20 Minutes to the thousandth
Four years after its launch, 20 Minutes—the French-speaking Swiss counterpart to 20 Minuten—is published today for the 1,000th time. The commuter newspaper in its current form was created in late September 2009 through the merger of the two French-speaking Swiss commuter newspapers, Le Matin Bleu and 20 Minutes.
The French-language paper was launched in French-speaking Switzerland on March 8, 2006. In four years, the certified readership has risen from 276,000 to 526,000. Together with its partner newspaper 20 Minuten in German-speaking Switzerland, the commuter newspaper reaches the most readers in Switzerland. The online edition 20 Minutes Online currently has around 2,012,000 unique clients in Switzerland. The company announced on Tuesday that a new version with an adapted look and expanded content will be launched in the next few days. The online content is provided by a 14-strong editorial team. 20 Minutes and 20 Minutes Online are published by 20 Minutes Romandie. The company currently employs a total of around 68 people.
