Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
Source Passport
DE-M-00043-3
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- Legal name
- dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Sven Gösmann (Chefredakteur)
- 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 not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- dpa
- Company registration number Pending check
- HRB 68431 (Hamburg Trade Register)
- Registered address Pending check
- Mittelweg 38, 20148 Hamburg
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@dpa.com
2 sources
- dpa imprint, read 2026-10-20 (dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, Mittelweg 38, 20148 Hamburg, Hamburg Trade Register HRB 68431; CEO Peter Kropsch; Editor-in-Chief Sven Gösmann; info@dpa.com; social accounts)
- Lobbyregister des Deutschen Bundestages, entry R007655 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, version 01.07.2026, read 2026-10-20 (more than 170 shareholders; legal representatives; FY2025 main funding sources economic activity then public grants; public grants over EUR 10,000 from EACEA, European Commission DG REGIO and BMFTR)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group Pending check
- none (owned by more than 170 shareholders)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), EU Government or public body FY2025 public grant EUR 60,001-70,000 for anti-disinformation and media-literacy videos (ended Sept 2025) European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy Government or public body FY2025 public grants EUR 170,001-180,000 (EU4Regions) and EUR 40,001-50,000 (EUconomy - Partnerships4Prosperity) Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) Government or public body FY2025 public grant EUR 90,001-100,000 (GenKI4Media project)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X twitter.com/dpa_intl Instagram instagram.com/dpa_com/ Facebook de-de.facebook.com/DeutschePresseAgenturGmbH/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/dpainternational YouTube youtube.com/user/dpavideo
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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