 Title page of a 1918 edition of the Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland’s collection | |
| Editor-in-chief | Stefan Regez, Werner De Schepper |
|---|---|
| Categories | News magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Company | Ringier |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Based in | Zurich |
| Language | German |
| Website | Schweizer Illustrierte |
Schweizer Illustrierte is a weekly illustrated news magazine owned by Swiss media company Ringier.[1][2]
Schweizer Illustrierte was established in 1911 as Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung (SIZ), and adopted its current name in 1965.[3][4] The magazine is published weekly in German.[5][6] It is published by a company with the same name and offers news about stars, opinion leaders and idols.[6] The magazine has no focus on political news.[4]
The headquarters of Schweizer Illustrierte is in Zurich.[6][7] Stefan Regez is the editor-in-chief of the weekly.[3] Peter Rothenbuehler is among the former editors-in-chief.[8]
The iPad application of Schweizer Illustrierte was launched in 2010.[3]
Between July 2004 and June 2005 Schweizer Illustrierte sold 240,240 copies.[5] Its circulation was 232,519 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 225,753 copies between July 2006 and June 2007.[5] The circulation of the magazine became 209,121 copies between July 2007 and June 2008.[5] The weekly was the second best-selling magazine in Switzerland with a circulation of 204,856 copies in 2009.[9]
