GEO was launched in 1976 as one of the most painstakingly produced print products in modern Germany. It continues to set standards for unmatched publishing quality. GEO was born out of – and remains until today – a vigorous and incomparable mixture of the power and magic of the photograph coupled with the indelible impact of meticulously researched articles.

GEO is preferred reading for the knowledge society.

GEO reports comprehensively, vividly and accurately on a wide thematic spectrum: from science, research and technology, to culture, society, business and ecology. GEO tells of events that push man to his limits: from Mount Everest to Antarctica. GEO also looks at man himself: in New York, Mogadishu, Shanghai and Damascus. GEO informs the reader about discoveries: in medicine, neural research, robotics and psychology. GEO describes concepts: in religion and in philosophy. As no other magazine, GEO addresses all of the topics that are on the agenda of today's global knowledge society.

GEO is information and a sensual stimulation; it is reading and experiencing as an adventure.

In GEO, even that which is unphotographable is visually presented. Though photos that depict the most complex topics and fill them with social intelligence. Because whatever GEO does, it follows the credo:

• A liking for the unusual.
• A curiosity in what's worth knowing.
• An awareness of the endangered.
• An openness for the future.