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]
Editor-in-ChiefWilla Bennett
CategoriesFashion, Women's
FrequencyQuarterly
Total circulation
(2023)
940,514 [2]
First issueMarch 1886; 138 years ago (1886-03)
CompanyHearst Communications
CountryUnited States
Based inHearst Tower, New York City
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.[3][4]

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.[5] Now it is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports and modern interests.[5] Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine.[5] 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.[6] Cosmopolitan has 21 international editions in Bulgaria, China, Czechia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.[7]

  1. ^ Samantha Kubota (November 11, 2020). "Emma Roberts featured as first pregnant woman on cover of Cosmo". TODAY.com.
  2. ^ "Total circulation". Alliance for Audited Media. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Landers, James (2010). The Improbable First Century of Cosmopolitan Magazine. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826219060. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c "Evolution of Cosmopolitan".
  6. ^ "About Us". cosmopolitan.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Cosmopolitan, Summer 2024. p. 2.