Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse is a French international <a href="/facts/News_agency/DdnqW1uE">news agency</a> headquartered in <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a>, France. Founded in 1835 as <a href="/facts/Havas/q6y3FMqC">Havas</a>, 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. Its main regional headquarters are based in <a href="/facts/Nicosia/fMQCEtDL">Nicosia</a>, <a href="/facts/Montevideo/c3skInud">Montevideo</a>, <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a> and Washington, D.C. AFP publishes stories, videos, photos and graphics in <a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>, <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a>, <a href="/facts/Arabic_language/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a>, <a href="/facts/Portuguese_language/vr3Fwzw3">Portuguese</a>, <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a>, and <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>. 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.
In December 2024, AFP was ranked as the 27th most visited news site in the world, with over 105 million monthly readers.

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