In 1982, "Jyllands-Posten"'s Sunday edition became the largest Sunday paper in Denmark. The paper established offices in Denmark's 10 largest cities. The 1990s were marked by a struggle with "Berlingske Tidende" which was seeking to expand its circulation in Jutland. In response, "Jyllands-Posten" began issuing a special version of the paper in Copenhagen. In 1994, the weekly edition became the biggest daily morning-newspaper in Denmark with a circulation of 153,000. In the period of 1995-96 the daily had a circulation of 161,000 copies. An internet edition was launched in January 1996 as the second Danish online media (after Ingeniøren), and is the most visited Danish internet news site. In 2001 a number of journalists left "Jyllands-Posten" and launched the free distribution daily "MetroXpress" in cooperation with a Swedish media company. In 2003 "Jyllands-Posten" merged with the rival publisher of "Politiken" and "Ekstra Bladet" when the companies of the papers merged. However, the three newspapers maintain their editorial independence.