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Axel Springer SE
Axel Springer SE is a German digital publishing house which is the largest in Europe, with numerous multimedia news brands, such as "Bild", "Die Welt", and "Fakt" and more than 15,000 employees. It generated total revenues of about €3.3 billion and an EBITDA of €559 million in the financial year 2015. The digital media activities contribute more than 60% to its revenues and nearly 70% to its EBITDA. Axel Springer’s business is divided into three segments: paid
2012, it had 5.4 million unique visitors. In 2015 Axel Springer SE acquired 88% of the stake in Business Insider Inc. for $343 million (€306 million).
"Business Insider" also hosts industry conferences, such as IGNITION, which explores the emerging business models of digital media. In January 2015, "Business Insider" launched "BI Intelligence", a subscription-based research service that provides data and analysis on the mobile, payments, eCommerce, social, and digital media industries. The site