Metro is Canadas #1 free national daily newspaper brand and the first national daily to publish in both official languages. In Canada, Metro editions are published in: Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Metro targets YAMs (youthful, active, metropolitans) and reaches more than 1.4 million readers daily and 2.9 million over the course of a week. Metro is the largest international newspaper in the world and is published in over 100 major cities in 20 countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 41% since the launch of the first edition in 1995. Its relatively new website reaches over 100,000 unique visitors per month. Metro International is based in Sweden and publishes free newspapers in more than 100 cities by partnering with publishers around the world. The company arrived in Canada in 2000, starting in Toronto, followed by launches in 2001 in Montreal, 2005 in Vancouver and in Ottawa, and Calgary and Edmonton in 2007. Metro has recently launched in Winnipeg, London and Halifax as well as in 3 major cities in the United States; Philadelphia, Boston and New York City.