Die Zeit

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Die Zeit
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Zeit-Verlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KG
(Holtzbrinck family through DvH Medien GmbH 50%, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group 50%)
EditorGiovanni di Lorenzo
Founded21 February 1946 (1946-02-21)
Political alignmentCentrist
Liberal[1]
HeadquartersHamburg
Circulation574,492 (Print, 2020)
186,062 (Digital, 2020)[2]
ISSN0044-2070
Websitewww.zeit.de

Die Zeit is a nationwide weekly newspaper in Germany.

Die Zeit (the title means: "The Time") is read by about 2 million people. It sells about 480.000 copies every week. It is well known for its good articles which are well-written and often detailed. It is read by well-educated people. It is a liberal newspaper.

It includes articles about politics, economics, knowledge, the sciences, art, literature, education, life (style) and travel. It has many advertisements for jobs at universities.

History[change | change source]

The first copies of Die Zeit were published on the 21 February 1946 in Hamburg. Since that day it has been published in Hamburg every week.

References[change | change source]

  1. Michael Kohler (May 2012). "Die Zeit" – Erfolg mit Qualität. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern (December 2020). "Die Zeit" (woe). Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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