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Publishing in Germany

Publisher MarketLine
Published Dec 31, 2025
Length 41 Pages
SKU # MTLN21050420

Description

Publishing in Germany

Summary

Publishing in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The books segment scope includes both physical and e-books. Physical books cover atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, textbooks, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction, and non-fiction. The e-books consist of electronic books that can be read on computers or other electronic devices, such as tablets. Both the newspaper and magazines segments include revenues generated from circulation, advertising, and online subscriptions.
  • The German publishing market recorded revenues of $17.3 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The books segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $10.7 billion, equivalent to 61.9% of the market's overall value.
  • Germany accounted for a share of 27.8% of the European publishing market in 2024.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the publishing market in Germany
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the publishing market in Germany
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Germany publishing market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the Germany publishing market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Germany publishing market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Germany publishing market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Germany's publishing market?

Table of Contents

41 Pages
1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do leading players follow?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the sector?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA
8.2. Axel Springer SE
8.3. Southwest German Media Holding GmbH
8.4. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Germany publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Germany publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Germany publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Germany publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Germany publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Facts
Table 7: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Employees
Table 8: Bertelsmann SE & Co KgaA: Key Employees Continued
Table 9: Axel Springer SE: Key Facts
Table 10: Axel Springer SE: Key Employees
Table 11: Southwest German Media Holding GmbH: Key Facts
Table 12: Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH: Key Facts
Table 13: Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH: Key Employees
Table 14: Germany Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 15: Germany Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 16: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 17: Germany Inflation, 2020-24
Table 18: Germany Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 19: Germany Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Germany publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Germany publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Germany publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Germany, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Germany, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Germany, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Germany, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Germany, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Germany, 2024

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