Private company

Computec

Logo: Computec Media, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German computer media company

Computec Media GmbH is a German computer media company headquartered in Fürth. It is a subsidiary of the Swiss Marquard Media Group. The company publishes multiple magazines and websites related to computers, video gaming and media.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • HeadquartersFürth1
  • Websitewww.computec.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

Computec Media GmbH is a German computer media company headquartered in Fürth. It is a subsidiary of the Swiss Marquard Media Group. The company publishes multiple magazines and websites related to computers, video gaming and media.2

Corporate structure

Computec sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Computec Fürth
    • golem.de Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Computec Media was founded in 1989 by Christian Geltenpoth who led the company until 2005. In 1999, the company tried to establish itself in the United States but had to cancel its operations after only ten months.

From 1998 to 2013, it was traded in the General Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange. In 2005, the Swiss Marquard Media AG became the company's major stock holder and on 1 October 2013 it bought the remaining stocks via a squeeze-out. Computec Media was delisted and transformed into a GmbH. In 2014 the company bought the Linux- and Raspberry-Pi-related magazines of Medialinx and in 2016 the mobile phone news website Areamobile.de.

Computec Media was the publisher of a number of now-defunct magazines, such as SEGA Magazin, PC Action, Play Time, incite PC Gaming, Amiga Games, Mega Fun and XBG Games.

Subsidiaries

Golem Media GmbH Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia’s article on Computec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • golem.de

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1999Acquired Rockstar Vienna1

Timeline

  1. 1989Founded Founded1

Sources

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