Dagbladet Børsen

Danish newspaper

Børsen (full name: Dagbladet Børsen) is a Danish newspaper specialising in business news published in Denmark.

Børsen was founded in 1896 by merchant and editor Theodor Hans Carsten Green. In 1899, it was changed into a newspaper with a particular focus on business and stock exchange content. From then and until 1909, Børsen was also formally associated with Grosserer Societetet (English: The Merchant Society). In 1969, the majority shareholder became the Swedish Bonnier Group. The publishing house changed its name to Forlaget Børsen Ltd. In 1970, the paper was reorganized to almost exclusively feature business news, resulting in an improved net circulation. The (Konkurrence og Forbrugerstyrelsen) indicated that it was opposed to a merger because the combined company would be too dominant in the Danish market. On Tuesday, 24 January 2017, JP/Politikens Hus A/S said it had withdrawn its offer to merge with Dagbladet Børsen and instead had opted for a 49.9% ownership of Dagbladet Børsen for a price of 400 million Danish kroner. Bonnier Group would have a 50.1% ownership of the company. Børsen is published on weekdays, not on weekends, and is based in Copenhagen. The paper publishes a list, Børsen Guld.

In 1948, the circulation of Børsen was 8,400 copies. It was 7,413 copies in 1960 and 6,934 copies in 1970. Its circulation was 58,000 copies in 2001, 60,000 copies in 2002. and 62,000 copies in 2003 and 67,000 copies in 2004. In 2005, its coverage reached 236,000 people with a total coverage of 570,000 people when its website and accompanying magazines were included. The same year, its circulation was 68,900 copies. and 71,419 copies in 2007. The paper had a circulation of 72,086 copies in 2008 and 72,490 copies in 2009. It was 72,868 copies in 2010 and 66,639 copies in 2011.

Since 1 March 1993, the newspaper has stood out by its use of salmon pink paper, an intentional reference to the British Financial Times. As of 2011, the newspaper was redesigned, incorporating salmon pink further by also using the color across all platforms. Magenta was also chosen as a signal color, PT Serif as the primary typeface, and the logo was replaced by a new, hand drawn one made by the Danish designer Jan Andersen.