''Kurier'' is a German-language
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
based in
Vienna
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, Austria.
History and profile
''Kurier'' was founded as ''Wiener Kurier'' by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) in 1945, during the
Allied occupation after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. In 1954 the paper was acquired and re-established by Ludwig Polsterer as ''Neuer Kurier'' (New Kurier).
Funke Mediengruppe
Funke Mediengruppe (formerly ''WAZ-Mediengruppe'') is Germany's third largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500 publications in eight countries. WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the Funke family and is headquartered i ...
holds 49% of the paper. The company also partly owns ''Kronen Zeitung
The ''Kronen Zeitung'' (), commonly known as the ''Krone'', is Austria's largest newspaper. It is known for being Eurosceptic.
History
The first issue of the ''Kronen Zeitung'' appeared on 2 January 1900. Gustav Davis, a former army officer, ...
''. The publisher of ''Kurier'' is Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH.Vienna
en, Viennese
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, registration_plate = W
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Circulation
''Kurier'' was the eighteenth largest newspaper worldwide with a circulation of 443,000 copies in the late 1980s. It was the third best-selling Austrian newspaper in 1993 with a circulation of 390,000 copies.
''Kurier'' sold 263,000 copies in 2001. It was the third best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 252,000 copies. The daily had a circulation of 254,000 copies in 2004. Its circulation in 2005 was 172,000 copies.[ The 2007 circulation of the paper was 169,481 copies.][ The paper sold 158,469 copies in 2011.]
References
External links
Official website
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1954 establishments in Austria
Daily newspapers published in Austria
German-language newspapers published in Austria
Newspapers published in Vienna
Publications established in 1954