''Expansión'' is a Spanish economic and business newspaper published in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
, Spain.
History and profile
''Expansión'' was established in May 1986.
[ The paper is published in tabloid format][ and is owned by ]Unidad Editorial
Unidad Editorial, S.A. is a Spanish media company. It owns the newspapers '' El Mundo'', '' Expansión'' and '' Marca''. It is primarily owned by the Italian holding RCS MediaGroup.
History
Unidad Editorial emerged in 2007 after the merger of tw ...
, which is in turn controlled by RCS MediaGroup
RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. (formerly Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera), based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is an international multimedia publishing group that operates in daily newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, n ...
. Its sister newspapers are '' El Mundo'' and '' Marca''.[
''Expansión'' used to be part of the British group Pearson, which had a share of 39% in the paper during the late 1990s. During this period the publisher was Ârea Editorial.][
The headquarters of ''Expansión'' is in Madrid. The paper was awarded by the ]Society for News Design
The Society for News Design (SND), formerly known as the Society of Newspaper Design, is an international organization for professionals working in the news sector of the media industry, specifically those involved with graphic design, illustration ...
(SND) the World's Best Designed Newspaper™ for 1994. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in September 2011 with an event led by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia.
Circulation and readership
The circulation of ''Expansión'' was 39,047 copies in 1994. The paper had a circulation of 52,645 copies in 2001. Its circulation fell to 48,108 copies in 2002. In 2003 the circulation of the paper was 48,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 47,577 copies in 2005.
Based on the findings of the European Business Readership Survey the paper had 13,047 readers per issue in 2006. The 2008 circulation of the paper was 50,128 copies, making it the most read business newspaper in the country.[ The OJD certified circulation of the paper was 55,971 copies in 2012.]
References
External links
''Expansión'' website
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1986 establishments in Spain
Business newspapers
Newspapers published in Madrid
Publications established in 1986
Spanish-language newspapers
Business in Spain