# Axel Springer SE founding date

entity: /record/axel-springer.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/axel-springer/founded  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, Axel Springer SE's founding date on the AsOf record is January 1, 1946, dated January 1, 1946, from 2 secondary sources (mediadb.eu and germany.mom-gmr.org). The record holds 1 claim on Axel Springer SE's founding date, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-10-31.

- [Axel Springer SE](/record/axel-springer.md) | founded | 1946-01-01 | valid 1946-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_3D5FED9BDC13](/claim/clm_3D5FED9BDC13.md)
  sources: http://www.mediadb.eu/datenbanken/deutsche-medienkonzerne/axel-springer.html, https://germany.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/company/axel-springer-verlag-112567/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163560, https://mediadb.eu/2024/06/02/4-axel-springer-se/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Axel Springer SE](/record/axel-springer.md) | founded | 1946-01-01 | valid 1946-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_3D5FED9BDC13](/claim/clm_3D5FED9BDC13.md)
  sources: http://www.mediadb.eu/datenbanken/deutsche-medienkonzerne/axel-springer.html, https://germany.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/company/axel-springer-verlag-112567/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163560, https://mediadb.eu/2024/06/02/4-axel-springer-se/

## Questions this record answers

### What is Axel Springer SE's current founding date?

January 1, 1946, dated January 1, 1946, from 2 secondary sources (mediadb.eu and germany.mom-gmr.org). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.85).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/axel-springer/founded (this fact) · /v1/entities/axel-springer?predicates=founded (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: entity_state(entity: "axel-springer", predicates: ["founded"], scope: "all")
- Entity twin: /record/axel-springer.md · timeline: /timelines/axel-springer.md

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