Freundin (German: Girlfriend) is a biweekly women's magazine published in Munich. Launched in 1948, it is one of the earliest magazines in its category.
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| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Publisher | Burda Style Group |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Company | Hubert Burda Media |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Munich |
| Language | German |
| Website | freundin.de |
| OCLC | 310976090 |
History and profile
editFreundin was established in 1948.[1] The magazine is part of Hubert Burda Media[2] and is published by Burda Style Group[3] on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays.[4] The headquarters of the magazine is in Munich.[3][5] The magazine targets women from the age of 25 years.[4]
Freundin started its website in 1996.[6] Renate Rosenthal is one of its former editors-in-chief.[1] Nikolaus Albrecht was the editor-in-chief of Freundin between 2012 and 2019.[7]
Circulation
editIn 2001, Freundin was the thirty-fifth best-selling women's magazine worldwide with a circulation of 605,000 copies.[8] The magazine sold 465,418 copies during the fourth quarter of 2003.[1] During the fourth quarter of 2004 its circulation was 517,269 copies. The circulation of the magazine 516,443 copies in 2010.[9] It sold 366,039 copies in the fourth quarter of 2014.[4] The magazine sold 237,867 copies in the first quarter of 2018 making it the second best-selling women's magazine in Germany.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Medium of the Week - Freundin revamps in bid to restore its readership". BrandRepublic. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ John Sandford, ed. (2013). Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. London; New York: Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-136-81603-1.
- ^ a b "MA 2011/II: Burda still number 1". Hubert Burda Media. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Profile". Burda Community Network. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Western Europe 2003. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2002. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ Ulrich Kaiser (February 2002). "The Effects of Website Provision on the Demand for German Women's Magazines". NBER Working Paper (8806). doi:10.3386/w8806.
- ^ Marc Bartl (26 March 2019). ""Freundin"-Chefredakteur Nikolaus Albrecht verlässt Burda". Kress News (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Top 50 Women's magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Judith Pörschke (2020). 'I am luckily not the only one' Analyzing the readers' interpretations of texting advice in women's magazines (MA thesis). Malmö University. p. 18.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related to Freundin at Wikimedia Commons
