{{Short description|German award}} {{distinguish|Axel-Springer-Preis}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} The '''Axel Springer Award''' is an annual award given to outstanding personalities who are "exceptionally innovative, create new markets and change markets, shape culture, and face up to their social responsibility". The award, which does not involve a cash prize, was presented for the first time in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=26 January 2016|title=Axel Springer ruft Axel Springer Award ins Leben – Mark Zuckerberg erster Preisträger|url=https://www.axelspringer.com/de/presseinformationen/axel-springer-ruft-axel-springer-award-ins-leben-mark-zuckerberg-erster-preistraeger|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Axel Springer SE|language=de-DE}}</ref> The award winners are selected by the Executive Board of the publishing house Axel Springer SE.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Axel Springer Award 2020|url=https://axel-springer-award.com/|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Axel Springer Award}}</ref>
== Laureates ==
* 2016: Mark Zuckerberg<ref name=":0" /> * 2017: Timothy Berners-Lee<ref>{{Cite news|last=Meier|first=Christian|date=2 May 2017|title=Tim Berners-Lee bekommt Axel Springer Award - "Brauchen das offene Web"|work=DIE WELT|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article164192984/Tim-Berners-Lee-Wir-brauchen-das-offene-Web.html|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> * 2018: Jeff Bezos<ref>{{Cite web|title="Ein Fauxpas erster Güte"|url=https://www.boersenblatt.net/archiv/1453093.html|access-date=21 March 2021|website=www.boersenblatt.net|language=de}}</ref> * 2019: Shoshana Zuboff<ref>{{Cite news|last=WELT|date=7 November 2019|title=Shoshana Zuboff erhält Axel Springer Award|work=DIE WELT|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article203195060/Shoshana-Zuboff-erhaelt-Axel-Springer-Award.html|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> * 2020: Elon Musk<ref>{{Cite news|last=WELT|date=22 September 2020|title=Elon Musk bekommt Axel Springer Award|work=DIE WELT|url=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article216274010/Elon-Musk-bekommt-Axel-Springer-Award.html|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> * 2021: Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci<ref>{{Cite web|title=- Axel Springer Award für BioNtech-Gründer|url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/axel-springer-award-fuer-biontech-gruender.265.de.html?drn:news_id=1208647|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Deutschlandfunk Kultur|language=de-DE|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422131201/https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/axel-springer-award-fuer-biontech-gruender.265.de.html?drn:news_id=1208647|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2022: Volodymyr Zelenskyy<ref>{{Cite news |last=WELT |date=2 March 2022 |title=Selenskyj: Ukrainischer Präsident wird mit Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet |language=de |work=DIE WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article237263385/Selenskyj-Ukrainischer-Praesident-wird-mit-Axel-Springer-Award-ausgezeichnet.html |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> * 2023: Satya Nadella<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sommerfeld |first=Julia |date=10 October 2023 |title=October 17: Satya Nadella to receive Axel Springer Award |url=https://www.axelspringer.com/en/ax-press-release/live-broadcast-on-october-17-satya-nadella-to-receive-axel-springer-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018212139/https://www.axelspringer.com/en/ax-press-release/live-broadcast-on-october-17-satya-nadella-to-receive-axel-springer-award |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=axel springer}}</ref> * 2025: Sam Altman<ref name="k697">{{cite web | title=Sam Altman to Receive 2025 Axel Springer Award | website=axelspringer.com | date=15 August 2025 | url=https://www.axelspringer.com/en/ax-press-release/sam-altman-to-receive-2025-axel-springer-award | access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref>
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Axel Springer Award Category:Awards established in 2016 Category:2016 establishments in Germany