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.
Berlin is Germany's leading center for the press and publishing industry. 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 1,700 companies in the regional press market, employing approximately 8,300 people.
Berlin is also home to major industry associations such as the Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers (BDZV), the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ), the federal and state chapters of the German Journalists’ Association (DJV), as well as the Federal Press Conference.
Diverse newspaper and publishing landscape
- More than 50 German and international newspapers have their own bureaus in Berlin, in addition to numerous editorial offices and news agencies from many countries.
- Thirteen daily newspapers are based here – 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 classified ad papers, numerous city magazines, as well as general-interest and trade journals are published in the German capital.
- Berlin is home to about 11% of all media companies in Germany; approximately 15% of all German journalists and press photographers live and work here.
- The German capital 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 the Axel Springer AG Druckhaus Spandau.
News hub of international significance
- Numerous major German and international news agencies have set up offices around the seat of government, including the German Press Agency (dpa), Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA).
