Zeitverlag

Zeitverlag (ZEIT Verlagsgruppe) is a German media company. Its official website describes it as a publishing group that shapes the media world of tomorrow through a strong media brand, digital innovations and highly committed employees, and calls it one of Europe's most renowned media houses. Its product portfolio spans print, online, audio and events, including a weekly newspaper, a crime magazine, e-learning offerings and conferences. Its main location is Hamburg, with a presence in further cities. The group's subsidiaries and holdings include Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KG, ZEIT Sprachen GmbH, Studio ZX GmbH, ZEIT Akademie GmbH, ZEIT Weltkunst Verlag GmbH, ZEIT CREDO GmbH, academics GmbH, ZEIT International GmbH, GoodJobs GmbH and e-fellows.net GmbH & Co. KG.

According to the chronicle on its official website, the first issue of DIE ZEIT appeared in 1946 — eight pages in a print run of 25,000 copies. Also in 1946, Marion Gräfin Dönhoff joined DIE ZEIT; she became editor-in-chief in 1968 and publisher in 1973. In 1970 the first issue of the ZEITmagazin was included with DIE ZEIT. In 1983 Helmut Schmidt, Federal Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, was appointed by Gerd Bucerius as publisher alongside Marion Gräfin Dönhoff. In 1988 DIE ZEIT for the first time reached a sold circulation of more than 500,000 copies. In 1994 DIE ZEIT went online with the launch of ZEIT ONLINE. The chronicle is presented as covering the history of the ZEIT Verlagsgruppe from 1946 to the present.

A media house for societal discourse, guided by the values of independence, respect and confidence.

• DIE ZEIT

  Weekly newspaper; the first issue appeared in 1946.

• ZEITmagazin

  Magazine whose first issue was included with DIE ZEIT in 1970.

• ZEIT ONLINE

  Online offering launched in 1994.

1. 1Zeit Verlagsgruppe – Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KGzeit-verlagsgruppe.de
2. 2Über Uns – Zeit Verlagsgruppezeit-verlagsgruppe.de
3. 3Zeitverlagwikidata.org