Italian current affairs magazine
Gente (Italian: People)[1] is a popular and long-running Italian weekly current affairs[2] and celebrity gossip magazine.
History and profile
Gente was launched in Milan in 1957.[1] Its founder and publisher was Edilio Rusconi,[3] an Italian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer.[4] The magazine was the flagship of Rusconi Group.[5] The magazine was part of Rusconi Group until 1999 when the Group was acquired by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a subsidiary of Lagardère SCA.[6]
The magazine was published by Hachette Rusconi under the Hachette Filipacchi Médias ownership.[7][8] It was owned by Hachette Filipacchi Médias[9] until 2011 when it was acquired by Hearst Magazines.[10][11] It is published on a weekly basis.[7][12]
Circulation
In 1964 the circulation of Gente was 331,000 copies which rose to 390,000 copies in 1968.[13]
Gente had a circulation of 667,553 copies in 1984.[14] It rose to 769,185 copies between September 1993 and August 1994.[15] In 2000 the magazine had a circulation of 690,000 copies.[16] The 2004 circulation of the magazine was 573,000 copies.[17] It was 411,425 copies in 2007.[18][19] Its circulation was 332,340 copies in 2010.[7]
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