Global InformationNational Geographic information
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 March 2017 cover | |
| Editor | Nathan Lump[1] |
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| Categories | Geography, history, nature, science, world culture |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2022) | 1.8 million (United States)[2] |
| Founded | January 13, 1888 |
| First issue | September 22, 1888 |
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| Country | United States |
| Based in | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English and various other languages |
| Website | nationalgeographic |
| ISSN | 0027-9358 |
| OCLC | 643483454 |
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine,[3] sometimes branded as NAT GEO[4]) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.[5] The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine. In 1905, it began including pictures, a style for which it became well-known. Its first color photos appeared in the 1910s. During the Cold War, the magazine committed itself to present a balanced view of the physical and human geography of countries beyond the Iron Curtain. Later, the magazine became outspoken on environmental issues.
Until 2015, the magazine was completely owned and managed by the National Geographic Society. Since 2015, controlling interest has been held by National Geographic Partners.
Topics of features generally concern geography, history, nature, science, and world culture. The magazine is well known for its distinctive appearance: a thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border. Map supplements from National Geographic Maps are included with subscriptions, and it is available in a traditional printed edition and an interactive online edition.
As of 1995[update], the magazine was circulated worldwide in nearly forty local-language editions and had a global circulation of at least 6.5 million per month including 3.5 million within the U.S.[6][7], down from about 12 million in the late 1980s. As of 2015[update], the magazine had won 25 National Magazine Awards.[8]
As of April 2024[update], its Instagram page has 283 million followers, the third most of any account not belonging to an individual celebrity.[9] The magazine's combined U.S. and international circulation as of December 31, 2023 was about 1.8 million, with its newsstand "special editions" separately achieving a circulation of about 570,000.[10]
In 2023, National Geographic laid off all staff writers and will stop U.S. newsstand sales in the next year.[11][12][13]
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- ^ Clayton, Abené (June 29, 2023). "National Geographic reportedly lays off its last staff writers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "My new National Geographic just arrived, which includes my latest feature—my 16th, and my last as a senior writer. NatGeo is laying off all of its staff writers. I've been so lucky. I got to work w/incredible journalists and tell important, global stories. It's been an honor". Twitter. Retrieved July 10, 2023.