The Watchtower

The Watchtower
CategoriesReligious
FrequencyPublic Edition: annually
Study Edition: monthly
CirculationPublic Edition: 21.7 million (2024)
Study Edition: 13.8 million (2018)
PublisherWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
First issueJuly 1879; 145 years ago (1879-07) (as Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence)
CompanyJehovah's Witnesses
CountryUnited States
Based inWarwick, New York, United States
LanguagePublic Edition: 444 languages (2024)
Study Edition: 463 languages (2024)
WebsiteThe Watchtower
ISSN2325-5838

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom is an illustrated religious magazine, published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Jehovah's Witnesses distribute The Watchtower—Public Edition, along with its companion magazine, Awake!.[1][2]

The Watch Tower Society reports a circulation of 21.7 million per issue for The Watchtower—Public Edition in 444 languages, with one new issue produced annually.[3] The Watchtower—Study Edition, used at congregation meetings, is published monthly.[4]

  1. ^ "The New Study Edition of The Watchtower". The Watchtower. January 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Holden, A. (2002). Jehovah's Witnesses: Portrait of a Contemporary Religious Movement. Routledge. p. 67.
  3. ^ "Contents" (PDF). The Watchtower. Vol. 145, no. 1. Watch Tower Society. 2024. p. 2.
  4. ^ "The New Study Edition of The Watchtower". JW.ORG. Retrieved 5 July 2024.