With a readership of over 2.7 million, 20 Minutes is the most read newspaper in France. After the first edition hit the streets of Paris in the spring of 2002, the paper is now published in eight French cities. Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg. 20 Minutes has a combined circulation of 780,000**.
Readership surveys confirm that 20 Minutes commands strong support among younger, urban and female readers, in comparison with the traditional paid newspapers in France.
The website 20minutes.fr has 2,9 million unique visitors per month (Mediametrie Netratings - May 2009) and is amongst the top 10 newssites in France.
20 Minutes France
- Paris (started in 2002)
- Lille (started in 2003)
- Lyon (started in 2003)
- Marseilles (started in 2003)
- Toulouse (started in 2004)
- Bordeaux (started in 2004)
- Nantes (started in 2005)
- Strasbourg (started in 2005)
*Source: TNS-Sofres EPIQ 2008
**Source: OJD 2008