Time is accelerating, Focus is slowing down
With a paid circulation of 482,569 copies, the German weekly newspaper *Die Zeit* increased its first-quarter results by 3.8 percent compared to the previous year. *Focus*, on the other hand, reported a 5.8 percent decline in paid circulation.
With a paid circulation of 482,569 copies, the German weekly newspaper die Zeit was able to increase its previous year's result by 3.8% in the first quarter. According to its own figures, this is the 16th consecutive quarter in which it has exceeded the previous year's result. The growth in subscription sales is significant with an increase of 7.8 percent. This corresponds to 21,808 more subscribers than in the previous year. Single copy sales remained almost constant. Other sales were reduced by 45.1 percent (-9,696 copies). The news magazine Focus reported 734,593 copies sold in the first quarter. This corresponds to a decrease of 5.8% compared to the previous year.
