During the second half of the 1990s, the introduction and rapid improvement of electronic versions of the encyclopedia, using editorial funds from the paper version enriched with numerous specific contributions, under the leadership of its president Pierre Le Manh and the editorial director Louis Lecomte, allowed the Encyclopædia Universalis to experience a second period of success and growth.
This time frame witnessed the emergence and swift development of digital encyclopedias, fueled by financial support from the paper edition enriched with numerous specialized contributions under the leadership of Pierre Le Manh and Louis Lecomte, leading to a second period of success and growth for Encyclopædia Universalis.