''20 minutes'' ( ''vingt minutes'') is a free, daily newspaper aimed at commuters in France. It is published by
Rossel and . ''
20 minutos
''20 minutos'' is a Spanish free newspaper, with local editions in several Spanish cities, published by Multiprensa & Mas S.L.
History
Multiprensa & Mas S.L. was founded in Madrid in 1999. The founder of 20 minutos is José Antonio Martínez ...
'', the
Spanish version, is distributed by Schibsted and Zeta in
Spain
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. In Switzerland, the French-language edition
''20 minutes'' and the German-language edition ''
20 Minuten
''20 Minuten'' (; "20 Minutes") is a free daily newspaper in Switzerland.
History and profile
Cofounded by Sacha Wigdorovits, who also became a significant shareholder, ''20 Minuten'' was first published in 1999 by 20 Minuten Schweiz AG. The di ...
'' are published by
Tamedia.
Rossel noted that the news outlet had 22.4 million monthly users while ratings firm
Médiamétrie reported in 2017 that it received 16 million unique users per month. In Greater Paris,
Ipsos
Ipsos Group S.A. (; derived from the Latin expression, ) is a multinational market research and consulting firm with headquarters in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1975 by Didier Truchot, Chairman of the company, and has been publ ...
and
CESP confirmed a
circulation of 805,000 with a
readership of 2,339,000. ''20 minutes'' claims that its readers are "young urban citizens (15–40 years old) that to a lesser extent consume traditional newspapers."
The French ''20 minutes'' was launched in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
on 15 March 2002, and spread to 11 other urban areas of France, including, in order of size, the cities of
Marseille
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,
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
,
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
,
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million[Nantes
Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...]
,
Strasbourg
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,
Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
,
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
,
Lille
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,
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
and
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
. Each edition includes both national pages and regional sections.
Since its launch, ''20 minutes'' has led the market of free French newspapers.
In March 2014, due to the fall of advertising revenues (-6% en 2013),
TF1
TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network.
TF1 is part ...
and
Bolloré, owners of ''20 minutes'' competitors —''Metronews'' and ''
Direct Matin''—, announced their willingness to buy ''20 minutes'' and merge their activities.
RTL (French radio), RTL , "TF1" et Bolloré envisagent le rachat de "20 minutes"
The name ''20 minutes'' refers to the amount of time it should take one to read this daily newspaper.
References
External links
Website
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2002 establishments in France
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Daily newspapers published in France