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Agence France-Presse
French international news agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.
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Company type | Private organization with special status, operating under commercial rules |
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Industry | News media |
Founded | 1835; 189 years ago (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 millions euros (2021) |
Number of employees | 2 400 (2023) |
Subsidiaries | Sport-Informations-Dienst |
Website | www![]() |
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With 2,400 employees of 100 nationalities, AFP has an editorial presence in 260 cities across 151 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]