Axel Springer SE, headquartered in Berlin, is an international media and technology company focusing on journalistic offerings and digital classified portals. Core journalistic brands include the BILD and WELT groups, alongside international assets such as POLITICO and Business Insider. In the digital classifieds sector, the company operates platforms like the Stepstone Group for recruiting and the AVIV Group for real estate. Due to a planned corporate split, the company will focus increasingly on digital journalism in the future, while retaining the classifieds business as a minority stake.
Die Betätigung auf den Gebieten Journalismus, Kommunikation, Information und Unterhaltung, Entwicklung und Betrieb Digitaler Plattformen, insbesondere in den Bereichen journalistische Inhalte sowie Stellen- und Immobilienrubriken, Vermarktung und Vermittlung von sowie Handel mit Rechten (insbesondere Bild- und Textrechten), Verträgen (insbesondere im Bereich Gewinnung von Mitarbeitern), journalistischen Inhalten, Waren verschiedener Art (insbesondere Konsumgüter und IT-Produkte), Immobilien sowie Anwendungen unter Nutzung von Medien oder Digitalen Plattformen und die Erbringung von jeweils dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen, sowie Technologie und Digitalisierung in Zusammenhang mit Vorstehendem.
Converted using the official Destatis and Eurostat correspondence tables; ISIC Rev. 4 is the United Nations' international industry classification.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Berlin (Charlottenburg) Local Court, HRB 154517 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Dekan | Vorstand | Berlin |
| Mathias Döpfner | Vorstand | Berlin |
| Claudius Senst | Vorstand | Berlin |
| Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Berlin | |
| Berlin | |
 Axel Springer Auto-Verlag GmbH | Berlin |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Berlin (Charlottenburg) Local Court, HRB 154517 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 14.10.2026 | Satzung amended | Satzung |
| 06.11.2025 | Satzung amended | Satzung |
| 16.05.2025 | Satzung amended | Satzung |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.04.2025 | Capital Decrease | -60.791.914 € | 47.103.397 € |
| 09.12.2015 | Capital Increase | +8.955.311 € | 107.895.311 € |
| 02.12.2013 | Share Capital Set | — | 98.940.000 € |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Berlin (Charlottenburg) Local Court, HRB 154517 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €2,397,600,000 | -€139,100,000 | €7,332,900,000 | 17,026 |
| 2023 | €3,855,300,000 | -€168,500,000 | €7,417,900,000 | 18,242 |
| 2022 | €3,833,900,000 | -€24,700,000 | €7,225,700,000 | 18,205 |
| 2021 | €3,379,200,000 | €439,200,000 | €7,322,300,000 | 16,835 |
| 2020 | €2,965,800,000 | €206,200,000 | €6,574,900,000 | 16,213 |
| 2019 | €3,112,100,000 | €134,600,000 | €6,851,500,000 | 16,120 |
| 2018 | €3,180,700,000 | €208,400,000 | €6,479,000,000 | 16,350 |
| 2017 | €3,562,700,000 | €379,300,000 | €6,435,600,000 | 15,836 |
| 2016 | €3,290,200,000 | €451,900,000 | €6,456,200,000 | 15,323 |
| 2015 | €3,294,900,000 | €307,400,000 | €6,504,700,000 | 15,023 |
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Berlin (Charlottenburg) Local Court, HRB 154517 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €77,300,000 | 88.5% |
| Material Costs | €5,700,000 | 6.5% |
| Depreciation | €4,300,000 | 4.9% |
