The commercial register lists 331 active companies in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Lucerne, placing Lucerne 9th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 144 of them (44 %) are VAT-registered, and 109 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Publishing, media and audiovisual bring together publishing houses, production studios, radio stations and digital platforms. The sector is made up of very small structures formed around a single project; new registrations here are mostly studios and production companies.
This sector accounts for <1 % of companies classified in the canton of Lucerne, against 1 % across Switzerland. 0 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual were registered in the canton of Lucerne over the past 30 days, 3 over 90 days.
Lucerne is the centre of central Switzerland: tourism and hospitality around the lake, wholesale trade and logistics at the crossing point of the north-south routes, mechanical engineering in the valleys, and a tax regime that has attracted many head offices and consultancies over the past twenty years. The Lucerne register is one of the most dynamic outside Zurich and Zug.
Of these 331 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (37 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 54 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 32 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (23 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 192 companies (58 %): CHF 26 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 68 of them (35 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
144 companies (44 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 331 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 81 publish a general phone or email, 104 have a website verified by ciblr, and 3 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 4 new registrations, 4 changes of directors, 6 relocations of seat, 1 other amendments.
331 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Lucerne, or 4 % of the 8 494 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
144 of these companies (44 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,072 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.