''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers. Verdens Gang AS is a

private company A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is ...

wholly owned by the public company

Schibsted Schibsted Media Group is an international media group. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The CEO is Kristin Skogen Lund. In 2019, Schibsted spun off the majority of their online marketplac ...

History and profile

''VG'' was established by members of the

Norwegian resistance movement The Norwegian resistance (Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled government, ...

shortly after the country was liberated from

German occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 an ...

in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945.

Christian A. R. Christensen Christian A. R. Christensen (17 December 1906 – 27 January 1967) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known for his work in the Norwegian resistance movement, as editor of ''Verdens Gang'' and as a historical writer. He also helped shape the E ...

was the first

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of ''VG'' from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died. ''VG'' is based in Oslo. The paper is published in tabloid format. The owner is the

media conglomerate A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet. According to the ...

, which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, ''

Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 million ...

'', as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some of Norway's larger regional newspapers. Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967. Just before the change in the ownership ''VG'' was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a circulation of 34,000 copies. The editor-in-chief is

Gard Steiro Gard Steiro (born 26 January 1976) is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. He grew up in Askøy. He was chief editor of the newspaper ''Bergens Tidende'' from 2012 to 2015. In 2017 he was appointed chief editor and publisher for the new ...

. ''VG'' is not affiliated with any political party. For many years, ''VG'' was the largest newspaper in Norway by circulation, which reached a peak of 390,000 in 2002. As its readers moved from the traditional newspaper to internet newspapers, the circulation has collapsed to 94,000 in 2016. ''VG'' is now the second largest print newspaper in Norway. It was overtaken by ''

'' in 2010. The online newspaper ''vg.no'' is, however, by far the most visited in Norway, with 2 million daily readers.

''VG'' Nett

''VG Nett'' is ''VG''s news site online. It was started in 1995. ''VG'' Nett made a net operating profit of 40 percent in 2006, making it an unusually successful online media operation. According to figures from TNG Gallup, it had approximately 2 million daily readers in 2016. VG's web pages also include a discussion forum, ''VG Debatt''.

Circulation

Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association,

Mediebedriftenes Landsforening The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association ( no, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening, MBL) is an employers' organisation in Norway, organized under the national Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. The current CEO is Arvid Sand. Chairman of the board ...

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* 1980: 200,536 * 1981: 227,191 * 1982: 240,302 * 1983: 256,747 * 1984: 269,140 * 1985: 290,705 * 1986: 317,049 * 1987: 333,698 * 1988: 345,636 * 1989: 360,331 * 1990: 367,036 * 1991: 365,318 * 1992: 374,092 * 1993: 377,575 * 1994: 386,137 * 1995: 371,238 * 1996: 356,861 * 1997: 370,115 * 1998: 364,619 * 1999: 373,552 * 2000: 375,983 * 2001: 387,508 * 2002: 390,510 * 2003: 380,190 * 2004: 365,266 * 2005: 343,703 * 2006: 315,549 * 2007: 309,610 * 2008: 284,414 * 2009: 262,374 * 2010: 233,295 * 2011: 211,588 * 2012: 188,345 * 2013: 164,430 * 2014: 138,188 * 2015: 112,716 * 2016: 93,883 * 2017: 82,015 * 2018: 96,405

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdens Gang 1945 establishments in Norway Daily newspapers published in Norway Newspapers established in 1945 Newspapers published in Oslo Norwegian-language newspapers

History and profile

''VG'' Nett

Circulation

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