We honor the titles that rise up to meet the industry’s challenges—
building new businesses, turning things around and setting
consistent examples of editorial and business excellence. This year
we recognize industry powers, razor-sharp niche players, brands
born a few years ago and magazines more than 100 years old.
MONOCLE
Holding issue size steady but
increasing ad revenue 15% with
supplements, surveys and
“bespoke projects”
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
Ad pages from January through October
increased 13.6% while monthlies as
a whole lost 1.5%
THE
NEW
YORKER
Has 27,000 iPad-only
subscribers and 189,000 digi-
tal readers across platforms
THIS
OLD
HOUSE
Custom video series
for Walmart and others
pushing digital
revenue up 25%
THE
ECONOMIST
Has mass in social media— 1. 2 million
Twitter followers—but remains the
news magazine for global elites
