Pleine Vie

Pleine Vie (French: Full Life) is a French language monthly general interest and women's magazine published in Paris, France, since 1981.

Pleine Vie
EditorJeanne Thiriet
Categories
FrequencyMonthly
FounderAntoine Adam
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
CompanyMondadori
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
WebsitePleine Vie
ISSN0753-2164

History and profile

The magazine was established in 1981.[1] The founder was Antoine Adam.[2] It was renamed Pleine Vie in 1997.[3][4] The magazine was part of Groupe Taitbout[5][6] until July 1999 when it was acquired by the British media firm EMAP.[2][7] The magazine had been published by Hachette Filipacchi until 2001 when it began to be published Quebecor World Inc.[8]

The current owner of Pleine Vie is Mondadori France,[9] a subsidiary of the Italian media group Mondadori.[3][10]

Pleine Vie is published monthly.[5][9] The magazine offers articles towards women over 50s[5] and is edited by Jeanne Thiriet.[3]

Circulation

Pleine Vie sold 825,000 copies in 1998[11] and 823,000 copies in 1999.[7] Its circulation rose to 1,021,000 copies in 2000[12] and to 1,083,980 copies in 2003.[4]

In 2005 Pleine Vie sold 967,812 copies.[13] In 2007 the circulation of the magazine was 913,000 copies.[14] The magazine had a circulation of 854,000 copies in 2009[15] and 854,366 copies in 2010.[16] Next year the magazine sold 843,647 copies.[17] In 2012 the magazine had a circulation of 786,650 copies.[3] In the period of 2013-2014 the circulation of the monthly was 786,515 copies, making it the second best-selling general interest magazine in France.[9] Its circulation was 703,909 copies in 2014.[18]

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