Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 18 supply contracts for newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines through award notices on TED. Germany imported €269 million of goods in the customs headings matched to newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4902; all buyers, not only public ones), up 3.5% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 39 companies have won 57 public supply contracts for newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines in Germany, in 43 award notices from 35 public buyers.
- 93% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is United States.
- The five companies that win most often hold 31.6% of all awards.
- 35.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/222-newspapers-journals-periodicals-and-magazines, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 39
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 43
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 35
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €269.5M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 57
- in 43 award notices
- Awarded value
- €3M
- from 26% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 39
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 35
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 25 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €1.2M |
| 2025 | €0 |
| 2026 | €1.8M |
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| Universities, schools and research | 22 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 17 |
| Hospitals and health services | 8 |
| Social protection | 5 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Urban transport operators | 1 |
| Economic affairs | 1 |
- Oberbayern9DE21
- Münster9DEA3
- Köln7DEA2
- Berlin5DE30
- Schleswig-Holstein4DEF0
- Karlsruhe3DE12
- Mittelfranken3DE25
- Arnsberg3DEA5
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| Oberbayern | 9 |
| Münster | 9 |
| Köln | 7 |
| Berlin | 5 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 4 |
| Karlsruhe | 3 |
| Mittelfranken | 3 |
| Arnsberg | 3 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 19 · 33.3% |
| Medium-sized | 21 · 36.8% |
| Small | 15 · 26.3% |
| Size not stated | 2 · 3.5% |
- United States2
- Netherlands2
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| United States | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
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| 2023 | €260.4M |
| 2024 | €238.4M |
| 2025 | €269.5M |
- Gelsenkirchen9
- München8
- Berlin5
- Kiel3
- Jena3
- Bonn3
- Dinkelsbühl2
- Chemnitz2
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| Gelsenkirchen | 9 |
| München | 8 |
| Berlin | 5 |
| Kiel | 3 |
| Jena | 3 |
| Bonn | 3 |
| Dinkelsbühl | 2 |
| Chemnitz | 2 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 4902 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Germany
93%
4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
31.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
35.7%
Among 56 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- EBSCO Information Services GmbH21 public contracts in total
- Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV10 public contracts in total
- H. Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG12 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- drupaTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- ICE EuropeTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- FACHPACKTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- interpackTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- HispackTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARISTrade fair · Paris, France
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines in Germany?
- 39 companies won 43 contract award notices for these categories from 35 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are EBSCO Information Services GmbH, Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV, H. Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG.
- How big is the newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 18 supply contracts for newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines through award notices on TED. Germany imported €269 million of goods in the customs headings matched to newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4902; all buyers, not only public ones), up 3.5% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as drupa, ICE Europe, FACHPACK, interpack, Hispack, ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARIS — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines in Germany?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.