| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Category: | Business magazine |
| Publisher: | Börsenmedien AG |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Founder: | Bernd Förtsch |
| Country: | Germany |
| Based: | Kulmbach |
| Language: | German |
| Website: | Der Aktionär |
| Issn: | 1432-4911 |
| Oclc: | 164737981 |
Der Aktionär (German: The Shareholder) is a German language weekly business and finance magazine published in Germany. The headquarters of the magazine is in Kulmbach.[1]
Der Aktionär was started in late 1996 as a successor to a business magazine entitled Bulle & Bär.[2] [3] Bernd Förtsch is its founder who also served as its editor-in-chief.[3] The magazine is published by the Börsenmedien AG owned by Förtsch.[4] [5] It was published monthly until 2000 when its frequency was switched to weekly.[6]
Der Aktionär focuses on news about stock market.[4] Olaf Hordenbach served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[4]
In the first quarter of 2000 Der Aktionär sold 140,000 copies.[6] In June 2000 the magazine reached a peak circulation figure with 200,000 copies.[4] For the first quarter of 2005 the circulation of the magazine was 33,963 copies, making it the fifth best-selling weekly business publication in Germany.[7] The circulation of the magazine was 29,536 copies in the first half of 2011.[8]