May 15, 2022 at 1:19 p.m.
As it does every year at the same time, the Le Monde group published in the columns of the eponymous daily its financial results for the year 2021. Co-signed by Louis Dreyfus and Jérôme fenoglio, respectively chairman of the group’s management board and director of World, the text announces a turnover for 2021 of €307 million against €286.9 million a year earlier. “The share of public subsidies remains marginal, since it amounts to €2.6 million, to which was added €600,000 in support after the liquidation of our Presstalis messaging system”, specify the managers. Le Monde will also have recorded an operating profit of +€18.2 million (vs. +€13.4 million in 2020) and a net profit of +€9.5 million (vs. +€10 million in 2020). ). MM. Dreyfus and Fenoglio are also delighted to see Le Monde’s digital subscriptions (418,430 at the end of 2021) reach €48 million in 2021, i.e. 28% of the Le Monde publishing company’s turnover and 16% of the Le Monde group’s total turnover. In a few months, they add, new digital formats, video or audio, will be developed by Courrier international, Télérama and Malesherbes Publications. “Intended to conquer new audiences, they aim to establish a relationship with the younger generations, through platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, Spotify or YouTube”, they point out.
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