History and profile
''Bild am Sonntag'' was first published on 29 April 1956.Helmut Böger, '' Bild'', 8 May 2011Circulation
The ''Bild am Sonntag'' as well as the '' Bild'' are amongst the German Newspapers with the largest losses in circulation in recent years. During the second quarter of 1992 the circulation of ''Bild am Sonntag'' was 2.6 million copies. Its circulation was 2.5 million copies in 1997. ''Bild am Sonntag'' had an average circulation of 2,023,000 copies in 2003. The paper had a circulation of 2,161,502 copies during the third quarter of 2004 and 2,042,128 copies during the third quarter of 2005. Its circulation was 2,014,352 copies during the third quarter of 2006, and was 2,164,000 copies for 2006 as a whole. Its circulation fell to 1,873,354 copies during the third quarter of 2007 and to 1,780,934 copies during the third quarter of 2008. The circulation of the paper was 1,577,764 copies in 2010 and 1,388,009 copies in 2012. During the second quarter of 2016 the paper had a circulation of 1,066,330 copies.Editors-in-Chief
* Rudolf Michael (1956–1958) * Oskar Bezold (1958–1960) * Hans Bluhm (1960–1964) * Peter Boenisch (1965–1970) * Peter Bachér (1970–1974) * Ewald Struwe (1974–1984) * Willi Schmitt and Wolfgang Kryszohn (1984–1987 as co-editors) * Willi Schmitt (sole editor 1987–1989) * Michael H. Spreng (1989–2000) * Claus Strunz (2000–2008) * Walter Mayer (2008–2013) * Marion Horn (since 2013)References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bild am Sonntag 1956 establishments in West Germany German-language newspapers Newspapers published in Berlin Publications established in 1956 Weekly newspapers published in Germany Axel Springer SE Sunday newspapers German companies established in 1956