20 Minuten scrapes past the million mark

According to the Mach Basic 2005 report, the free newspaper gained 166,000 readers compared to the previous year.

Still in the six-figure range
Readership: According to today's survey, the free newspaper 20 Minuten reaches
published by Mach Basic in 2005. It has thus
increased by 166,000 compared to the previous year. The (sold)
Tabloid Blick, for a long time Switzerland's biggest daily newspaper,
on the other hand, suffered a decline of 19,000 to 717,000 readers. Losses
The Tages-Anzeiger (-5,000) and the Berner Zeitung (-21,000) also lost ground,
the Basler Zeitung (-11,000) and the St. Galler Tagblatt (-10,000).
On the other hand, there was a minimal increase (2000 readers) in the Neue
Luzerner Zeitung, in whose home territory 20 Minuten was published in June 2004
has penetrated the market. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (+15,000) and the
Mittelland Zeitung (+7000) increased. The trend appears to be
Sunday reading. All three newspapers in German-speaking Switzerland record more
Readers. The SonntagsBlick increased by 11,000 to 988,000, the
SonntagsZeitung by 23,000 to 813,000 and NZZ am Sonntag by 40,000
to 457,000 people.

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