| Categories | Current affairs magazine Gossip magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 332,340 (2010) |
| Founder | Edilio Rusconi |
| Founded | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) |
| Company | Hearst Magazines |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
| Website | Gente |
Gente (Italian:People)[1] is a popular and long-running Italian weekly current affairs[2] and celebrity gossip magazine.
Gente was launched in Milan in 1957.[1] Its founder and publisher was Edilio Rusconi,[3] anItalian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer.[4] The magazine was the flagship of Rusconi Group.[5] The magazine was part of Rusconi Group until 1999 when the Group was acquired byHachette Filipacchi Médias, a subsidiary ofLagardère SCA.[6]
The magazine was published by Hachette Rusconi under the Hachette Filipacchi Médias ownership.[7][8] It was owned by Hachette Filipacchi Médias[9] until 2011 when it was acquired byHearst Magazines.[10][11] It is published on a weekly basis.[7][12]
In 1964 the circulation ofGente was 331,000 copies which rose to 390,000 copies in 1968.[13]
Gente had a circulation of 667,553 copies in 1984.[14] It rose to 769,185 copies between September 1993 and August 1994.[15] In 2000 the magazine had a circulation of 690,000 copies.[16] The 2004 circulation of the magazine was 573,000 copies.[17] It was 411,425 copies in 2007.[18][19] Its circulation was 332,340 copies in 2010.[7]
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