''Challenges'' is a weekly business magazine headquartered in

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, France. It is owned by Claude Perdriel (60%) and Bernard Arnault (40%) via their groups Presse Perdriel and

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. It has an economic liberal editorial stance and supported

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History and profile

''Challenges'' was established in 1982. The magazine offers articles on economy and business-related events and on politics and world affairs. It is published weekly on Thursdays. Previously, it was published monthly and then biweekly. Its motto is ''Que dit l'économie cette semaine?'' (). In 1987, Claude Perdriel, owner of ''Le Nouvel Observateur'', bought the monthly magazine and renamed it as ''Challenges''. Le Nouvel Observateur Group is the owner and publisher of ''Challenges''. The company also owns ''Le Nouvel Observateur''. Former publisher of ''Challenges'' was Croque Futur. The magazine is published by Regie OBS. ''Challenges'' was named as the business magazine of the year in France in 2010. In May 2021,

, headed by Bernard Arnault, took a 40% stake in the magazine, contributing 8 million euros.

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 ". Just before the first round of legislative elections in 2022, an anti-

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cover for the magazine imposed by the publication's director, Claude Perdriel, was denounced by the magazine's journalists.

Circulation

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

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