Ehapa is known as a multi-faceted publisher of various kinds of digital and print media, including magazines, comics, books, movies, and even television shows.
Egmont is commercially active in 21 different countries and, as of 2005, had approximately 3,600 employees and a yearly revenue of 1.2 billion euros.
The name "Ehapa" was taken from the initials of its founder: Egmont Harald Petersen.
Some of the more popular German-language comics published by Egmont Ehapa Verlag GmbH include: Asterix, Lucky Luke, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Wendy [de] and SpongeBob SquarePants.
The games distributed by Egmont Interactive and the joint label Shoebox were continued by dtp entertainment.