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Publishing in Germany — browse 23.5K records

Browse 23,544 publishing in Germany — registry-sourced from Handelsregister, scoped to NACE 581. Each record carries up to up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Handelsregister Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are Hubert Burda Media Holding KG ($2.9B), Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung ($2.9B) and Axel Springer SE ($2.5B).

23.5K

Publishing

NACE codes

7.3K

Group-linked records

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Largest publishing in Germany (2026)

The largest publishing in Germany by revenue are Hubert Burda Media Holding KG ($2.9B), Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung ($2.9B) and Axel Springer SE ($2.5B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Every German publishing record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.

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Publishing of journals and periodicals	München	Arabellastr. 23	9,277	$2.9B	1980	79098A471250	Corporation	205
Publishing of journals and periodicals	Offenburg	Hauptstr. 130	8,981	$2.9B	2016	79098B470356	Corporation	205
Publishing of newspapers	Berlin	Axel-Springer-Str. 65	17,026	$2.5B	1954	10623B154517B	Corporation	160
Book publishing	Berlin	Heidelberger Platz 3	9,327	$2.2B	2024	10623B195463B	Corporation	272
Other publishing activities	Stuttgart	Gänsheidestr. 26	5,647	$2.1B	1989	70190A11722	Corporation	272
Book publishing	München	Infanteriestr. 11	4	$1.7B	2014	80333B300191	Corporation	12
Publishing of journals and periodicals	Hamburg	Burchardstr. 11	1	$1.5B	2009	20355B32176	Corporation	304
Book publishing	Stuttgart	Rotebuhlstr. 77	10,876	$1.3B	2009	70190B17521	Corporation	335
Publishing of newspapers	München	Hultschiner Str. 8	6,769	$1.1B	2015	80333B7685	Corporation	105
Book publishing	Augsburg	Steinerne Furt 68	2,379	$1.1B	1948	86150B6035	Corporation	Not available
Publishing of newspapers	Hannover	August-Madsack-Str. 1	5,057	$959M	1892	30175A23210	Corporation	320
Publishing of newspapers	Stuttgart	Plieninger Str. 150	4,771	$940M	1909	70190B233	Corporation	105
Book publishing	Ravensburg	Otto-Maier-Str. 1	2,414	$727M	2008	89073B551302	Corporation	40
Publishing of newspapers	Ludwigshafen am Rhein	Amtsstr. 5	3,611	$725M	2026	67061B1215	Corporation	180
Publishing of newspapers	Essen	Jakob-Funke-Platz 1	6,000	$662M	2024	45130B26063	Corporation	210
Other publishing activities	Düsseldorf	Völklinger Str. 1	533	$662M	2024	40227B64185	Corporation	86
Book publishing	Erfurt	Ferdinand-Juhlke-Str. 7	1,850	$634M	2025	07745B516947	Corporation	10
Book publishing	Freiburg im Breisgau	Munzinger Str. 9	2,467	$581M	1933	79098A1519	Corporation	25
Publishing of newspapers	Düsseldorf	Zulpicher Str. 10	2,890	$521M	1994	40227B31858	Corporation	118
Publishing of newspapers	Augsburg	Curt-Frenzel-Str. 2	3,717	$490M	1945	86150B6034	Corporation	132
Publishing of newspapers	Köln	Amsterdamer Str. 192	1,918	$477M	1974	50670A8851	Corporation	94
Other publishing activities	Augsburg	Ohmstr. 8	1,508	$441M	2020	86150B29114	Corporation	211
Publishing of newspapers	München	Hultschiner Str. 8	952	$436M	2009	80333B73315	Corporation	105
Other publishing activities	Freudenstadt	Wittlensweiler Str. 3	2,207	$408M	1947	70190B430844	Corporation	Not available
Book publishing	München	Neumarkter Str. 28	1,000	$386M	2009	33330B2810	Corporation	982

This is a sample. The full database holds 23,544 German publishing, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

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Database overview

Publishing in Germany — database overview

Distributions across all 23,544 publishing in Germany — registry-sourced from Handelsregister and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

1–9
85%
10–49
11%
50–199
3%
200–999
1%
1,000+
0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

Other publishing activities43%
Book publishing34%
Publishing of journals and periodicals14%
Publishing of newspapers9%

Regional distribution

Berlin
10%
Hamburg
5%
München
5%
Köln
3%
Frankfurt am Main
2%
Region Hannover
1%
Other
74%

Revenue (USD)

Less than $100K
2%
$100K – $1M
85%
$1M – $10M
10%
$10M – $100M
2%
$100M+
0%

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These distributions are computed from the full German publishing database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on publishing in Germany

Germany business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Handelsregister Number — the stable Handelsregister identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for Germany data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across Germany, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Handelsregister Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from Handelsregister filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the German publishing dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Handelsregister Number — the official Handelsregister company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

Handelsregister vs InfobelPRO

Handelsregister gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	HandelsregisterFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Handelsregister Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest publishing in Germany include Hubert Burda Media Holding KG ($2.9B), Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung ($2.9B) and Axel Springer SE ($2.5B). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

InfobelPRO lists 23,544 publishing registered in Germany, classified under NACE 581, sourced from Handelsregister. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Berlin holds the largest share with 10% of Germany's publishing, followed by Hamburg (5%) and München (5%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

Publishing in Germany are classified under NACE 581 — 4 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

Core firmographics come directly from Handelsregister and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest and BfDI guidance. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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See all company directories in Germany, explore the full Germany business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 2731 — Books: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing, SIC 2741 — Miscellaneous Publishing and SIC 2711 — Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing., or see how Germany fits into the wider Europe business database.