Categories | Women's magazine |
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Frequency | Weekly |
Circulation | 421,494 (2022) |
Publisher | Prisma Press |
Founded | 1984 |
First issue | 1 October 1984 |
Company | Prisma Press ( Vivendi) |
Country | France |
Based in | Paris |
Language | French |
Website | Femme Actuelle |
ISSN | 0764-0021 |
OCLC | 421638622 |
Femme Actuelle ( French: lit. Current Woman) is a weekly women's magazine published in Paris, France. It has also British and Spanish editions.
Femme Actuelle was first published in October 1984. [1] [2] [3] The magazine is part of Prisma Press, a subsidiary of the German media company Gruner + Jahr. [4] [5] It is published by Prisma Press on a weekly basis [6] on Mondays. [7] Prisma Press also owns other magazines, including Prima, Voici and VSD. [1] [6] [8]
Femme Actuelle is headquartered in Paris and covers articles on fashion, cosmetics, literature, and entertainment. [9]
The magazine has editions in the United Kingdom and in Spain. [10] Its British edition is called Best and its Spanish edition Mia. [10] Both magazines are also owned by Gruner+Jahr company. [11]
On 26 July 2010 Femme Actuelle introduced a separate pocket-sized edition. [12]
In 1988 Femme Actuelle sold nearly two million copies. [13] The circulation of the magazine was 1,837,000 copies in 1991. [1] It was the fifth best-selling magazine in France in 1999 with a circulation of 1,634,000 copies. [14] The magazine had a circulation of 1,538,000 copies in 2001, making it the twelfth best-selling women's magazine worldwide. [15]
Femme Actuelle had a circulation of 1,346,850 copies during the period of 2003-2004. [16] The magazine sold 1,292,000 copies in 2005. [17] In 2006 its circulation rose to 1,710,000 copies. [18]
In 2009 Femme Actuelle was the best-selling French women's magazine with a circulation of 927,420. [19] [20] The same year it was also the fourth best-selling weekly women magazine in Europe. [20] In 2014 its circulation was 687,100 copies. [21] In the period of 2017-2018 the paid circulation of the magazine was 580,249 copies. [22]
Femme Actuelle sold 421,494 copies in 2022. [23]