Il Sole 24 Ore

Il Sole 24 Ore (English: "The Sun 24 Hours") is the Italian financial newspaper of record, owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation. Il Sole 24 Ore is the leading financial daily in Italy.

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, and 24 Ore ("24 Hours"), founded in 1933. The latter was established by young economists, including Ferdinando di Fenizio, Libero Lenti and Roberto Tremelloni, on 15 February 1933. The owner of Il Sole 24 Ore is Confindustria.

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

Circulation
The 1988 circulation of Il Sole 24 Ore was 320,000 copies. In 1997 it was the fifth best-selling Italian newspaper with a circulation of 368,652 copies.

The paper sold 520,000 copies in 2000 and 414,000 copies in 2001. In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 373,723 copies, making it the fourth best-selling newspaper in Italy. Its circulation was 334,076 copies in 2008. The print and digital circulation in 2017 was nearly 177,000 copies. In the course of 2017, its circulation increased again in the ranking of national newspapers with the highest diffusion from fourth to third place. (Source Budget 2017)

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.

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.

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).