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| Type | Free daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Express-Zeitung AG (jointly owned byTamedia (majority holding) andBerner Zeitung (17.5%)) |
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Language | German |
| Circulation | 494,368 (2010) |
| Sister newspapers | 20 minutes (French-language edition) |
| OCLC number | 611676625 |
| Website | www |
20 Minuten (German pronunciation:[ˈtsvantsɪçmiˈnuːtn̩]; "20 Minutes") is a free daily newspaper inSwitzerland.
Cofounded bySacha Wigdorovits, who also became a significant shareholder,[1]20 Minuten was first published in 1999 by 20 Minuten Schweiz AG. The direct competitormetropol was available in Switzerland between 2000 and 2002.20 Minuten is published intabloid format.
Since 2005 the newspaper has been owned byExpress-Zeitung AG, which is jointly owned byTamedia (majority holding) andBerner Zeitung (17.5%).
In theGerman-speaking parts of Switzerland, specific editions are made for the regions ofBasel,Bern,Lucerne,St. Gallen andZürich.
20 Minuten is distributed tocommuters at over 150 train stations across the country. Since September 2004 the German-language edition has been the most widely read daily newspaper in Switzerland, surpassingBlick. The audited distribution in 2004 was 329,242 (WEMF AG) and it had a readership of an estimated 782,000. In 2010 its circulation was 494,368 copies, making it the most read daily paper in the country.[2]
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