Editor Frank Pöpsel Frequency Weekly Publisher Focus Magazin Verlag | Categories Business magazine Circulation 126,846 (Q1, 2015) Year founded 2000 | |
Focus Money is a German language business magazine published in Munich, Germany. It is one of the spin-offs of the German news magazine Focus.
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History and profile
Focus Money was first published on 30 March 2000. Its slogan was "Fakten machen Geld" (meaning "Facts make money" in English). The magazine is part of Hubert Burda Media and is published by Focus Magazin Verlag weekly on Wednesdays. Its headquarters is in Munich.
The magazine covers articles on business, politics, companies, finance, tax, law, investment, insurance, telecommunications, motoring and careers. Its target audience is decision makers in business and in society. It annually publishes a list of major German tax consultancy and audit firms.
The first editor-in-chief of Focus Money was Manfred Schumacher who resigned from the post on 5 April 2000, only five days after the start of the magazine. Frank Pöpsel replaced him in the post and has been the editor-in-chief of the weekly since then.
In 2005 Focus Magazine started an e-paper, Der Vermögensverwalter (The Asset Manager in English), which is emailed to subscribers.
Circulation
In 2001 Focus Money had a circulation of 149,000 copies. Its circulation was 135,751 copies during the first quarter of 2005. The circulation of the magazine was 142,210 copies in 2010. During the first quarter of 2015 its circulation was 126,846 copies.