Wiener Stadtwerke

Name

Wiener Stadtwerke

Legal name

Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH

Website

https://wienerstadtwerke.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (5511)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Electric & Other Services Combined (4931)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Management (BPABAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal infrastructure services
• Public transportation
• Energy supply utility
• District heating networks
• Urban mobility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Transport (Wiener Linien): Revenue from public transportation services including U-Bahn, buses, and trams. Approximately 2.4-2.6 million passengers daily. Income generated through ticket sales, monthly passes, and public transport contracts.
2. Energy Supply (Wien Energie): Revenue from supplying electricity, heat, cooling, electromobility, and telecommunications to approximately 2 million customers. Income from regulated tariffs and energy contracts.
3. Network Operations (Wiener Netze): Revenue from operating combined electricity, gas, district heating, and data networks with 99.99% reliability. Network usage fees from energy distribution.
4. Parking Services (Wipark): Revenue from approximately 22,270 parking spaces across 81 locations in Vienna
5. Funeral & Cemetery Services: Revenue from approximately 18,000 annual funeral services through Bestattung Wien and cemetery management of 550,000 graves across 46 cemeteries
6. IT Services (WienIT): Internal IT services and solutions for the Wiener Stadtwerke Group including IT solutions, technical personnel processes, media planning, and print services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH is a municipal infrastructure holding company delivering essential urban services to Vienna and surrounding regions through subsidiaries covering public transport (U-Bahn, bus, tram, regional rail), electricity and district heating supply, electricity and gas grid operation, parking, funeral and cemetery services, real estate management, and centralized IT. The group serves approximately 2 million residents and a broad set of business customers, generating around €6 billion in annual revenue through regulated tariffs, transport subscriptions, parking fees, and service contracts under a 100% City of Vienna ownership mandate.

Product overview

Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH is the 100%-city-owned strategic holding company and Austria's largest municipal infrastructure provider, with approximately six billion euros in annual revenue and around 19,000 employees. It operates as a platform of nine distinct subsidiary brands spanning public transport (Wiener Linien, Wiener Lokalbahnen), energy supply (Wien Energie), network infrastructure (Wiener Netze), parking (Wipark), funeral and cemetery services (Bestattung Wien, Friedhöfe Wien), real estate management (immOH!), and centralized IT services (WienIT). The group is committed to climate neutrality by 2040, driving decarbonization of district heating, renewable energy expansion, and digitalization across all subsidiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wiener Linien: Public transport operator for Vienna (U-Bahn, bus, tram)
• Wien Energie
• Wiener Netze
• Wiener Lokalbahnen
• Wipark
• WienIT
• Bestattung Wien
• Friedhöfe Wien
• immOH!
• GWSG
• Wiener Lokalbahnen Verkehrsdienste (WLV)

Products and services

• Wiener Linien (Public Transport) Vienna's public transport operator running U-Bahn, bus, and tram networks serving 2.4–2.6 million passengers daily; tickets sold through stations, app and ticket vending machines.
• Wien Energie (Energy Supply) Austria's largest regional energy provider delivering electricity, heat, cooling, e-mobility, and telecommunications to approximately 2 million customers.
• Wiener Netze (Grid Network Operations) Austria's largest combined network operator providing electricity, gas, district heating, and data network distribution to over 2 million customers at 99.99% reliability.
• Wiener Lokalbahnen (Regional Rail and Bus) Operator of the Badner Bahn regional rail line (Vienna–Baden), multiple bus lines, and special passenger transport services.
• Wipark (Parking) Vienna's first garage operator providing urban parking across approximately 22,270 spaces at 81 locations citywide.
• Bestattung Wien (Funeral Services) Austria's largest funeral services provider, conducting approximately 18,000 funeral services annually across 16 service locations in Vienna.
• Friedhöfe Wien (Cemetery Management) Operator of 46 cemeteries in Vienna maintaining approximately 550,000 graves, providing cemetery grounds and related management services.
• immOH! (Real Estate Management) Full-service real estate management within the Wiener Stadtwerke Group, handling maintenance of existing buildings and planning/construction of new properties and facilities.
• WienIT (IT Services) Centralized IT and business partner for the Wiener Stadtwerke Group, delivering IT solutions, technical staffing, media planning, and print services for group subsidiaries.
• Tap+Ride (Wiener Linien x Visa Österreich) Contactless public-transport ticketing pilot that combines payment and ticket purchase into a single tap action, eliminating the need to pre-purchase tickets at vending machines or in an app.
• Nextbox@Work (Smart Parcel Service) Smart parcel service for employees enabling private package delivery near the workplace, co-developed with WienIT and now offered to other Viennese companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% grid reliability achieved by Wiener Netze
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Upstream MobilitycoreTechnology or Integration · 31 December 2024WienIT and Upstream Mobility were merged effective December 31, 2024, forming the largest IT consolidation in Austrian municipal economics. The fusion created a unified IT organization serving the entire Wiener Stadtwerke Group.
• Visa ÖsterreichcoreTechnology or IntegrationWiener Linien partnered with Visa Österreich for the Tap+Ride pilot project, testing simplified ticket purchasing through contactless payment technology.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe (IKB): Innsbruck's municipally owned utility providing energy, district heating, and mobility services. Comparable Austrian municipal utility peer with similar city-of-Tyrol ownership and integrated service model.
• Salzburg AG: Regional Austrian multi-utility covering energy, public transport, and telecommunications across the Salzburg region. Comparable as an Austrian integrated municipal/regional utility with overlapping service lines.
• Stadtwerke Graz: Graz's municipal utility group covering energy, public transport (Holding Graz Linien), and telecommunications. Comparable Austrian municipal utility holding with a similar portfolio to Wiener Stadtwerke.
• RheinEnergie: Cologne's municipal multi-utility supplying electricity, gas, district heating, and water, and operating the local public transport (KVB) through the Stadtwerke Köln group. Directly comparable structure and mandate to Wiener Stadtwerke.
• Stadtwerke München: Munich's municipally owned multi-utility (energy, public transit, swimming, telecommunications). Highly comparable to Wiener Stadtwerke as a German-speaking city-owned integrated municipal infrastructure holding with a similar portfolio mix.
• Berliner Stadtwerke: Berlin's municipal energy supplier (heating, electricity, e-mobility) owned by the city of Berlin. Directly comparable as a German city-owned utility focused on energy and decarbonization within a major metropolitan area.
• Linz AG: Austrian municipal utility holding for the city of Linz covering energy, public transport (LINZ AG Linien), telecommunications, and municipal services. Most direct Austrian peer to Wiener Stadtwerke by structure and geographic context.

Broad incumbents

• EnBW: Large listed German utility group covering generation, grids, and retail across electricity, gas, and district heating. Comparable as a major regional incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Wien Energie and Wiener Netze, though broader in geography and privately listed.
• E.ON: One of Europe's largest investor-owned utilities with energy networks, retail, and customer solutions across multiple countries. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same regulatory and competitive space as Wiener Stadtwerke's energy and grid businesses.

Regional players

• Vattenfall: Swedish state-owned utility operating across Northern Europe in electricity, district heating, and gas, with a strong focus on decarbonization. Comparable as a large state-owned utility pursuing climate-neutrality targets similar to Wiener Stadtwerke's 2040 goal, but operating across multiple countries rather than a single city.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WienerStadtwerke
• Facebookfacebook.com/WienerStadtwerke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wienerstadtwerke
• Instagraminstagram.com/wienerstadtwerke
• Xx.com/WienStadtwerke

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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