''Kurier'' is a German-language

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based in

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, Austria. In 2023, it had an edition of approximately 103,000 copies.

History and profile

''Kurier'' was founded as ''Wiener Kurier'' by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) in 1945, during the Allied occupation after

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. In 1954 the paper was acquired and re-established by Ludwig Polsterer as ''Neuer Kurier'' (New Kurier).

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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. ''Kurier'' is based in

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. The circulation of the paper was 385,000 copies in 2013.

Editor-in-Chiefs

Hans Dichand Hans Dichand (29 January 1921 in Graz – 17 June 2010 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist, writer, and media businessman. He published the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper ''Kronen Zeitung'', Austria's largest newspaper in terms of ...

, 1955–1958 *

Hugo Portisch Hugo Portisch (19 February 1927 – 1 April 2021) was a longstanding, broadly recognized and popular Austrian journalist, as well as a writer. Awards and honours * 2010: Concordia Honorary Award * 2012: Julius Raab Medal * 2014: renewed Journa ...

, 1958–1967 * Eberhard Strohal, 1967–1973 * Hubert Feichtlbauer, 1973–1975 * Gerd Bacher, 12 October 1975 – 4 November 1975 *

Karl Löbl Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoe ...

, 1975–1979 * Gerd Leitgeb, 1979–1986 *

Günter Wessig Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of sailing rig, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States * the former German name of the village of ...

, 1986–1988 * Franz Ferdinand Wolf, 1988–1993 * Peter Rabl, 1993–2005 * Christoph Kotanko, 2005 – 31 July 2010 *

Helmut Brandstätter Helmut Brandstätter (born 24 April 1955) is an Austrian politician and former journalist. Early life and education Helmut Brandstätter is the son of the agricultural politician Ernst Brandstätter (1920–1992), Secretary General of the Pre ...

, 2010–2018; 2013 * Martina Salomon, since 1 October 2018

References

External links

Official website
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Kurier ''Kurier'' is a German-language daily newspaper based in Vienna, Austria. In 2023, it had an edition of approximately 103,000 copies. History and profile ''Kurier'' was founded as ''Wiener Kurier'' by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) ...