Charlie Hebdo: circulation of 2.5 million

"Here we go again!" reads the front page of the weekly newspaper revealed Monday. Pictured is a cartoon on a red background showing a dog with a Charlie Hebdo issue in its muzzle being chased by a slavering mob. Among the pursuers are a dog with a Kalashnikov and a headband - as a caricature of a jihadist - the pope, the conservative former head of state Nicolas Sarkozy and the leader of the far-right Front National (FN), Marine Le Pen. In other words, groups and personalities that Charlie Hebdo has repeatedly made fun of with cartoons. After the issue, which was published a week after the attack on January 7 and gave the magazine a record circulation of around 8 million copies, the editorial team initially suspended publication of the magazine.

"We had to take a breath and rest a bit," Charlie Hebdo editor-in-chief Gérard Biard recently told the AFP news agency. "Some, like me, had to continue working immediately, some wanted to take more time."

From now on again weekly

The February 25 publication date was a "compromise. From now on, the satirical newspaper is to appear weekly again. The paper is now run by the cartoonist Riss, who was injured by gunshots during the attack. For French-speaking Switzerland, Naville has ordered 20'000 issues compared to 26'000 copies for the last issue and 700 for the issues before the attacks. In German-speaking Switzerland, about 500 copies of the magazine are for sale, according to 7Days Media Services. "We expect the run to be somewhat smaller than after the attacks," a spokesman told news agency SDA.

Before the attack, Charlie Hebdo had a circulation of 60'000 copies and around 10'000 subscribers. In the meantime, the magazine has exceeded the threshold of 200'000 subscribers. With the magazine's increased sales, numerous donations and public aid, Charlie Hebdo's revenues have risen sharply - a boon for the magazine, which was still suffering from financial problems before Jan. 7. (SDA)