Al Bayan was launched by Al Bayan Publishing House in Beirut in 1970. The magazine is distributed in nearly all
Arab countries in addition to its native Lebanon. The 2012 circulation of
Al Bayan was 88,100 copies. The study by
Ipsos – Stat established that in 2013 the magazine had the highest share of the advertising revenues in the
Arab market for the business and economic magazines. ==See also==