Il Sole 24 Ore

History and profile

Il Sole 24 Ore was first published on 9 November 1965 as a merger between Il Sole ("The Sun"), founded in 1865,{{cite book|editor=Robert G. Picard|title=Media Firms: Structures, Operations, and Performance|date=2002 |access-date=5 June 2013|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000508/http://www.gruppo24ore.ilsole24ore.com/en-us/chi-siamo/storia/la-pazienza-e-il-coraggio}} The owner of Il Sole 24 Ore is Confindustria.{{cite journal|author=Alessandro Carretta |display-authors=etal|title=The Impact of Corporate Governance Press News on Stock Market Returns|journal=European Financial Management|date=2011|volume=17|issue=1|pages=100–119

In 2006, it was reported that Il Sole 24 Ore had Europe's highest circulation for a financial daily.

Il Sole 24 Ore has its headquarters in Milan, more precisely in Sarca Avenue 223, and is published in broadsheet format. The paper reports on business, politics, developments in commercial and labour law, corporate news and features. Extensive share and financial product listings are provided in its daily supplement, Finanza e Mercati.

Weekly supplements include:

• Domenica (Sunday): art, literature, philosophy, theatre, cinema, book reviews, and related news;
• Plus24 (Saturday): family savings, market analysis, real estate market news, and other private investment topics;
• Nòva 24 (Sunday): science and technology.

Irregular supplements are also produced with a focus on a specific issue such as a particular business sector.

Circulation

The 1988 circulation of Il Sole 24 Ore was 320,000 copies.{{cite book|author=Peter Humphreys

The paper sold 520,000 copies in 2000 and 414,000 copies in 2001.{{cite news

The information integrated system

The printed newspaper is presented as part of an integrated information system which includes:

• Radio 24: a news/talk FM/online radio channel;
• Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor: business and financial news agency;
• 24 Minuti: a defunct free daily newspaper;
• ilsole24ore.com: the online newspaper;
• 24ore.tv: a defunct financial all-news TV channel replaced in 2025 by Radio24-IlSole24OreTV channel

Professional services

Il Sole 24 Ore is published by 24 ORE Group. The group has been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 6 December 2007.

Directors

• Mauro Masone (9 November 1965 - 2 January 1969)
• Alberto Mucci (3 January 1969 - 5 June 1978)
• Fabio Luca Cavazza Rossi (6 June 1978 - 30 September 1980)
• Mario Deaglio (1 October 1980 - 14 May 1983)
• Gianni Locatelli (15 May 1983 - 31 July 1993)
• Salvatore Carrubba (1 August 1993 - 31 December 1996)
• Ernesto Auci (1 January 1997 - 8 July 2001)
• Guido Gentili (9 July 2001 - 10 January 2005)
• Ferruccio de Bortoli (11 January 2005 - 8 April 2009)
• Gianni Riotta (9 April 2009 - 15 March 2011)
• Roberto Napoletano (23 March 2011 - 13 March 2017)
• Guido Gentili, interim (from 14 March to 9 August 2017)
• Guido Gentili, 2nd time (from 10 August 2017 to 11 September 2018)
• Fabio Tamburini (from 12 September 2018)

Annual publications

Every year it publishes the Urban Ecosystem report, edited by Legambiente and Ambiente Italia. The report evaluates 105 Italian provinces in 5 macro areas: air, water, waste, mobility and environment. More specifically, it also publishes a list of the 107 Italian province with the best quality of life (which is evaluated through a panel of 90 indicators).

References

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8. Redazionale. "Sole 24 Ore: Riotta lascia la direzione, Napoletano nuovo direttore - Gruppo 24 Ore: cda approva i conti".
9. "Fabio Tamburini nuovo direttore del Sole24Ore".
10. "Urban Ecosystem".
11. "List of the Italian cities with the best quality of life".