Geo (magazine)
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| description | Reportage magazine |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Gruner + Jahr ( Germany ) |
| Headquarters | Hamburg |
| First edition | October 1976 |
| founder | Rolf Gillhausen |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Sold edition | 172,663 copies |
| ( IVW 2/2020) | |
| Widespread edition | 174,629 copies |
| ( IVW 2/2020) | |
| Range | 2.36 million readers |
| ( MA 2020 I ) | |
| Editors-in-chief | Jens Schröder Markus Wolff |
| Web link | geo.de |
| ISSN (print) | 0342-8311 |
| CODEN | GEOOD |
The magazine Geo (own spelling GEO ) is a report magazine of the Hamburg publishing house Gruner + Jahr and was founded in 1975 by Rolf Gillhausen . The first official booklet went on sale in October 1976. The magazine is best known for its opulent photo series and detailed reports. The spectrum of topics ranges from science such as medicine and biology to politics and travel. Jens Schröder and Markus Wolff have been editors-in-chief of Geo and PM Magazin since January 1st, 2020 .
There are now editions in 17 countries, including Bulgarian, English (for the Indian market), French, Greek, Italian, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Czech, Turkish and Hungarian.
Editors-in-chief
- Rolf Gillhausen and Rolf Winter 1976–1978
- Klaus Harpprecht and Robert Lebeck 1978–1979
- Rolf Winter 1979–1984
- Peter Ebel 1984-1987
- Hermann Schreiber 1987-1992
- Werner Funk 1992–1994
- Peter-Matthias Gaede 1994-2014
- Christoph Kucklick 2014–2019
- Jens Schröder and Markus Wolff since January 1, 2020
Edition
Geo has lost a lot of its circulation in recent years . The number of copies sold has fallen by 66.8 percent since 1998. It is currently 172,663 copies. This corresponds to a decrease of 346,998 units. The share of subscriptions in the circulation sold is 71.8 percent.
Development of the number of copies sold
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Development of the number of subscribers |
Magazine family
In addition to Geo , the monthly magazine with a green border, there are so-called Line Extensions - independent magazine series that also appear under the GEO logo and each use a different color as the cover border.
| title | logo | subtitle | Cover color | Alignment | Subject area |
First appearance |
appearance as |
Number of issues |
Edition | Quarterly circulation |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO | |
The new image of the earth, see the world with different eyes |
green | multi-thematic | 1976 | per month | 510 | 289,552 | I / 2013 | Main edition | |
| GEO special | Experience the world, discover the world |
blue | monothematic | to travel | 1981 | quarterly bi -monthly |
146.845 | II / 2009 | Each issue is devoted to a country, a region or a city, but occasionally also topics such as “Europe's most beautiful parks and gardens”, “The great adventure trips” or “Magical places”. Since the 06/2012 issue of "Indian Ocean", a partial edition has been published with an extra DVD . | ||
| GEO knowledge |  |
Understand the world, understand people | red | monothematic | science | 1987 | half-yearly | 63 | 140,000 | Deals with the latest developments and trends in the human and natural sciences and their effects on people and society. Since issue 45 "What do I want", a partial edition has also been published with an extra DVD. | |
| GEO season |  |
The travel magazine | light yellow | multi-thematic | to travel | 1989 | 2 monthly 10 times a year monthly |
154.033 | II / 2009 | Deals with a focus destination, a dossier, tips for city trips and additional information. Predecessor: "GEO mobil" (dark orange border) | |
| GEO season extra | dark yellow | monothematic | to travel | 1999 | half-yearly | 59 | 70,000 | Shows landscapes, gardens, living styles, restaurants, hotels and vacation homes. | |||
| GEOlino |  |
The experience booklet | green | multi-thematic | children | 1996 | 3-monthly (until Dec. 2000) monthly (since Jan. 2001) |
287,333 | II / 2009 | Aimed at children between eight and 14 years of age. Text, photography, illustrations and a mix of topics are supplemented by child-friendly booklet components such as game tips, puzzles, logelies, handicraft instructions, campaigns and posters. Circulation in the 2nd quarter of 2009: 287,333 copies. The magazine has also been published monthly in Braille since January 2010 . | |
| GEOlino Extra | light green | monothematic | children | 2002 | every six months quarterly every two months (since 2002) |
116,380 | II / 2009 | Reports on a specific topic each and is for children aged eight to 16. It is a 100-page special issue from GEOlino magazine . | |||
| GEOmini |  |
yellow | multi-thematic | children | 2009 | 90,000 | First reading magazine for children from 5 years. | ||||
| GEO epoch |  |
The magazine for history | black | monothematic | history | 1999 | every six months (until 2004) quarterly (2004–2008) bi-monthly (since 2008) |
95 | 252,450 | II / 2009 | Deals with major historical topics such as ancient Egypt , the Roman Empire or the Middle Ages , but also with contemporary history such as the founding years of the Federal Republic or the importance of September 11, 2001. Since 2007, a partial edition has been published with an extra DVD . |
| GEO compact |  |
The basics of knowledge | gray-blue | monothematic | science | 2004 | quarterly | 57 | 180,000 | In each case prepares a major topic of general education. Since issue 21 "The Solar System", a partial edition has been published with an extra DVD . | |
| GEO epoch edition | The history of art | black | monothematic | history | 2010 | half-yearly | 18th | Deals with the history of art. | |||
| GEO theme |  |
Selected photo reports from Geo | White | monothematic | 2012 | quarterly | 10 | Selected photo reports from GEO. | |||
| GEO epoch panorama | Story in pictures | wine red | monothematic | history | 2013 | half-yearly | 13 | Monothematic series of pictures on a historical theme. | |||
| GEO knowledge health | pastel green | monothematic | health | 2015 | half-yearly | 9 | A partial edition appears with an extra DVD . | ||||
| GEO epoch collection | The best of the GEO era | ash gray | monothematic | history | 2015 | quarterly | 14th | Monothematically compiled articles from the GEO era. | |||
| GEO extra | alternating | monothematic | 2015 | yearly | 2 | Special editions on special occasions and topics. | |||||
| GEO knowledge nutrition | orange | monothematic | nutrition | 2016 | half-yearly | 6th | A partial edition appears with an extra DVD . | ||||
| GEOmini - The Discovery Book | orange | monothematic | children | 2016 | quarterly | 2 | About 60 pages special edition of the magazine GEOmini each on a specific topic, for children from 5 years. | ||||
| GEOmini - the holiday booklet | White | monothematic | children | 2014 | yearly | 2 | Monothematic travel and vacation booklet for children from 5 years. | ||||
| Walden | Nature wants you back | turquoise | monothematic | Survival | 2015 | half-yearly | 3 | Monothematic series about nature sports in the wilderness. | |||
| GEOlino delicacies | blue | children | 4th | Food series for children. |
Book family
Numerous books and illustrated books are also published under the Geo brand , some in series.
- Geo-Edition is a large-format illustrated book series that presents selected countries and bears the subtitle The most beautiful pictures .
- From September 2006 to 2009 the GEO thematic lexicon, consisting of 35 volumes, was published .
- GEOlino-Bibliothek was an edition that contained 20 classic books for young people such as B. Moby Dick , Robin Hood , Till Eulenspiegel included.
Television broadcasts
The TV station Arte runs the magazine 360 ° - Geo-Reportage with a length of 30 or 55 minutes and, since July 2019, Geo Tour , which is moderated by Dorothée Haffner and lasts 43 minutes.
Biodiversity Day
On June 5, 1999, Geo launched the annual Geo-Day of Biodiversity . The task of the participants is to discover as many different plants and animals as possible in a limited area within 24 hours. The magazine organizes a main event with changing project partners and at the same time calls for accompanying activities. In the meantime, the Day of Biodiversity has become the largest field research campaign in Central Europe. Biodiversity Day projects take place around the world. Coming in from the UNEP -declared International Day for the preservation of biodiversity , however, committed on 22 May.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b G + J: Jens Schröder and Markus Wolff are the new editors-in-chief of the “Geo” and “PM” titles meedia.de, November 25, 2019
- ↑ GEO International
- ^ GEO India 'Makes Its Debut Today .
- ↑ Caesura at Geo: Gaede hands over to Kucklick meedia.de, January 28, 2014
- ↑ according to IVW , ( details on ivw.eu )
- ↑ according to IVW , second quarter 2020 ( details and quarterly comparison on ivw.eu )
- ↑ according to IVW , fourth quarter in each case ( details on ivw.eu )
- ↑ according to IVW , fourth quarter in each case ( details on ivw.eu )
- ↑ Website of the DZB , accessed on February 27, 2010
- ↑ GEO Shop. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
- ^ GEOlino Library ( Memento from April 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ https://www.presseportal.de/pm/9021/4283704
- ↑ Kleiner-kalender.de: International day for the preservation of biodiversity