20 Minuten was Switzerland's first free paper, launched in 1999. The Tamedia group took over as its publisher in 2005, and since 2006 it has also appeared in a French version called 20 minutes. With its tabloid format and tabloid language the paper focuses on brief reports and lots of photos. Commentary and news are not consistently presented separately. In 2020 the owner group Tamedia changed its name to TX Group AG.
| Circulation | 626,000 (2019) |
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| Frequency of publication | Monday to Friday |
| Visits | 50.000.000 – 100.000.000 |
| Online payment model | All content for free |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Tamedia |
| Area of distribution | Nationwide |
| Established | 1999 |
| Address | Werdstrasse 21, 8004 Zürich |
| Phone | 0041 44 248 68 20 |
| redaktion@20minuten.ch | |
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