Funke Mediengruppe

Funke Mediengruppe (formerly WAZ-Mediengruppe)[1] is Germany's third-largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500[2] publications in eight countries.

WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the Funke family and is headquartered in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Besides Germany, Funke Mediengruppe has publications in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Albania, and Russia.

[5] In December 2010 WAZ Mediagroup sold all its assets in Bulgaria to a joint venture between Austrian investors and local tycoons.

In 2013, Funke acquired several papers and magazines, including Berliner Morgenpost, Hamburger Abendblatt, Bild der Frau, and Hörzu, from Axel Springer AG.