KITE Magazin
Germany
About this organization
KITE Magazin is a German-language kitesurfing magazine covering tests, travel reports, interviews and news, published in print and digital editions with an app alongside them. Its own advertising page calls it Germany's most-read kite magazine and puts its influence on the German-speaking scene at more than twenty years. In 2025 it merged with the title KITELIFE, and subscriptions run through the publisher OCEAN.GLOBAL. Issue 3/26 came out in May 2026, so the schedule is current. For a rider in Germany, Austria or Switzerland the practical difference is language: gear tests written in German, with European pricing and European availability, and travel reporting aimed at trips that start from a German airport. Test verdicts and subscription terms are published by the magazine.
Primary market: Germany
Why this profile is here
A large part of KSO's readership rides in German, and this is the German-language title that has been testing gear for that audience the longest. It is listed as a reference point for European pricing and availability, which international reviews rarely get right. KSO has no commercial relationship with the magazine.
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Common questions
What does KITE Magazin cover?
The topics recorded on this profile: gear reviews, travel, interviews, news and technique. Its primary market is listed as Germany. Its listed reach is hybrid.
Where do I read KITE Magazin itself?
At kitemagazin.de. We link the source instead of reprinting it, so articles, tests and announcements stay where they were published. The Instagram account is linked at the top of this page.
Who maintains this profile?
For now the KitesurfingOfficial editors, who built the entry from public sources. Anyone who works at KITE Magazin can claim it and take the details over, and anyone at all can suggest a correction.
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History
History
The story behind KITE Magazin
- Origin
- Germany
KITE Magazin has shaped the German-speaking kitesurfing scene for over 20 years and in 2025 merged with the title KITELIFE to form a higher-reach brand, published by OCEAN.GLOBAL.
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