20 minutes (France)

"20 minutes" (pronounced "vingt minutes") is a free, daily newspaper distributed to commuters in France. It is published by Schibsted and Ouest France Group. "20 minutos", the Spanish version, is distributed by Schibsted and Zeta in Spain. In Switzerland, the French-language edition "20 minutes" and the German-language edition "20 minuten" are published by Tamedia.

In greater Paris, Ipsos and CESP confirmed a circulation of 805'000 with a readership of 2'339'000. "20 minutes" claims that its readers are "young urban citizens (15-40 years old) that to a lesser extent consume traditional newspapers."

The French "20 minutes" was launched in Paris on March 15, 2002, and soon spread to 7 other urban areas of France. These ares include, by order of size, the cities of Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lille. Each edition includes both national pages and regional sections. All editions can be found on http://www.20minutes.fr.

The name "20 minutes" refers to the average time a European commuter spends in public transportation each business day.

External links

*http://www.20minutes.fr -- Online edition
*http://www.20minutes.com -- Parent website