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25 years of Digitec Galaxus – our anniversary overview

Martin Jungfer
21.4.2026
Translation: Veronica Bielawski

Digitec Galaxus is celebrating 25 years of existence. In our magazine, we’ll be taking a look at the past as well as the future. You’ll find all related articles here.

My colleague Manuel Wenk has taken on the role of our in-house historian. He’s unearthed some interesting artefacts in the process, such as screenshots of the first few iterations of the digitec.ch website. Curious to know how a 25-square-metre office spawned a major online retailer? You’ll find the story below.

What drives Florian Teuteberg and Oliver Herren to this day? Twenty-five years ago, they co-founded Digitec Galaxus and have since turned it into the market leader. In a video interview, the CEO and CIO talk about moments of doubt on the journey and how important company culture is to them.

Tech throwbacks on Digitec

Galaxus may be the bigger shop today. But Digitec is the company’s founding stone. The online shop digitec.ch was the go-to for many gamers looking to upgrade their computers and the first retailer to bring the iPhone to Switzerland.

The editorial team released a video commemorating said iPhone. Editor David Lee tested the original iPhone’s capabilities in modern times.

David also looked back on the tech in his life 25 years ago, including his very first mobile phone – a Motorola brick.

In this article, Kevin Hofer sums up a quarter-century of tech history. He showcases how the PlayStation 2, Windows 2000 and USB sticks were technological marvels back in the year 2000.

More anniversary content on LinkedIn, TikTok and Instagram

You can also follow Digitec and Galaxus on social media platforms. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be making the odd anniversary post on LinkedIn. The same goes for Instagram and TikTok – where you can expect a healthy dose of humour.

This article will be updated continuously. All content published in connection with our 25-year anniversary will be linked here.

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Journalist since 1997. Stopovers in Franconia (or the Franken region), Lake Constance, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zurich. Father since 2014. Expert in editorial organisation and motivation. Focus on sustainability, home office tools, beautiful things for the home, creative toys and sports equipment. 


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