| Editor: | Wolfgang Wieser |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-Chief |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Category: | Men's magazine |
| Company: | Josel & Sauer GmbH |
| Publisher: | Wiener Verlags |
| Founder: | Markus Peichl Michael Hopp |
| Founded: | 1979 |
| Country: | Austria |
| Based: | Vienna |
| Language: | German |
| Website: | Wiener |
Wiener is a German language monthly men's magazine published in Vienna, Austria. It has been in circulation since 1979
Wiener was established in 1979.[1] Markus Peichl and Michael Hopp were the founders of the magazine.[2] The founding art director of the magazine was Lo Breier.[2] The first issue was published in November 1979.
Initially Wiener carried articles on Vienna and its cultural scene.[2] Later it changed its scope and became a men's fashion and lifestyle magazine.[3] The magazine which is published monthly 11 times per year features interviews and articles about celebrities and trends.[4] Its owner is Styria Multi Media company.[5] [6] The publisher is Wiener Verlags[7] led by Peter Mosser.[8]
Gerd Leitgeb was the editor of Wiener.[9] Peter Moser served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine until July 2006 when Alexander Macheck succeeded him in the post.[10] As of 2015 its editor-in-chief was Wolfgang Wieser.[5]
The 1985 circulation of Wiener was 118,000 copies.[11] Its circulation was 45,000 copies in 2007[12] and 47,500 copies in 2010.[7] The magazine had a circulation of 43,820 copies between January and June 2014.[5]
Kurt Waldheim sued both Wiener and Stern in 1987 for publishing articles about his Nazi activities in Yugoslavia.[13] In the September 2010 issue of Wiener, nude photos of ballerina Karina Sarkissova were published.[3] Following the publication Sarkissova was fired from the ballet company of the Vienna State Opera in October 2010.[3]