Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. VG is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers. Verdens Gang AS is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted. History and profile. "VG" was established by members of the Norwegian resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on  23 June 1945. Christian A. R. Christensen was the first editor-in-chief of "VG" from its start in 1945 to 1967 when he died. "VG" is based in Oslo. The paper is published in tabloid format. The owner is the media conglomerate Schibsted, which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, "Aftenposten", as well as newspapers in Sweden and Estonia and shares in some of Norway's larger regional newspapers. Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967. Just before the change in the ownership "VG" was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a  circulation of 34,000 copies. The editor-in-chief is Gard Steiro. "VG" is not affiliated with any political party. For many years, "VG" was the largest newspaper in Norway by circulation, which reached a peak of 390,000 in 2002. As its readers moved from the traditional newspaper to internet newspapers, the circulation has collapsed to 94,000 in 2016. VG is now the second largest print newspaper in Norway. It was overtaken by "Aftenposten" in 2010. The online newspaper "vg.no" is, however, by far the most visited in Norway, with 2 million daily readers. VG Nett. "VG Nett" is "VG"s news  site online. It was started in 1995. VG Nett made a net operating profit of 40 percent in 2006, making it an unusually successful online media operation. According to figures from TNG Gallup, it had approximately 2 million daily readers in 2016. VG's web pages also include a discussion forum, "VG Debatt". Circulation. Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.