A method for processing a thin glass is provided. The thin glass is subjected to a tensile stress &sgr;app smaller than 1.15 · Min  ( &sgr; _ a - &Dgr; a  0.4 · ( 1 - ln  ( A ref A App Φ ) ) ,  &sgr; _ e - &Dgr; e  0.4 · ( 1 - ln  ( L ref L App Φ ) ) ) , wherein &sgr;a is a mean value of tensile stress at break for fractures in a surface of samples of the thin glass under bending stress, wherein &sgr;a is a mean value of tensile stress at break for fractures emanating from an edge of the samples, wherein Lref is an edge length and Aref is a surface area of the samples, wherein &Dgr;e and &Dgr;a denote standard deviations of the mean values &sgr;e and &sgr;a, respectively, and wherein Aapp is a surface area of the thin glass, Lapp is a summated edge length of opposite edges of the thin glass, and Φ is a predefined maximum fracture rate within a period of time of at least half a year.