Print media and publishing houses
The diversity of Berlin's book and press market is unique in Germany. Small innovative publishers as well as internationally active scientific and specialist publishers are based here.
With around 10,000 publications annually, over 150 book publishers, and more than 80 newspaper publishers, Berlin is Germany's most important publishing center. Axel Springer AG, one of Europe's largest media groups and Germany's largest newspaper publisher, has its headquarters here. Springer Nature, Ullstein, Cornelsen, Suhrkamp, Walter de Gruyter, Egmont Ehapa, and Hanser Verlag are also based in Berlin. In total, there are over 3,850 companies with around 19,000 employees in the regional book and press market. Berlin is also home to important industry associations such as BDVZ, VDZ, and the Federal Press Conference.
Capital of bookstores and authors
- There are over 200 bookshops in Berlin, and 60% of German P.E.N. members live in the capital.
Diverse newspaper and publishing landscape
- Ten daily newspapers are based in Berlin – more than in any other German city (Berliner Kurier, Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner Zeitung, Bild, B.Z., nd.Der Tag, Der Tagesspiegel, taz, Die Welt, junge Welt).
- Nine weekly newspapers, two Sunday editions, around 80 advertising journals, numerous city magazines, and consumer and trade journals are published in the German capital.
- Berlin is an ideal test market for new magazine formats.
- The city is also home to renowned scientific, specialist, and non-fiction publishers.
Strong printing industry
- With over 300 printing companies, Berlin ranks alongside Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich as one of the most important locations for the printing industry in Germany. Major players include Bundesdruckerei GmbH and Axel Springer AG Druckhaus Spandau.
News hub of international significance
- More than 40 major German and international news agencies have set up offices around the seat of government (e.g., Reuters, dpa, AFP, ANSA).
- More than 60 national and international television stations, 94 regional newspapers, and over 20 national newspapers and magazines employ correspondents or have their own editorial offices on site.
- Around 2,140 journalists are accredited with the Federal Press Conference.
