Although slightly decreasing each year, the German publishing industry remains very important with revenues reaching more than €8.1 billion in 2019. The market’s key players are Funke Medien, Axel Springer, Gruner + Jahr, Burda and Bauer Media. These groups also gained a strong international presence over the years and they often belong to larger diversified groups. For example, Bauer Media is a leader in the radio industry in Europe. Gruner + Jahr is part of the same group as the European television leader RTL.
This report provides comprehensive data sets in terms of market structure, evolution of shares and revenues, main publishing media groups’ ownership and specificities in the country. It also features a comparison with the top countries in Europe.
Data and analysis provided in the report include:
- Evolution of the share of advertising expenditures: publishing versus other media (TV, radio, OOH, online, cinema)
- Total net income of all big, medium and small groups in each country, including advertising, circulation, digital and print
- 6-year historical data
- Regional benchmarking: by country and by actor, per capita revenues
- Tracking of industry consolidation
- Analysis of cross-media presence (TV, print, OOH)
Updated in 2020 for YE 2019 with 6-year historical data.
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- Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag Publishing
- Auf Einen Blick
- Axel Springer Germany
- Bauer Media Germany
- Berliner Verlag Publishing
- Bild + Funk
- Bremer Tageszeitungen Media
- Burda Media Germany
- Conde Nast Germany
- DHV Medien
- Die Zwei
- Dumont Media
- E. Holterdorf Publishing
- Fernsehwoche
- Funk Uhr
- Funke Medien Germany
- Gong
- Gruner + Jahr Germany
- Horzu
- Madsack Medien
- Medien Gruppe Publishing
- Mein TV und ich
- Press- Druck- und Publishing
- Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag
- SPIEGEL-Verlag
- Super TV
- Südwestdeutsche Medien Publishing
- TV Digital
- TV Direkt
- TV fur mich
- TV Horen und Sehen TV World
- TV Klar
- TV neu!
- TV Piccolino
- TV Pur
- TV Schlau
- TV Spielfilm
- TV Today
- TV14
- TV4 wochen
- TV4x7
- Verlag Baader
- Verlagsgruppe Passau
- VRM GmbH & Co. KG
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The main data sources feeding into our statistics database are the regular financial communications of the players of the industry, the statistical offices (regulators, ministries) and a range of international institutions.
In addition, we regularly interview industry players to gather additional information and back up our estimation when public data are not available.

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