Bucerius exchanges his shares in G+J against shares in Bertelsmann AG, which becomes the majority shareholder of G+J with 60 percent. John Jahr (35 percent) and Ernst Naumann (five percent) hold the remaining shares.

John Jahr sells 9.9 percent of his shares to Bertelsmann AG and retains 25.1 percent.

Bertelsmann AG takes over the five percent holding from Ernst Naumann and now holds a total of 74.9 percent of the shares. GEO makes its debut.

G+J is the first German publishing house to enter the international magazine market, by taking over the Cosmos Distribuidora S.A. publishing house (DUNIA, SER PADRES HOY) in Spain. The popular science magazine P.M. developed by Gerhard Peter Moosleitner is launched in Germany. The G+J School for Journalists is founded in Hamburg. In 1984, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of the founder of STERN, it is renamed the Henri Nannen School.

G+J purchases the gravure and offset printer Brown Printing Company in Waseca, Minnesota, USA. The French edition of GEO is launched in Paris. HÄUSER and ART are launched in Germany.

The business magazine IMPULSE makes its market debut.

Following the successful launch of GEO in France, G+J introduces the monthly magazine ÇA M´INTÉRESSE. MUY INTERESANTE is launched successfully in Spain.

PRIMA, the new women's magazine in France, reaches a circulation of one million copies within one year of its launch.

FEMME ACTUELLE is launched in France.

G+J decides to build a new publishing building at Baumwall in Hamburg. G+J acquires a 24.9 percent participation in the Manager Magazin Verlagsgesellschaft (Manager Magazin) publishing company. SCHÖNER ESSEN and FLORA join the range of magazines.