Mladá fronta Dnes


Mladá fronta Dnes, also known as MF Dnes or simply Dnes, is a daily newspaper based in the Czech Republic. As of 2016, it is the second-largest Czech newspaper, after the tabloid Blesk.

History and profile

Mladá fronta Dnes is owned by Mafra a.s., a subsidiary of the Agrofert group, a company owned by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Mafra was previously the Czech subsidiary of the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei - und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH, the publisher of the Rheinische Post that bought it from French press group Socpresse in 1994.
The newspaper is published in Berliner format. It consists of four sections, one of which contains regional content. Its orientation can be described as right-wing conservative.

Circulation of ''Mladá fronta Dnes''

  • 2001: 338,000 copies
  • 2002: 312,000 copies
  • 2003: 316,206 copies
  • 2006: 300,000 copies
  • 2008: 291,711 copies
  • 2009: 256,118 copies
  • 2010: 239,646 copies
  • 2011: 222,377 copies
  • 2013: The newspaper had the highest circulation in the country.