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| Categories | Geography, science, history,nature |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Company | Gruner + Jahr |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Hamburg |
| Language | German + other languages |
| Website | German edition |
GEO is a family of educational monthly magazines similar to theNational Geographic magazine. It is known for its detailed reports and pictures.
The first edition appeared in Germany in 1976.[1] Since then, the magazine has been published inBulgaria,Croatia,Czech Republic,Estonia,Finland, France (first international edition),Greece,Hungary, India (publication ceased in 2013),[2] Italy, Japan,Korea,Lithuania,Latvia,Romania, Russia (publication ceased in 2018),[3]Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, andTurkey. The current circulation figure in France and Germany is over 500,000.
GEO is published byGruner + Jahr,[4] a publishing house owned byBertelsmann.
The French edition was launched in 1979 and is published monthly by Prisma Presse.[4] The German version has several special editions (line extensions):GEO Saison, a multi thematic magazine dedicated to tourism,GEO Special a mono thematic magazine about individual countries or cities,GEO Wissen andGEO Kompakt mono thematic magazines focused on science issues,GEO Epoche about history andGEOlino for children. The Russian edition featuresGEOTraveller,GEOFocus on science and history,GEOлёнок for children andThe Best of GEO.Vivendi acquired Prisma Media from Bertelsmann in 2020 and later the company spun-out its publishing operation (including Prisma Media and the French license forGEO) intoLouis Hachette Group in 2024.[5][6]
Besides the magazines,GEO's portfolio consists of merchandising products like GEO illustrated books, a GEO encyclopedia, GEO calendars and others.
On 26 July 2013, Outlook Group announced thatGEO, along withPeople andMarie Claire,[7] would cease publication in India and the license would not be renewed.[8]
The magazine has its own television channel calledGeo Television, operated in theDACH region.
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