Daily Horoscopes Remain a Fixture in German Media Despite Lack of Evidence
Over half of Germans believe in zodiac-personality connections, fueling ongoing demand for astrological guidance
Overview
- On June 8, TAG24 and MOPO issued daily horoscopes for all twelve zodiac signs with tailored advice on love, career and health
- Major outlets such as TAG24 NEWS Deutschland GmbH, MOPO and Augsburger Allgemeine maintain daily, weekly and monthly astrology features explicitly presented as entertainment
- A Clearer Thinking study led by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti found astrologers correctly matched only 2.49 out of twelve personality statements, underscoring the absence of a scientific basis
- A quarks.de survey cited by Augsburger Allgemeine shows that 53 percent of Germans believe their personalities are linked to their zodiac signs, reflecting astrology’s cultural resonance
- The twelve-sign zodiac system originated over 4,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, though modern horoscopes offer no factual predictive power