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 Front page ofKurier, 7 November 2012 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Printmedienbeteiligungsgesellschaft Funke Mediengruppe |
| Publisher | Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH |
| Editor | Martina Salomon |
| Founded | 1954; 71 years ago (1954) |
| Political alignment | Centrism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Country | Austria |
| Circulation | 103,000 (2023) |
| ISSN | 1563-5058 (print) 2308-0973 (web) |
| OCLC number | 849575488 |
| Website | kurier |
Kurier is a German-languagedaily newspaper based inVienna, Austria.[1] In 2023, it had an edition of approximately 103,000 copies.[2]
Kurier was founded asWiener Kurier by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) in 1945, during theAllied occupation afterWorld War II. In 1954 the paper was acquired and re-established by Ludwig Polsterer asNeuer Kurier (New Kurier).[3][4][5][6]
Funke Mediengruppe holds 49% of the paper.[7] The company also partly ownsKronen Zeitung.[8] The publisher ofKurier is Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH.[3]Kurier is based inVienna.[6]
Kurier was the eighteenth largest newspaper worldwide with a circulation of 443,000 copies in the late 1980s.[9] It was the third best-selling Austrian newspaper in 1993 with a circulation of 390,000 copies.[10]
Kurier sold 263,000 copies in 2001.[11] It was the third best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 252,000 copies.[12] The daily had a circulation of 254,000 copies in 2004.[13] Its circulation in 2005 was 172,000 copies.[6] The 2007 circulation of the paper was 169,481 copies.[1] The paper sold 158,469 copies in 2011.[14] The circulation of the paper was 385,000 copies in 2013.[3]
