Challenges
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation183,233 (2020)
PublisherRegie OBS
Founded1982 (1982)
CompanyLe Nouvel Observateur Group
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
WebsiteChallenges
ISSN0751-4417

Challenges is a weekly business magazine headquartered in Paris, France.[1] It is owned by Claude Perdriel (60%) and Bernard Arnault (40%) via their groups Presse Perdriel and LVMH. It has an economic liberal editorial stance and supported Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 French presidential election.[2]

History and profile

Challenges was established in 1982.[3] The magazine offers articles on economy and business-related events and on politics and world affairs.[3][4] It is published weekly on Thursdays.[5][6][7] Previously, it was published monthly[8] and then biweekly.[1]

Its motto is Que dit l'économie cette semaine? (French: What does the economy say this week?).[5]

In 1987, Claude Perdriel, owner of Le Nouvel Observateur, bought the monthly magazine and renamed it as Challenges.[9]

Le Nouvel Observateur Group is the owner and publisher of Challenges.[3][10] The company also owns Le Nouvel Observateur.[3] Former publisher of Challenges was Croque Futur.[8] The magazine is published by Regie OBS.[7]

Challenges was named as the business magazine of the year in France in 2010.[6]

In May 2021, LVMH, headed by Bernard Arnault, took a 40% stake in the magazine, contributing 8 million euros.[11]

Editorial stance and political position

In 2017, as part of the French presidential campaign, several Challenges journalists felt and deplored the fact that their magazine was "rolling for Emmanuel Macron ".[2][12]

Just before the first round of legislative elections in 2022, an anti-Jean-Luc Mélenchon cover for the magazine imposed by the publication's director, Claude Perdriel, was denounced by the magazine's journalists.[13]

Circulation

In 2001 Challenges had a circulation of 264,000 copies.[8] The circulation of the magazine was 260,020 copies in 2008.[4] It fell to 250,065 copies in 2009[3] and 232,000 copies in 2010.[14] During the period of 2011-2012 its circulation was 232,430 copies.[7] The circulation of the magazine was 183,233 copies in 2020.[15]

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Circulation 231,813 229,024 222,763 208,658 186,968 199,336 201,992 204,872 185,447

References

  1. 1 2 The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1658. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  2. 1 2 Robin Andraca (3 April 2017). ""Challenges" pro-Macron selon ses propres journalistes". arretsurimages.net (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Publicitas International to represent 'Le Nouvel Observateur' of France". Publicitas. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Challenges". sellmedia. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Economic News". Cité de l'Économie et de la Monnaie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Challenges". K Media. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Factsheet 2013. Challenges (France)" (PDF). Publicitas. Hong Kong. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine Organization. Archived from the original (Report) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Challenges: bref historique". L'Obs (in French). 13 November 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Adrien Franque (14 May 2021). "L'entrée de LVMH dans «Challenges» inquiète la rédaction du magazine". Libération (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "La présidentielle à Challenges: les « observations » de la société des journalistes (SDJ)". Acrimed (in French). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "La «une» anti-Mélenchon de «Challenges» crée des remous au sein de la rédaction". Le Monde (in French). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Challenges - ACPM". www.acpm.fr. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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