wissen.de GmbH, Provider of Online Information, Munich, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DirectGroup Bertelsmann. The internet knowledge portal was founded on April 10th, 2000 by the Reinhard Mohn GmbH in Guetersloh and launched in May 2000.

With their in-house editorial team in Munich www.wissen.de constantly maintains and updates their extensive online content. The science portal provides access to contents of many Bertelsmann publishing divisions, including Wissen Media, the Bertelsmann Lexikon Institut and Chronik Publishing. All information is based on the wissen.de lexicon with more than 150,000 keywords, on the dictionaries Bertelsmann Wörterbuch, WAHRIG Rechtschreibung as well as the famous Chronik books series.

In addition, wissen.de cooperates with strong content partners like Financial Times Deutschland, Langenscheidt or Magazin Geo to provide a wealth of latest news and information.

Diversity, reliability and topicality – those are the quality criteria that distinguish wissen.de. Easy-to-understand navigation and modern design contribute to their content concept. Effective search for information and appealing presentation of content are decisive factors when awaking lasting enthusiasm for knowledge and science.

wissen.de is free of charge.
wissen.de is part of the Wissen Media Group GmbH.