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Mafra, a.s.
Company typeJoint-stock
IndustryPublishing, Internet
FoundedDecember 31, 1992 (1992-12-31)
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
ProductsNewspapers, Magazines
Revenue2,561,074,000 Czech koruna (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Operating income−978,763,000 Czech koruna (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Net income−867,755,000 Czech koruna (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets3,253,659,000 Czech koruna (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees1,149 (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
ParentKaprain Chemical, Cyprus
Websitemafra.cz

Mafra is a Czech media group that publishes printed and internet media, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. From 2013 to 2023, it was a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš, the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Mafra owns newspapers Mladá fronta Dnes and Lidové noviny. In September 2023, Agrofert sold the group to the Czech billionaire investor Karel Pražák (Kaprain Group).

History

Founded in 1992 in Prague, Mafra was acquired in 1994 by the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH (RBDV) (the publisher of the Rheinische Post), which bought Mafra from French press group Socpresse. In 2013, Mafra was acquired by Czech holding group Agrofert, which is owned by Andrej Babiš.

Mafra publishes the daily newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes, which – with 224,000 circulation as of March 2011 – is the second largest newspaper in the Czech Republic, after tabloid Blesk. Fully owned subsidiary Lidové noviny, a.s. publishes daily newspaper Lidové noviny with circulation of 44,000, 60% subsidiary Metro Česká republika, a.s. publishes a freesheet Czech edition of Metro with a circulation of 266,000.

As of February 2011, Mladá fronta Dnes is the third most visited Czech website on the internet, with 3.7 million unique visitors per month.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mafra benefited disproportionately from state aid.

References

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  8. "Portfolio Metro" (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. "Návštěvnost internetu v ČR v únoru stagnovala na 7,7 milionu lidí". Finance.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  10. "Czech Republic: Nations in Transit 2021 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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