Axel Springer SE

large multimedia company in Europe
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Axel Springer SE

Summary

Axel Springer SE is a media company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of media_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Axel Springer SE was a member of Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger[3].
  • Axel Springer SE was a member of Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen e.V.[4].
  • Axel Springer SE was a member of Atlantik-Brücke[5].
  • Axel Springer SE was a member of Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher[6].
  • Axel Springer SE was a member of Q18679052[7].
  • Axel Springer SE was a member of German Startups Association[8].
  • Axel Springer SE is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Axel Springer SE's instance of is recorded as media company[10].
  • Axel Springer SE's instance of is recorded as publishing house[11].
  • Axel Springer SE's founder is recorded as Axel Springer[12].
  • Axel Springer is named after Axel Springer SE[13].
  • Axel Springer SE's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[14].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Bild[15].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as WeltN24[16].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Maz & More TV Produktion[17].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Welt[18].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as N24 Doku[19].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Bild TV[20].
  • Axel Springer SE's Commons category is recorded as Axel Springer SE[21].
  • Axel Springer SE's industry is recorded as publishing[22].
  • Axel Springer SE's chairperson is recorded as Mathias Döpfner[23].
  • January 1, 1946 marks the founding of Axel Springer SE[24].
  • Axel Springer SE's location of formation is recorded as Hamburg[25].
  • Axel Springer SE's official website is recorded as https://www.axelspringer.de[26].
  • Axel Springer SE's official website is recorded as https://www.axelspringer.com/en/[27].

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Founding

Axel Springer SE's founder is recorded as Axel Springer[12]. January 1, 1946 marks the founding of it[24]. Its location of formation is recorded as Hamburg[25].

Identity

Axel Springer SE's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AS SE'}[28].

Leadership

Axel Springer SE's chairperson is recorded as Mathias Döpfner[23].

Operations

Axel Springer SE's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[14]. Subsidiaries include Bild[15], a daily newspaper[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1952[31], headquartered in Berlin[32]; WeltN24[16], a business[33], in Germany[34], founded in 2014[35], headquartered in Axel-Springer-Hochhaus[36]; Maz & More TV Produktion[17], a film production company[37], in Germany[38], founded in 2009[39], headquartered in Mediaspree[40]; Welt[18], a television station[41], in Germany[42], founded in 2000[43], headquartered in Berlin[44]; N24 Doku[19], a specialty channel[45], in Germany[46], founded in 2016[47], headquartered in Berlin[48]; and Bild TV[20], a television station[49], in Germany[50], founded in 2021[51], headquartered in Berlin[52].

Industry

Axel Springer SE's industry is recorded as publishing[22].

Ownership

Axel Springer SE's product or material produced is recorded as magazine[53].

Why It Matters

Axel Springer SE ranks in the top 4% of media_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,512 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

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  1. [9] . Section B of the Commercial Register. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] . vdz.de. Retrieved . vdz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . gvu.de. Retrieved . gvu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Section B of the Commercial Register. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . mediadb.eu. Retrieved . mediadb.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [53] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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