l'éléphant

What l'éléphant does

l'éléphant - la revue de culture générale is a French general-culture review magazine founded in 2012 and operated under the Scrineo publishing house. The publication issues roughly four numbered editions per year (most recent: issue n°55, July 2026) plus thematic hors-série editions (e.g., Jeux 2026, Résistances), and spans eight thematic domains — Sciences, Philosophie, Littérature, Arts, Histoire, Société, International, and Environnement — in a single subscription. A 10-year online archive, an Espace Étudiant sub-product targeting Baccalauréat and Sciences Po/university students, a weekly Friday newsletter curated by journalist Marika Droneau, and an interactive Quiz platform extend the proposition beyond the print magazine.

The digital platform runs on WordPress with Devweb as technical host and routes all subscription and single-issue commerce through Scrineo's e-commerce storefront (scrineo.fr). Revenue is generated through two pricing tiers: a paper+digital bundle at €17.90 per three months and a digital-only subscription at €3.75 per month, plus one-time purchases of individual issues and hors-séries. A freemium layer — three free articles for newly registered users — feeds the conversion funnel, with social media (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter), SEO, the weekly newsletter, and the student section serving as primary acquisition channels. The business is B2C with a long-tail subscriber base and no disclosed enterprise, advertising, or licensing revenue.

The publication operates from France with a team of 46 employees and a named editorial cadre (Jean-Paul Arif, Guénaëlle Le Solleu, Marika Droneau). Distribution is concentrated domestically; no international expansion is disclosed. Sibling publication l'éléphant Junior (lelephant-junior.fr) is cross-promoted on the main site, indicating a family-of-brands strategy under Scrineo. No funding rounds, M&A, AI capabilities, patents, or public financial disclosures are present in the source material, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

l'éléphant

Legal name

l'éléphant

Website

https://lelephant-larevue.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

l'éléphant is a French general-culture review magazine (founded 2012) published by Scrineo, offering a subscription-based periodical plus digital archive across eight themes (Sciences, Philosophie, Littérature, Arts, Histoire, Société, International, Environnement), targeting intellectually curious French-speaking adult readers and Baccalauréat/higher-education students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Periodical Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAEAN

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Magazine Publishing (Consumer & B2B/Trade Magazines)

Keywords

• General culture magazine
• Subscription publishing
• Cultural review publication
• Educational magazine content
• Periodical media

Headquarters

HQ city

France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine subscriptions (print + digital): Primary revenue stream. Subscribers pay for paper + digital or digital-only access to the magazine. Subscriptions are sold through Scrineo's boutique at lelephant-larevue.fr and scrineo.fr. The subscription grants access to the current issue, 10 years of online archives, a weekly newsletter, and preferential pricing on special issues.
2. Single-issue print and digital sales: Individual magazine issues (both regular numbers and hors-série/special issues) are sold individually through the Scrineo online store. Special issues include themed editions such as 'Jeux 2026' and 'Résistances'.
3. Special issue (hors-série) sales: Themed special issues (hors-série) are sold at preferential rates for subscribers or at full price for non-subscribers. Examples include 'Hors-série Jeux 2026' and 'Hors-série Résistances'.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

l'éléphant is a French general culture review magazine published periodically as numbered issues, available in print and digital formats, and additionally sold as themed hors-série (special issues). Subscribers receive the current issue, a ten-year online archive, and a weekly editorial newsletter. The publication covers sciences, philosophy, literature, arts, history, society, international affairs, and environment, with a dedicated student-oriented section supporting Baccalauréat and higher-education exam preparation.

Product overview

l'éléphant is a French general culture review magazine published by Scrineo, offering a comprehensive range of cultural and educational content. The core product is the periodic magazine with numbered issues (n°55 as the current issue) and special themed hors-série (special issues). The publication covers diverse topics including sciences, philosophy, literature, arts, history, society, international affairs, and environment. Additional offerings include online articles accessible through subscription, an interactive quiz platform for educational purposes, a dedicated Student Space (Espace Étudiant) for academic resources, and a weekly newsletter. The product is distributed both in paper and digital formats with various subscription options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• l'éléphant Magazine Subscription

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ScrineocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScrineo is the parent publishing house that publishes, distributes, and sells l'éléphant. It operates the online boutique (scrineo.fr) where subscriptions and individual issues are purchased. All commercial transactions (subscriptions, single issues, special issues) flow through Scrineo's platform. The website footer references Scrineo as the publisher. The relationship is that of a publishing house with its flagship cultural review magazine.
• l'éléphant JuniorminorOthersl'éléphant Junior (lelephant-junior.fr) is a related publication from the same publishing ecosystem (Scrineo) targeting younger readers. It is promoted on the main l'éléphant website as a related product under 'Découvrez aussi'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lire Magazine Littéraire: French literary review magazine distributed by subscription and newsstand. Comparable in targeting the same cultured French readership through periodic print+digital publications.
• Books Magazine: French book culture and literary review magazine with subscription sales. Competes directly for the same intellectually curious French reader segment with thematic depth in literature and ideas.
• Le Magazine Littéraire: Long-running French literary and humanities magazine with a similar print+digital subscription model and intellectual readership. Closely comparable in editorial scope and reader demographic.
• Historia: French history magazine with subscription and newsstand sales. Competes within l'éléphant's thematic 'Histoire' pillar for engaged general-culture readers in France.
• Sciences et Avenir: French science magazine with subscription offerings. Overlaps with l'éléphant's 'Sciences' thematic pillar and targets the same educated lay readership.
• Philosophie Magazine: France's leading philosophy and ideas magazine, sold by subscription and on newsstands. Direct competitor to l'éléphant in the cultural/intellectual subscription category with overlapping educated-reader target.
• Sciences Humaines: French general humanities magazine covering social sciences with subscription distribution. Closely matches l'éléphant's breadth-of-culture positioning across multiple scholarly disciplines.

Broad incumbents

• Le Point: Major French newsweekly with substantial culture, society, and ideas coverage. Adjacent cultural content competes for subscription share with l'éléphant's general culture mandate.
• Le Monde diplomatique: Long-established French monthly on geopolitics, society, and international affairs with subscription. Broader-than-l'éléphant publication overlapping in the Société/International thematic pillars.
• Télérama: Major French cultural media outlet covering arts, books, film, and TV. Overlaps significantly with l'éléphant's cultural coverage at much larger scale and broader editorial remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LelephantRevue
• Facebookfacebook.com/LelephantLaRevue
• Instagraminstagram.com/lelephant_la_revue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lelephantlarevue

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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