Turnover: 570 million EUR (2022)
Country: France
- Le Figaro is a French press group owned by the Dassault family
- Organizer of the Solitaire du Figaro sailing race since its acquisition of the event in 1980.
News
In the Figaro Group fold, Gala magazine redoubles its ambitions 17/11/2023
- The Figaro Group acquired the weekly magazine Gala from Vivendi and its subsidiary Prisma Media in 2023.
- Gala has changed ownership twice in three years, passing from Bertelsmann to Vivendi at the end of 2021, then to the Figaro Group in 2023.
- Gala employs 60 journalists out of a total workforce of 70.
- The Gala brand has over 9.4 million subscribers on TikTok, 60% of whom are located abroad.
- Gala is the leading European media account on TikTok, and the fourth largest worldwide.
- With the acquisition of Gala, the Figaro Group will reach 14.6 million women, representing 52% of the female population in France.
- In 2022, Gala's sales amounted to 40 million euros, half of which came from advertising.
- Gala's paid circulation in France is 123,123 copies a week, including 20,000 subscribers to the glossy magazine.
- Gala has a daily readership of over 1.1 million.
- During the Cannes Film Festival, Gala publishes a 96-page daily in French and English, with a circulation of 15,000.
Gala" weekly to be sold to Figaro 05/07/2023
- Vivendi to launch takeover bid for Lagardère in 2022.
- Gala has 8 million subscribers on TikTok.
- Average circulation of Gala in 2022: 128,000 copies.
- Visitors to Gala website in May: 59.4 million.
- Gala annual sales: approx. 30 million euros.
- Almost half of Gala's sales are generated digitally.
- Gala has 130 employees, including 60 journalists and a dozen support staff.
Le Figaro, in good shape, ready to explore new territories | Le Figaro, in good shape, ready to explore new territories 06/02/2023
- Sales to reach 570 million euros by 2022.
- The daily breaks even.
- Le Figaro" has 270,000 digital subscribers, out of a total of 400,000.
- Website publisher and digital marketing specialist CCM Benchmark generates sales of €65 million.
- Travel and ticketing activities generate sales of €100 million
- 60% of the group's revenues are generated digitally
Financial Data
DUNS: 542077755
Legal Name: SOCIETE DU FIGARO
Address: 14 BD HAUSSMANN , 75009 PARIS 9
Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2018)
Capital: 41 860 475 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | Turnover (€) | Net Profit (€) | Fiscal Year End | Fiscal Year Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 351 098 305 EUR | 8 142 780 EUR | 31/12/2016 | 12 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président | Charles | Edelstenne | 86 | |
| Directeur général | Marc | FEUILLEE | 62 |
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- LV Organisation
- Lagardère Sports and Entertainment
- Eurosport Event (TF1)
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- CIO
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Adidas
- Sodexo France
- Artea Events
- AEG Anschutz
- Alive Groupe
- Nike
- Red Bull
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The magazine market - France
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- Prisma Media (Vivendi Groupe)
- CMI France
- Cafeyn Group
- McPhy
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- Rossel La Voix Groupe
- Media Participations
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- Unimédias (Crédit Agricole groupe)
- Éditions Philippe Amaury
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- Milan Presse (Bayard Groupe)
- L'Obs
- Le Point
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- Sciences et Avenir
- L'Express
- Les Inrockuptibles (LNEI)
- Valmonde - Valeurs Actuelles
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