In 1995, the site began producing original stories and it introduced Spiegel Online International for articles translated into English in 2004.

Regular staff includes 150 people in the Hamburg headquarters,[1] complemented by freelancers, and news bureaus both domestic and international.

The online news staff also receives support from Der Spiegel magazine's network of correspondents in Germany and abroad.

Spiegel Online's content initially consisted of hand-picked articles from the print magazine.

[6] Spiegel Online International, a section featuring articles translated into English, was launched in autumn 2004.