What Numéro Magazine does

Numéro Magazine is a French fashion, culture, and lifestyle media publication founded in 1999 and headquartered at 54 rue des Acacias in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Operating under the legal entity Numéro Presse (a société par actions simplifiée à associé unique, or SASU, registered in Paris under RCS 418 680 054), the publication produces editorial content spanning fashion, jewelry, beauty, art and design, culture, cinema, music, travel, and lifestyle, serving fashion-conscious readers, cultural consumers, and luxury lifestyle audiences through bilingual French/English digital content. The publication offers Fashion Week runway coverage, celebrity portraits, restaurant and travel guides, and architecture editorial, with active publishing through June 2026.

The publication operates a digital-first content platform built on a WordPress CMS with an understrap-child theme hosted by E-Mazarine, alongside a separate e-commerce storefront at shop.numero.com. Its content portfolio includes flagship fashion editorial, dedicated verticals for travel (Voyages), gastronomy (Food), and architecture, plus a newsletter subscription service for direct audience engagement. Content is distributed through numero.com and owned social channels on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers serves as President of Numéro Presse and Director of Publication, while founder Babeth Djian remains editor-in-chief.

Numéro's revenue mechanics center on luxury brand advertising sales, print and digital magazine subscriptions, direct-to-consumer merchandise via Le Shop, and newsletter monetization. Pricing models are not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no external institutional or PE/VC investors identified in source material. With 51-100 employees, the business operates a relatively lean editorial organization for a premium international fashion publication, and maintains CNIL-registered data processing compliance (receipt 1672474v0).

Name

Numéro Magazine

Legal name

Numéro Presse

Website

https://numero.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Numéro Magazine is a Paris-based French fashion, culture, and lifestyle media publication founded in 1999, serving fashion-conscious readers and luxury lifestyle audiences through bilingual digital content, Fashion Week coverage, celebrity portraits, and lifestyle editorial, monetized via advertising, Le Shop e-commerce, and newsletter subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Beauty & Grooming Magazines (MPAJAEAE)

Keywords

• Fashion magazine publishing
• Luxury lifestyle media
• Fashion week coverage
• Cultural editorial content
• Digital fashion journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Num\u00e9ro Magazine is a Paris-based French fashion, culture, and lifestyle media title that publishes editorial coverage of fashion shows, celebrity portraits, art, design, cinema, music, beauty, jewelry, travel, and gastronomy. The publication distributes content through its numero.com website, a dedicated e-commerce shop (shop.numero.com) selling issues such as Num\u00e9ro Art, an email newsletter, and social media channels, with print issues also distributed through retail.

Product overview

Numéro Magazine operates as a digital-first fashion and culture publication offering a comprehensive content portfolio across multiple lifestyle verticals. The core product is the Numéro Magazine digital platform featuring fashion, beauty, art, cinema, music, and lifestyle coverage. Supporting products include Le Shop for merchandise sales, a Newsletter subscription service, and specialized content sections for Travel (Voyages), Food, and Architecture. The publication is available in both French and English, with newsrooms and advertising offices located in Paris.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Num\u00e9ro Magazine French fashion, culture, and lifestyle media publication covering fashion, beauty, jewelry, art, design, cinema, music, travel, and lifestyle content. Features Fashion Week coverage, celebrity portraits, restaurant and travel guides, and cultural commentary. Available in French and English for an international readership of fashion-conscious consumers.
• Le Shop (shop.numero.com)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vogue Paris (Vogue France): Condé Nast's French flagship fashion title, the category leader in Parisian luxury fashion editorial. Directly comparable to Numéro on audience (luxury fashion readers), content (runway coverage, celebrity portraits), geography (France), and monetization model (luxury display advertising and print).
• Elle: Global fashion and lifestyle magazine with a major French edition. Competes with Numéro for the same fashion-forward female luxury reader, covers fashion weeks, beauty, and culture, and operates a comparable multi-channel editorial + e-commerce model.
• Harper's Bazaar France: Hearst-owned luxury fashion title with French edition. Directly comparable to Numéro across fashion, beauty, and culture coverage targeting affluent female readers, with a similar luxury advertising model.
• L'Officiel: French-founded luxury fashion magazine with global editions. Direct competitor to Numéro in the high-fashion editorial space, covering runway, beauty, jewelry, and culture for an affluent international audience.
• Madame Figaro: Weekly French lifestyle and fashion magazine published by Groupe Le Figaro. Targets a similar affluent, fashion-conscious female readership with coverage of mode, beauté, culture, and lifestyle — overlapping materially with Numéro's verticals.
• Grazia France: Mondadori-owned French fashion and celebrity weekly. Competes with Numéro for trend-driven fashion coverage, celebrity news, and beauty/lifestyle content aimed at style-conscious readers.
• W Magazine: American luxury fashion and culture magazine with strong celebrity and runway coverage. Comparable to Numéro in positioning (high-fashion, celebrity portraits, art + culture verticals) and in its international luxury advertiser base.

Emerging players

• i-D Magazine: Vice Media-owned fashion and culture publication with strong digital and youth-skewing positioning. Overlaps with Numéro on fashion editorial, culture, and runway coverage but differentiates through a more street-style and digital-native identity.
• AnOther Magazine: Independent fashion and culture title known for high-fashion editorial and art-direction-heavy visuals. Comparable to Numéro on luxury fashion and culture verticals, with a more niche, design-forward audience.

Regional players

• System Magazine: Bilingual (English/French) fashion industry publication covering runway, designers, and fashion business. Comparable to Numéro in its bilingual model and luxury fashion focus, but primarily serves a more industry/trade insider audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NumeroMagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/numeromag
• Instagraminstagram.com/numeromagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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