The newspaper, part of the 168 Chasa (meaning 168 Hours in English) Press Group founded by Petyo Blaskov, was launched in April 1991,[2][3] a few months after the launch of the 168 Hours weekly newspaper.

[4] The tabloid format and the colloquial, somewhat derisive, writing style of 24 Chasa quickly gained wide popularity.

[4] One of the most popular features in the newspaper is the daily cartoon Ivancho i Mariyka, drawn by the well-known Bulgarian cartoonist Ivaylo Ninov, which also exists in animation version.

[5] The newspaper was a part of the German WAZ media group until 2010[6] when it was acquired by the Media Group Bulgaria, LLC.

The circulation of the paper is 50,000 copies during weekdays, up to 90,000 during weekends.