Haufe Group
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| Type | Societas Europaea; family-owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, publishing, professional training |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Founder | Rudolf Haufe |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Key people | Birte Hackenjos (CEO) Harald Wagner (CFO) |
| Revenue | More than €600 million (FY 2025/26)[1] |
Number of employees | c. 2,700 (2026)[2] |
| Website | www |
Haufe Group SE is a German media and software company based in Freiburg im Breisgau. Its main businesses include software company Lexware and professional training provider Haufe Akademie. The group offers information services and training for accounting, payroll, taxation and human resources.[3]
History
[edit]The company was founded by Rudolf Haufe in Berlin in 1934 and moved to Freiburg in 1951.[4] The publisher specialized in information on taxation, law, accounting and human resources.[5][6]
Haufe Akademie began in 1978 as the group's seminar programme, initially offering training in law, business and taxation.[7][8]
In 1993, Haufe acquired a majority stake in Lexware, a Freiburg-based developer of business software for small and medium-sized companies.[6][9]
In January 2010, Haufe, Lexware, Haufe Fachmedia and wrs-Verlag were brought together under Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG.[10]
During the 2010s, software and online services became the main focus of the group.[11][12] In 2014, digital products accounted for 95% of the group's revenue.[6]
Business
[edit]Haufe provides software for areas such as human resources, taxation, accounting and employment law.[3] Its professional information products include Haufe Personal Office for human resources, Haufe Steuer Office for tax professionals and Haufe Finance Office for finance and accounting.[13][14] Haufe X360 is the group's cloud-based enterprise resource planning system.[15]
Lexware develops accounting, payroll and tax software for small businesses and the self-employed.[3][9] The group also owns smartsteuer, an online service for submitting German tax returns.[16][17]
Haufe Akademie runs seminars and online courses on accounting, human resources and management.[7] The group also publishes specialist books and journals.[18] Haufe placed first in Börsenblatt's 2026 ranking of publishing companies in the German-speaking market, based on 2025 revenue.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Haufe Group steigert Umsatz in anspruchsvollem Marktumfeld um sieben Prozent" (in German). Haufe Group. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 19 September 2026 – via Presseportal.
- ↑ "Haufe News – Aktuelles & Pressemitteilungen" (in German). Haufe. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Westkämper, Anna (14 September 2026). "Haufe Group: Warum der Mittelstand jetzt in Start-ups investieren sollte". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Zimmermann, Frank (6 June 2013). "Haufe: Altes Verlagshaus wird abgerissen". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Global Publishing Leaders 2012: Haufe-Lexware". Publishers Weekly. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Müller, Eva (October 2014). "Kannibalen aus Freiburg" (PDF). Manager Magazin (in German). No. 10. pp. 54–58. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Haufe Akademie". Haufe Akademie (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Haufe Group". Business Freiburg (in German). Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Historie". Lexware (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Haufe strukturiert um und heißt ab 2010 Haufe-Lexware". Börsenblatt (in German). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Haufe-Lexware". Publishers Weekly. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Hofmann, Markus; Bürckholdt, Ronny Gert (29 November 2017). "Birte Hackenjos: Keine Angst vor der Digitalisierung!". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Haufe Office Software online kaufen". Haufe Shop (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Haufe Steuer Office". Haufe Shop (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "ERP-Anbieter Haufe X360 expandiert in die Schweiz". Swiss IT Reseller (in German). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Hüsing, Alexander (7 February 2018). "Startups, die bei der Steuererklärung helfen". deutsche-startups.de (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Über uns". smartsteuer (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Meine Produkte, Magazine und Seminare". Haufe (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Fachinformation legt gegen den Branchentrend zu". Deutsche Fachpresse (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Die 100 größten Verlage: Fachinformation als Stabilisator". MVB (in German). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.