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 AFP headquarters in Paris | |
| Company type | Private organization with special status, operating under commercial rules |
|---|---|
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | 1835 (as Havas) |
| Founder | Charles-Louis Havas (as Havas) |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Charles-Louis Havas, Jean Marin, Henri Pigeat, Pierre Louette, Emmanuel Hoog |
| Products | Text, photo, video, audio, and graphics |
| Revenue | €321.9 million (2022) €309.5 million (2021) |
Number of employees | 2 400 (2023) |
| Subsidiaries | Sport-Informations-Dienst |
| Website | www |
Agence France-Presse (French pronunciation: [aʒɑ̃s fʁɑ̃s pʁɛs]; AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.
With 2,400 employees of 100 nationalities, AFP has an editorial presence in 260 cities across 150 countries.[1] Its main regional headquarters are based in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C. AFP publishes stories, videos, photos and graphics in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. Two-thirds of its turnover comes from its own commercial activities, with the remaining one-third being provided by the French government (amounting to 113.3 million euros in 2022) as compensation for carrying out its mission of general interest.[2]
- ^ "About us – AFP". www.afp.com. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "AFP's 2022 results: 5% growth in commercial revenues, new tensions on costs". LEFIGARO (in French). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.