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| Industry | Magazine and internet publishing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Felix Dennis |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Fate | Broken-up, company and most titles acquired by Future plc; selected assets retained by Exponent under Autovia Limited and Broadleaf Group |
| Successor | Autovia Limited (automotive titles) Broadleaf Group (four titles) Future plc (company and most titles) |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc.
In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusiast magazines in the United Kingdom. In the 1990s, it expanded to the American market, where it published the lifestyle magazines Maxim, the consumer electronics magazine Stuff, and the music magazine Blender. In 2007, the company sold all its American holdings, with the exception of the U.S. edition of The Week.
Felix Dennis died in 2014, leaving ownership of the company to the charity organization Heart of England Forest. In 2018, the company was sold to Exponent, a British private equity firm.
Future plc acquired the company and its 12 titles in August 2021, absorbing them into Future Publishing.