''Les Echos'' is the first daily French financial

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, founded in 1908 by the brothers Robert and

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. It is the main competitor of ''

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'', a rival financial paper.

History and profile

The paper was established as a monthly publication under the name of ''Les Échos de l'Exportation'' by the brothers Robert and

in 1908. It became a daily newspaper in 1928 and was renamed as ''Les Echos''. The newspaper was bought by the British media group

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in 1988, and was sold to the French luxury goods conglomerate

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in November 2007. The publisher of the paper is Les Echos Le Parisien Médias. ''Les Echos'' has a

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stance and is published on weekdays. The paper is headquartered in Paris and has a website which was launched in 1996. The paper publishes economical analyses by leading economists, including

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and

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. In September 2003, ''Les Echos'' switched from

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. In 2004, the newspaper won the

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award. In 2010, the coverage of ''Les Echos'' was expanded to cover such topics as innovations in science, technologies,

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, medicine and health and skills concerning marketing and advertising, management, education, strategy and leadership, law and finance. The former separate sections of IT and communications were merged under the section of high tech and media. In 2013, the newspaper started a project called LesEchos360, a business news aggregation platform.

Circulation

In 2000, ''Les Echos'' was the sixth best-selling newspaper in France with a circulation of 728,000 copies. The 2009 circulation of the paper was 127,000 copies. From July 2011 to July 2012, the paper had a circulation of 120,546 copies. In 2020, the newspaper had a total circulation of 135,196 copies.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Echos (France), Les 1908 establishments in France Business newspapers Centrist newspapers Daily newspapers published in France Liberal media in France LVMH brands Newspapers published in Paris Publications established in 1908