[2] The website has developed into the most-used product of the Gutefrage Group[3] and, regarding its content growth and page views, has become one of the largest forums in the German-speaking world.

[5] Towards the end of 2012, a mobile version of the website went online; applications for Android and iOS followed in December 2013.

[6] In June 2020, gutefrage.net entered into a collaboration with Amazon, whereby the virtual assistant Alexa is able to access selected posts from the platform and play back answers to user questions.

[7] In 2020, the majority share of gutefrage.net was purchased by United Vertical Media GmbH, an affiliate of Müller Medien.

Users with a significant level of engagement within a given topic are, after individual verification by gutefrage.net employees, distinguished as "experts.