Budapest Business Journal
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| Categories | Business magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| Publisher | Absolute Media |
| First issue | 1 November 1992 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Based in | Budapest |
| Language | English |
| Website | Budapest Business Journal |
The Budapest Business Journal or BBJ is a biweekly business magazine published in Hungary. It is the largest, oldest and a leading publication in its category in the country.[1][2]
The BBJ was launched in November 1992 as a weekly.[3][4] The magazine, based in Budapest, was converted into biweekly later.[5] It was founded by a US-owned company headed by Stephen A. O'Connor, an American media entrepreneur.[6][7] Mike Stone was also its founder.[8]
The publisher is Absolut Media Kft.[9] It was originally published by New World Publishing[10] which also published the Warsaw Business Journal in Poland and the Prague Business Journal in Czechoslovakia (and later the Czech Republic) until January 2004.[11][12]
As its title implies, the BBJ exclusively focuses on business news and related analysis, targeting business professionals.[13] In addition, it provides detailed industry and company information.[14] The magazine publishes rankings of Hungarian companies each year in a separate publication called The Book of Lists.[15]
The BBJ was one of the independent publications and provided investigative reports in the late 1990s.[16] In 2002, the BBJ had a circulation of 8,700 copies.[10]
The BBJ has a website which is one of the leading business information websites in the country. As of 15 May 2013, the Alexa rank of the website was 858437.[1]