Us Weekly

Us Weekly
Us Weekly (January 13, 2014)
EditorJennifer Peros
Chief content officerDylan Howard
CategoriesCelebrity
FrequencyWeekly
Total circulation
(2013)
2,032,581[1]
FoundedMay 3, 1977 (1977-05-03)
CompanyA360 Media, LLC
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.usmagazine.com
ISSN1529-7497

Us Weekly is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. Us Weekly was founded in 1977[2] by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to American Media Inc. in 2017.[3] Shortly afterward, former editor James Heidenry stepped down, and was replaced by Jennifer Peros. The chief content officer of American Media, Dylan Howard, oversees the publication.[4]

Us Weekly covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. As of 2017, its paid circulation averaged to more than 1.95 million copies weekly and total readership of more than 50 million consumers.[5]

The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977–2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along the lines of Premiere or Entertainment Weekly, it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebrity news and style.

The web site Usmagazine.com was launched in fall 2006. In addition to features from the magazine, the site has a breaking celebrity news blog, exclusive photos, red carpet galleries from premieres and events, plus games, videos, quizzes and polls.

  1. ^ "Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation" (PDF). PSA Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Ember, Sydney (March 15, 2017). "Us Weekly Is Sold to National Enquirer Publisher". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Dool, Greg (October 26, 2017). "Us Weekly Editor James Heidenry Out at American Media, Inc". Folio.
  5. ^ Snider, Mike (March 15, 2017). "'National Enquirer' parent buys 'Us Weekly' from Wenner Media". USA Today.