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Axel Springer SE

large multimedia company in Europe
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Summary

Axel Springer SE is a media company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of media company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,515 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger[3], Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen e.V.[4], Atlantik-Brücke[5], Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher[6], Bundesverband Community Management[7], German Startups Association[8], German Association for the Digital Economy[9], Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger[10], Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland[11], Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft e.V.[12], German-Israeli Society[13], Bundesverband für strukturierte Wertpapiere[14], Hamburg Chamber of Commerce[15], Handelsverband Deutschland - Der Einzelhandel[16]
  • Country: Germany[17]
  • Instance of: publishing house[18]
  • Founder: Axel Springer[19]
  • Named after: Axel Springer[20]
  • Headquarters location: Berlin[21]
  • Child organization or unit: Bild[22], WeltN24[23], Maz & More TV Produktion[24], Welt[25], N24 Doku[26], Bild TV[27]
  • Commons category: Axel Springer SE[28]
  • Industry: publishing[29]
  • Chairperson: Mathias Döpfner[30]
  • Inception: January 1, 1946[31]
  • Location of formation: Hamburg[32]
  • Official website: https://www.axelspringer.de[33], https://www.axelspringer.com/en/[34], https://www.axelspringer.com/de/[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Axel Springer SE[36]
  • Product or material produced: magazine[37]
  • Employees: 12,843[38], 13,651[39], 13,917[40]
  • Legal form: Societas Europaea[41]
  • Short name: AS SE[42]
  • Owner of: Die Welt[43], Bild[44], Welt am Sonntag[45], Hamburger Abendblatt[46], Business Insider[47], Auto Bild[48], Axel Springer Academy[49], Bild am Sonntag[50], Politico Europe[51], Dziennik Polska-Europa-Świat[52]

Why It Matters

Axel Springer SE has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Related Entities

Bild Frankfurt Stock Exchange Germany Kohlberg Kravis Roberts magazine public company publishing house

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . Section B of the Commercial Register. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . vdz.de. Retrieved . vdz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . gvu.de. Retrieved . gvu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [16] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Section B of the Commercial Register. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . mediadb.eu. Retrieved . mediadb.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . mediadb.eu. Retrieved . mediadb.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . mediadb.eu. Retrieved . mediadb.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . axelspringer.de. Retrieved . axelspringer.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Bruno413 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Grants → Q31838295
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Grants: Axel Springer Award"
  2. 17w ago · Beegies · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accredited by → German Bundestag
    Employees → —
    Headquarters → —
    Board member → Ralph Büchi, Stephanie Caspar
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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