Axel Springer
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DE-M-00033-4
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- Legal name
- Axel Springer SE
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Mathias Döpfner (CEO)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- Axel Springer
- Company registration number Pending check
- HRB 154517 B (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg)
- Registered address Pending check
- Axel-Springer-Straße 65, 10888 Berlin
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- online-handelsregister.de (data from the Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg), read 2026-10-20 (Axel Springer SE, HRB 154517 B, Axel-Springer-Straße 65, 10888 Berlin, active, SE entered 02.12.2013)
- Axel Springer press release 'Axel Springer setzt neue Unternehmensstruktur um', 29.04.2025 (PDF hosted on kkr.com), read 2026-10-20 (restructuring completed 29.04.2025; Friede Springer and Mathias Döpfner together hold 95% of Axel Springer SE, the rest held by Axel Sven Springer and the Friede Springer Stiftung; BILD, WELT, POLITICO, Business Insider, Morning Brew remain with Axel Springer; CEO Mathias Döpfner)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Owner type Friede Springer Person Mathias Döpfner Person Axel Sven Springer Person Friede Springer Stiftung Other - Beneficial owners Pending check
- On file; available on request. Request the full record
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- none (top company of the Axel Springer group; family-owned)
2 sources
- Axel Springer press release 'Axel Springer setzt neue Unternehmensstruktur um', 29.04.2025 (PDF hosted on kkr.com), read 2026-10-20 (restructuring completed 29.04.2025; Friede Springer and Mathias Döpfner together hold 95% of Axel Springer SE, the rest held by Axel Sven Springer and the Friede Springer Stiftung; BILD, WELT, POLITICO, Business Insider, Morning Brew remain with Axel Springer; CEO Mathias Döpfner)
- AUTO BILD Impressum (Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH), read 2026-10-20 (Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH, HRB 196159 B, is 100% owned by Axel Springer SE; Friede Springer and Dr. Mathias Döpfner named as wirtschaftliche Eigentümer)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Nothing disclosed
- Official websites
- Not disclosed
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- BILD
- WELT
- POLITICO
- Business Insider
- Morning Brew
- AUTO BILD
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Axel Springer press release 'Axel Springer setzt neue Unternehmensstruktur um', 29.04.2025 (PDF hosted on kkr.com), read 2026-10-20 (restructuring completed 29.04.2025; Friede Springer and Mathias Döpfner together hold 95% of Axel Springer SE, the rest held by Axel Sven Springer and the Friede Springer Stiftung; BILD, WELT, POLITICO, Business Insider, Morning Brew remain with Axel Springer; CEO Mathias Döpfner)
- AUTO BILD Impressum (Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH), read 2026-10-20 (Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH, HRB 196159 B, is 100% owned by Axel Springer SE; Friede Springer and Dr. Mathias Döpfner named as wirtschaftliche Eigentümer)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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