Pronto (magazine)

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Pronto
Logo Revista Pronto.png
Logo of the magazine
CategoriesCelebrity magazine
Women's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
CompanyGrupo Heres
Country Spain
Based in Barcelona
Language Spanish
Website www.pronto.es

Pronto (Spanish : Quick) is a Spanish language celebrity and women's magazine which is published weekly in Barcelona, Spain. The magazine has been in circulation since 1972. It is the most read magazine in the country.

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History and profile

Pronto was established in 1972. [1] [2] [3] The magazine which offers news about celebrities [4] is part of Grupo Heres. [5] [6] The headquarters of the magazine, which is published weekly on Mondays, [7] [8] is in Barcelona. [3]

Circulation

Pronto has a high circulation like the other Spanish celebrity weekly, ¡Hola! . [9] [10] In 1993, Pronto had a circulation of 695,585 copies, making it the best-selling magazine in Spain. [11] It was the second best selling magazine in the country with a circulation of 807,232 copies in 1997. [12]

In 2001, it was one of top 50 women's magazine worldwide with a circulation of 878,000 copies. [13] The average circulation of Pronto was 921,855 copies in 2003 and 1,013,016 copies in 2004, making it the best selling magazine in Spain. [7] [8] During the period between 2003 and May 2005, Pronto was the second most read magazine in Spain. [8]

Pronto was the best-selling Spanish magazine in 2005 with a circulation of 1,000,580 copies. [14] Its circulation fell to 962,000 copies in 2006. [15] In 2008 Pronto was the best selling magazine in Spain with a circulation of 974,254 copies. [5]

Pronto sold 971,248 copies in 2009, making it the largest magazine in Spain and the third best-selling weekly European women's magazine. [6] Its circulation was 958,374 copies in 2010 and 931,419 copies in 2011. [16] The circulation of the magazine was 910,055 copies in 2012. [16] The weekly was again best selling magazine in Spain in 2013. [2]

See also

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