Bernd Hellermann

Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH publishes printed and digital media products. The company distributes premium magazines under the STERN, GEO, BRIGITTE, ESSEN & TRINKEN, SCHÖNER WOHNEN, CHEFKOCH, BARBARA, BEEF, and 11FREUNDE brands. It also operates the international digital marketing platform AppLike. The company was founded by John Jahr, Sr., John Jahr, Gerd Bucerius, and Richard Gruner on June 30, 1965 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Ligatus GmbH develops online solutions for advertising and content promotion. It specializes in programmatic native advertising and solutions for desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices. The company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, 11FREUNDE Verlag GmbH & Co. KG is a German company that publishes a football magazine. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. 11FREUNDE Verlag was acquired by Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH, part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA from January 01, 2022 on June 28, 2010.

trnd AG provides collaborative marketing services. It offers word-of-mouth, social content marketing, co-creation campaigns, and real life market research. The company was founded by Torsten Wohlrab, Robert Schlittenbauer, and Rob Nikowitsc in 2005 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Part of Ströer SE & Co. KGaA, Statista, Inc. is a research and analysis service that publishes worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high profile media partners. The company is based in New York, NY and provides statistics, business relevant data, and various market and consumer studies and surveys through their leading data and business intelligence portal, statista.com. With over 22,500 sources on over 60,000 topics, users can gain insights into over 70 million companies, as well as current and forecasted data about ad spending, users, reach, desktop and mobile splits, revenues, volume sales, prices, sales channels, key players, demographics, and much more from their easily accessible advertising, media, and consumer goods markets. Established in 2007, Statista now operates worldwide.

Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Chefkoch GmbH is a recipe website that offers over 350,000 cooking and baking recipes, including videos, articles, and cookbooks. The company is based in Bonn, Germany. Users can find simple, delicious, and free recipes, as well as exchange tips, tricks, experiences, and ideas with other users in the forum at Chefkoch.de. The CEO of the German company is Stefan Waschatz.