: Data and AI are becoming critical infrastructure in companies

According to Lünendonk, almost all organizations in German-speaking countries are transforming themselves in the direction of data and AI. AI, data platforms, data governance and intelligent automation are becoming key economic levers across sectors such as automotive, industry, energy, banking, retail, and the public sector. With growth rates of over 13% and rising budgets for data and AI projects, data and AI are among the most sustainable future markets in the entire IT services industry.

Why Dataciders is at the forefront

Dataciders is one of the few providers offering comprehensive end-to-end expertise—from technology and strategy to industry knowledge:

Technological depth (AI Engineering, Platforms, Data Management, GenAI, Agentic AI, MLOps)
Strategic consulting (data strategies, operating models, governance, transformation)
Domain and industry knowledge in automotive, industry, energy, finance, retail, pharmaceuticals/public sector
Deliverability across all project phases – from strategy to data operations

According to Lünendonk, 70–90% of customers now explicitly demand this combination—and only a few providers are able to deliver it in depth.

"This top ranking confirms that our approach works: we combine technological depth with strategic consulting and industry knowledge to solve our customers' most complex challenges. Our goal is to make data and AI usable not as buzzwords, but as real levers for value creation," explains Dr. Gero Presser, CEO & Co-Founder of Dataciders.

Successful buy-and-build strategy bears fruit

According to Lünendonk, Dataciders is the highest-grossing data and AI service provider in Germany confirms the long-term course of the Dataciders Group: Through targeted acquisitions, the integration of strong specialists, joint portfolio development, and uniform delivery structures, a company with over 1,000 experts has been created—a leading data and AI partner in the German-speaking world.

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About Dataciders

Dataciders is the leading specialist for data and AI services in German-speaking countries. With around 1,000 expertsand locations in Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria, the company supports organizations in successfully implementing data- and AI-driven transformation—from strategy to operations.