Haaretz is Israel's leading daily newspaper and the oldest daily in Hebrew. It is generally considered one of the most respected newspapers in the world. Founded in British Palestine in 1918, Haaretz grew to become the most influential newspaper in Israel under the leadership of its iconic publisher and editor Gershom Schocken (1939-1990). It has a current circulation of about 70,000 copies in its Hebrew edition, while its English website draws more than 2.5 million unique visitors monthly. Currently led by editor-in-chief Aluf Benn and publisher Amos Schocken, Haaretz has more than 2,000 employees on its payroll, among them 600 in the editorial department. Haaretz has more reporters per readership than any newspaper in the world, producing a first class news daily in broadsheet format.