Metro was originally published by
Metro International. Ten separate editions would eventually be produced for the cities of
Bergamo,
Bologna,
Genoa,
Florence,
Milan,
Padua,
Rome,
Turin,
Venice and
Verona, with other special editions (
Metro Mag,
Metro Stadio,
Metro Week). It was the most read free daily newspaper in
Rome and
Milan and one of the most read nationally. It was also one of two major free newspapers in Italy, the other being
Leggo. In the period of 2001-2002
Metro had a circulation of 414,000 copies. Multiple reductions in its staff had been made since; in its last years, it only published a national edition and a Milan edition. On 23 December 2024, the newspaper and its website were discontinued; its final issue was published three days earlier. ==References==