dpa is a limited company with around 190 shareholders (newspaper and magazine publishers, publishing houses, public and private broadcasters). No shareholder may hold more than 1.5 per cent of its capital and the broadcasting corporations are limited to a maximum of 25 per cent between them. This prevents any one shareholder from exerting an undue influence on the company. The turnover of dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (excluding subsidiaries and holdings) stood at 94 million Euros in 2004.

At the shareholders meeting the shareholders (current figure) determine the guidelines for running the agency