Hearst Magazines

American mass media division of Hearst Communications From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hearst Magazines Inc. is a publishing company in the United States, owned by Hearst Communications, that operates in the creation and publication of magazines in the United States and abroad. Its headquarters are located at Hearst Tower in the Midtown Manhattan of New York City.[1] It has an audience of more than 165 million readers and site visitors, directly engaging with 70 percent of all millennials and 69 percent of all Gen Z age of 18.[2]

Native name
Hearst Magazines Inc.
Company typeDivision
IndustryMass media
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Hearst Magazines
Hearst USA
Native name
Hearst Magazines Inc.
Company typeDivision
IndustryMass media
HeadquartersHearst Tower, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Debi Chirichella
    (Senior Vice President)
  • Regina Buckley
    (Chief Financial and Strategy Officer)
  • Adwoa Dadzie
    (Chief People Officer)
ProductsMagazines
ParentHearst Communications
SubsidiariesMotor Trend Group (majority)
Websitehearstmagazines.com
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In 2011, Hearst acquired the non-French magazines of Hachette Filipacchi Médias, including Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.. The company published US magazines such as Elle, Road & Track, and Woman's Day.[3] In 2014, Hearst acquired Rodale, publisher of magazines including Prevention, Men's Health, and Bicycling.[4] In 2019, it acquired the rights to Autoweek from Crain Communications.[5]

In December 2024, Hearst Communications acquired Motor Trend Group and most of its assets from Warner Bros. Discovery.[6] The division was placed into Hearst Magazines. In December 2025, Hearst Magazines announced that it would no longer allow the promotion of animal fur in its editorial content or advertising, following a five-day campaign by the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade[7][8].

International

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Hearst Magazines International
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMass media
HeadquartersHearst Tower, ,
Area served
Outside the US
Key people
  • Jonathan Wright
    (President)
  • Kim St. Clair Bodden
    (Senior Vice President & Editorial Director)
ProductsMagazines
ParentHearst Magazines
Divisions
Websitehearstmagazinesinternational.com
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Hearst Magazines International comprises eight owned and operated companies, nine joint ventures, and 45 licensing partners in 57 countries. The international division of Hearst Magazines controls more than 200 publications and 150 websites worldwide.[9] The division was expanded after it acquired the international division of Hachette Filipacchi Media from Lagardère for €651 million in 2011.[10]

Assets

Hearst USA

Hearst UK

Hearst China

  • Beijing Hearst Advertising Co., Ltd.
    • Car and Driver
    • Elle
    • Elle Decoration
    • Harper's Bazaar

Hearst Italia

  • Hearst Magazines Italia S.p.A.
    • Cosmopolitan
    • Elle
    • Elle Decor
    • Esquire
    • Gente
    • Harper's Bazaar
    • Marie Claire
    • Men's Health
    • Runner's World

Hearst Japan

  • Hearst Fujingaho Co., Ltd.
    • 25ans
    • Elle
    • Elle Decor
    • Esquire
    • fujingaho
    • Harper's Bazaar
    • Hodinkee
    • Men's Club
    • Men's Health
    • Modern Living
    • Richesse
    • Women's Health
  • Hearst Digital Japan Co., Ltd.

Hearst Netherlands

  • Hearst Magazines Netherlands B.V.
    • Bicycling
    • Cosmopolitan
    • Elle
    • Elle Decoration
    • JAN
    • Men's Health
    • National Geographic
    • Quest
    • Quote
    • Runner's World
    • Women's Health

Hearst Spain

  • Hearst España, S.L.
    • Car and Driver
    • Cosmopolitan
    • Diez Minutos
    • Elle
    • Elle Decoration
    • Esquire
    • Fotogramas
    • Harper's Bazaar
    • Men's Health
    • Nuevo Estilo
    • Runner's World
    • Women's Health

Hearst Taiwan

  • Hearst Magazines Taiwan Co., Ltd.

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