Mann was established in 1996.[3] The target group was men aged between 20 and 40.[2] It contained feature articles, as well as material on fashion, movies, music and technology.[2] The editor-in-chief of the monthly was Knut Christian Moeng.[4] It was owned by Hjemmet Mortensen AS, and its publisher was Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen.[4] As of 2010 the company described the readers of Mann as the modern, confident, and active men.[5]
Mann was the second best-selling men's magazine in Norway in 2003 with a circulation of 16,000 copies.[6] Its circulation was 16,662 copies in 2008.[5]
In 2014 Mann was named as the magazine of the year by Norwegian Media Business Association.[4] However, the magazine ceased publication in November 2015, with the last issue appearing on 30 November.[3]