Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan
Emma Roberts pregnant, dressed in a pink top and skirt from Frankies Bikinis
December 2020 cover featuring a pregnant Emma Roberts[1]
EditorJessica Giles[2]
CategoriesFemale
FrequencyQuarterly (formerly monthly)
Total circulation
(2016)
3 million[3]
First issueMarch 1886 (1886-03)
CompanyHearst Communications
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Slovenian, Ukrainian
Websitewww.cosmopolitan.com
ISSN0010-9541

Cosmopolitan (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine. Cosmopolitan is one of the best-selling magazines and is directed mainly towards a female audience.[4][5] Jessica Giles (formerly Pels) is the magazine's editor-in-chief since 2018.[6]

Formerly titled The Cosmopolitan and often referred to as Cosmo, Cosmopolitan has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles.[7] Now it is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports and modern interests.[7] Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine.[7] Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, horoscopes, and beauty.

Cosmopolitan is published by New York City-based Hearst Corporation. The magazine's office in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street near Columbus Circle in Manhattan in New York City.[8] Cosmopolitan has 64 international editions, including, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Latin America, Malaysia, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom[9] and is printed in 35 different languages and distributed in over 110 countries.[10]

  1. ^ Samantha Kubota (November 11, 2020). "Emma Roberts featured as first pregnant woman on cover of Cosmo". TODAY.com.
  2. ^ "Hey You, Meet the Cosmo Team". Cosmopolitan. January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Landers, James (2010). The Improbable First Century of Cosmopolitan Magazine. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826219060. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Why Cosmopolitan Magazine is a Best Selling Magazine / How the Internet Helps in Building a Cosmopolitan World". www.global2ki.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Jerde, S. (2018). Jessica Pels. In Adweek (2003) (Vol. 59, Issue 18, pp. 40–40). Adweek LLC.
  7. ^ a b c "Evolution of Cosmopolitan".
  8. ^ "About Us". cosmopolitan.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "The Hottest Cosmo Covers You've Never Seen". Cosmopolitan. June 30, 2011.
  10. ^ "Cosmopolitan: "Fun, Fearless, Female"". hearst.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.

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