Axel Springer SE

large multimedia company in Europe
Organization media_company Q163560
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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 (1,499 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 image is recorded as Berlin - Axel-Springer-Hochhaus.jpg[10].
  • Axel Springer SE's instance of is recorded as media company[11].
  • Axel Springer SE's instance of is recorded as publishing house[12].
  • Axel Springer SE's founder is recorded as Axel Springer[13].
  • Axel Springer is named after Axel Springer SE[14].
  • Axel Springer SE's logo image is recorded as Logo Axel Springer SE.svg[15].
  • Axel Springer SE's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[16].
  • Axel Springer SE's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403911344[17].
  • Axel Springer SE's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312850721[18].
  • Axel Springer SE's GND ID is recorded as 1045949736[19].
  • Axel Springer SE's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97082539[20].
  • Axel Springer SE's IdRef ID is recorded as 032308531[21].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Bild[22].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as WeltN24[23].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Maz & More TV Produktion[24].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Welt[25].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as N24 Doku[26].
  • Axel Springer SE's child organization or unit is recorded as Bild TV[27].

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Founding

Axel Springer SE's founder is recorded as Axel Springer[13]. +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Hamburg[29].

Identity

Axel Springer SE's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AS SE'}[30].

Leadership

Axel Springer SE's chairperson is recorded as Mathias Döpfner[31].

Operations

Axel Springer SE's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[16]. Subsidiaries include Bild[22], a daily newspaper[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1952[34], headquartered in Berlin[35]; WeltN24[23], a business[36], in Germany[37], founded in 2014[38], headquartered in Axel-Springer-Hochhaus[39]; Maz & More TV Produktion[24], a film production company[40], in Germany[41], founded in 2009[42], headquartered in Mediaspree[43]; Welt[25], a television station[44], in Germany[45], founded in 2000[46], headquartered in Berlin[47]; N24 Doku[26], a specialty channel[48], in Germany[49], founded in 2016[50], headquartered in Berlin[51]; and Bild TV[27], a television station[52], in Germany[53], founded in 2021[54], headquartered in Berlin[55].

Industry

Axel Springer SE's industry is recorded as publishing[56].

Ownership

Axel Springer SE's product or material produced is recorded as magazine[57].

Why It Matters

Axel Springer SE ranks in the top 4% of media_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,499 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Section B of the Commercial Register. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [56] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . vdz.de. Retrieved . vdz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . gvu.de. Retrieved . gvu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Section B of the Commercial Register. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . mediadb.eu. Retrieved . mediadb.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [57] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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