''Prima'' is a monthly

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published in

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, France. The magazine has been in circulation since 1982. It has editions in

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History and profile

''Prima'' was first published in October 1982. It was founded by Axel Ganz. The magazine is part of Prisma Press, a subsidiary of the German media company

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. It is published by Prisma Press on a monthly basis. The company also owns other magazines, including ''

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'' and '' VSD''. ''Prima'' has its headquarters in Paris, and features articles about everyday living and fashion, beauty, decor and

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. Gwendoline Michaelis was one of the former

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of the magazine which adopted a new motto, "rejoignez la communauté des créatrices" (meaning "Join the community of creative women" in English) in June 2012. The magazine was also launched in Spain and Germany. It was also started in the United Kingdom in September 1986. The British edition was sold in 2000 to

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and is published monthly.

Circulation

In 1991 ''Prima'' had a circulation of 1,211,000 copies. Its British edition is the first monthly magazine in the United Kingdom of which circulation rose to more than one million copies. In 1999 ''Prima'' was one of ten best-selling magazines in France with a circulation of 1,030,000 copies. During the period of 2003-2004 ''Prima'' sold 692,633 copies in France. Its circulation was 686,000 copies in France in 2005. In 2007 the circulation of ''Prima'' was 529,000 copies in France and 290,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The magazine had a circulation of 477,389 copies in France and 289,058 copies in the United Kingdom in 2010. The British edition sold 260,550 copies during the first six months of 2012. Its circulation was 307,012 copies in France in 2014. The circulation of the British edition was 195,556 copies in 2021.

References

External links

Official website
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