Springer Nature (SPG) investor relations material

Industry landscape and growth

• Research publishing is a resilient, attractive industry with a global market size of approximately €26.9bn in 2025 and steady growth in GDP, R&D spending, and article output over the past two decades.

• The sector has shifted from Western-centric, low-volume publishing to a diverse, technology-driven, high-volume global ecosystem, with Asia now representing 40% of research output.

Strategic pillars and ambitions

• Growth ambitions are anchored in leading the Open Access (OA) transition and scaling artificial intelligence (AI) enablement to reduce publishing friction and broaden knowledge dissemination.

• Over 53% of primary articles are now OA, with OA articles and books achieving significantly higher downloads, citations, and public awareness compared to non-OA content.

• The company maintains a strong reputation and responsible business practices, aiming to outperform the market.

AI integration and product innovation

• AI is transforming research by accelerating literature synthesis, data analysis, and experiment planning, with 75% of researchers using AI tools several times a week.

• The SNAPP platform streamlines publishing with AI-enabled tools for journal selection, editorial evaluation, reviewer assignment, and transfer recommendations, achieving high satisfaction among authors, editors, and reviewers.

• Nature Research Assistant and AdisInsight provide AI-powered support for research workflows and pharma data, leveraging expert validation and proprietary ontologies.