''Alternatives économiques'' (; ) is a French

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

specializing in economic issues. The magazine was established in 1980 by Denis Clerc. It is published on a monthly basis. The headquarters is in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. During the period 2013–2014 the magazine had a circulation of 89,297 copies. According to the One investigation conducted by Audipresse, ''Alternatives économiques'' is France's second-most-read business magazine. Initially, due to its modest financial resources, the publication was bimonthly. Thanks to the support of the printing press, the financial burden was reduced, also because the magazine managed to convince 1,000 subscribers the following month after its launch, this in a field dominated by magazines like ''

L'Expansion ''L'Expansion'' was a French former monthly business magazine based in Paris, France, which existed between 1967 and 2017. History and profile ''L'Expansion'' was founded by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber and Jean Boissonnat in 1967. In 1994 the m ...

''. Clerc remained director of the magazine until 1999, when he was succeeded by Philippe Frémeaux. In 2018, ''Alternatives économiques'' was awarded the magazine of the year award by the ''Syndicat des éditeurs de la presse magazine'' (SEPM) and Relay stores.

References

External links

Official website

WorldCat record
1980 establishments in France Business magazines published in France French-language magazines Monthly magazines published in France Magazines established in 1980 Magazines published in Paris {{Europe-business-mag-stub