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Document and Entity Information (Details) - shares
shares in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Mar. 30, 2021
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 20-F  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2020  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2020  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY  
Entity Registrant Name BioNTech SE  
Entity Central Index Key 0001776985  
Document Annual Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Document Registration Statement false  
Document Shell Company Report false  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Voluntary Filers No  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   241,521,065
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code 2M  
Entity File Number 001-39081  
Entity Address, Address Line One An der Goldgrube 12  
Entity Address, City or Town Mainz  
Entity Address, Country DE  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code D-55131  
Entity Address, City or Town Mainz  
Document Accounting Standard International Financial Reporting Standards  
Business Contact    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Contact Personnel Name Prof. Ugur Sahin, M.D.  
Entity Address, Address Line One An der Goldgrube 12  
Entity Address, City or Town Mainz  
Entity Address, Country DE  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code D-55131  
City Area Code +49  
Local Phone Number 6131-9084-0  
Contact Personnel Email Address info@biontech.de  
Entity Address, City or Town Mainz  
American Depositary Shares, each Representing one ordinary share    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Trading Symbol BNTX  
Title of 12(b) Security American Depositary Shares, each Representing one ordinary share  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Ordinary shares, no par value, with national amount attributable to each ordinary share of ?1    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Title of 12(b) Security Ordinary shares, no par value, with a notional amount attributable to each ordinary share of €1*  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
No Trading Symbol Flag true