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Market overview of Publishers in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
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Market overview of Publishers in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
In Germany there are approximately 6775 Publishers.*
* This number is based on our list of Publishers in Germany. It contains approximately 6775 company addresses, of which 3955 include an email address. You can find the breakdown by Bundesland in the next section.
Distribution of Publishers in Germany by Bundesland.
| Bundesland | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 913 | 13.44 % |
| Bayern | 1412 | 20.79 % |
| Berlin | 326 | 4.8 % |
| Brandenburg | 80 | 1.18 % |
| Bremen | 46 | 0.68 % |
| Hamburg | 190 | 2.8 % |
| Hessen | 655 | 9.65 % |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 41 | 0.6 % |
| Niedersachsen | 579 | 8.53 % |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 1390 | 20.47 % |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 316 | 4.65 % |
| Saarland | 75 | 1.1 % |
| Sachsen | 356 | 5.24 % |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 125 | 1.84 % |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 173 | 2.55 % |
| Thüringen | 98 | 1.44 % |
All company addresses from this analysis as an immediately usable Excel list — including address, phone number, website, and email address, where publicly available.
List of publishers in Germany