''Kampioen'' (
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: ''Champion'') is a Dutch general interest and family magazine published in
The Hague
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, the Netherlands. The magazine is one of the oldest and most read publications in the country.
History and profile
''Kampioen'' was established in 1885.
[ The magazine is part of the ]Royal Dutch Touring Club
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(ANWB) and is published ten times a year by the ANWB media.recreation
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, tourism, traffic, transportation and the environment. It is freely distributed to the ANWB members.
Circulation
In 2000 ''Kampioen'' had a circulation of 3,589,645 copies, making it the most read magazine in the country. In 2001 its circulation was 3,627,000 copies, making it the ninth top general interest magazine worldwide. In 2006 it was the largest seventh magazine worldwide with a circulation of 3,756,000 copies.
The circulation of ''Kampioen'' was 3,541,566 copies in 2010, making it the largest general interest magazine in Europe
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. Its circulation was 3,548,770 copies in 2011 and 3,540,991 copies in 2012. The magazine circulated 3.54 million copies in 2013. The circulation in 2017 had reduced to 3,400,248, still good for the first place among magazines in the Netherlands (Albert Heijn
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See also
* List of magazines in the Netherlands
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References
External links
Official website
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1885 establishments in the Netherlands
Dutch-language magazines
Magazines established in 1885
Magazines published in the Netherlands
Mass media in The Hague
Ten times annually magazines