Münchner Merkur

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Münchner Merkur is the highest-circulation subscription newspaper in Bavaria. The newspaper covers the Munich area and addresses national and international topics. The paper is published by Münchner Zeitungs-Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, formed in 2016 from a merger of the editorial offices of Münchner Merkur and tz.
Ippen Digital GmbH & Co. KG, located at the same address as Münchner Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH, is editorially responsible for all online content of the Ippen newspaper group, including the online edition of Münchner Merkur. This means the online edition operates under different editorial management than the print version.
Since coming under Ippen ownership, the newspaper has undergone editorial budget reductions and mergers with other local newspapers, which the Bavarian Journalists' Association has criticized. Original reporting is now concentrated in the regional section, with national news sourced from news agencies.
Münchner Merkur publishes 15 local editions. The Oberbayerische Volksblatt reproduces the main paper's content while maintaining its own local editorial office. Combined paid circulation across all Münchner Merkur editions, including the Oberbayerische Volksblatt, is 249,206 copies.

Key Facts

Audience Share11.96%
Ownership TypePrivate
Content TypePaid
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Ownership

Ownership Structure

Münchner Merkur is published by Münchner Zeitungs-Verlags GmbH & Co. KG. Ultimate ownership of the company is held by four families: Ippen (63.7%), Döser (21.2%), Wieninger (10%), and Gasteiger (3.3%).

The Ippen family's stake is held through three entities: Westfälische Anzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (30.1%), F. Wolff & Sohn KG (28.7%), and WWZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (33.3%). The Döser family holds its shares through OMD Holding GmbH & Co. KG (7.9%). WWZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH also holds shares in which the Wieninger and Gasteiger families have indirect interests.

Voting RightsThe voting rights are divided between the limited partners Oliver Döser and Dirk Ippen (shares are calculated according to the partnership agreement).
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Founding Year1946

The Münchner Merkur is the successor to the Münchner Zeitung, which was published from 1892 to 1943 before the Nazi regime shut it down.

CEO
  • Daniel Schöningh

    Daniel Schönigh is Dirk Ippen's nephew and closely involved in his business affairs. He holds a 30% stake in the publishing house F. Wolff & Sohn KG. He is the managing director of F. Wolff & Sohn KG, Münchner Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, and other companies owned by the Ippen family.

Editor-In-Chief
  • Georg Anastasiadis

    Georg Anastasiadis has been editor-in-chief of Merkur.de since 2016. The Munich-born economist began his career at Münchner Merkur and advanced from a simple editor to senior editorial management. In addition to his role as editor-in-chief, he is also a member of the management board of Merkur tz Redaktions GmbH.

Other Important People
  • Jan Andreas Ippen

    Managing Director of Ippen Digital Media GmbH. He holds an 8% stake in the publishing house F. Wolff & Sohn KG and is considered the digital strategist of the Ippen Group. Ippen trained as a banker and studied industrial engineering in Munich. In 2005, Ippen joined the Markt Group as head of IT, which at the time was jointly owned by the Funke Media Group, the Rheinische Post, and the Ippen Group. In 2006, he founded Ippen Digital as a service provider and developer for Internet platforms within the newspaper group and as operator of the Ippen central editorial office. In 2011, the content agency Ippen Digital Media, which also serves external customers, was added.

ContactPaul-Heyse-Strasse 2-4
80336 Munich
Germany
info@merkur.de
+49 89 5306-0
https://www.merkur.de/
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Auflagezahlen je Bundesland berechnet nach der IVW Verbreitungsanalyse 2024.

Zu den Auflagenzahlen des Münchner Merkur zählt der Münchner Zeitungsverlag ebenfalls: Chiemgau-Zeitung, Dachauer Nachrichten, Dorfener Anzeiger, Ebersberger Zeitung, Erdinger Anzeiger, Freisinger Tagblatt, Fürstenfeldbrucker Tagblatt

Garmisch-Partenkirchner Tagblatt, Geretsrieder Merkur Holzkirchner Merkur, Isar-Loisachbote, Mangfall-Bote, Miesbacher Merkur, Murnauer Tagblatt, Mühldorfer Anzeiger, Münchner Merkur, Münchner Merkur (Ausgaben Landkreis München, Würmtal), Neumarkter Anzeiger, Oberbayerisches Volksblatt, Penzberger Merkur, Schongauer Nachrichten, Starnberger Merkur, Tegernseer Zeitung, Tölzer Kurier, Waldkraiburger Nachrichten, Wasserburger Zeitung, Weilheimer Tagblatt, Wirtschaft (München/Oberbayern).

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