''Chip'' is a computer and communications
magazine
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published by
CHIP Holding CHIP Holding GmbH is a German-based publishing house owned by Hubert Burda Media. Its core activity is the publication of special-interest, country- and language-specific print and online media in the information and communication technology sector. ...
(formerly Vogel Burda Holding GmbH) in several countries of Europe and Asia. The German edition of ''CHIP'' was launched in September 1978 and is one of Germany's oldest and largest computer magazines with 418,019 copies sold in average each month of the 4th quarter 2008.
Competitors in its German home market include ''
Computer Bild
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PC-Welt
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c't
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CHIP Online
CHIP Online is the independent web portal of the CHIP brand. It is one of the most-visited media portals in the German language area, providing hardware and software tests and price comparisons, as well as a large downloading and a community portal. , it is a top 30 site in Germany according to
Alexa
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traffic
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rankings. CHIP Online is operated by CHIP Digital GmbH.
Magazine
Currently there are these German different magazines available:
* ''CHIP'' Plus
* ''CHIP Foto Video mit DVD''
* ''CHIP Test & Kauf''
* ''CHIP Linux''
From 1998 to 2013, an Indian edition titled ''
Intelligent Computing CHIP'' was published.
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Statistics
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References
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External links
Chip.dedownload.chip.eu/en
1978 establishments in West Germany
Computer magazines published in Germany
Monthly magazines published in Germany
Magazines established in 1978
Magazines published in Munich