No. 40 overallNo. 5 in Entertainment & Sport
Billboard
The charts the industry runs on, plus solid music business reporting.
84.6out of 1002026 score
Visit billboard.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.0
- Influence20%
- 8.9
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.4
- Design & craft15%
- 8.2
- Digital experience15%
- 8.7
- Reach10%
- 8.8
8.0 × 25% + 8.9 × 20% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.2 × 15% + 8.7 × 15% + 8.8 × 10% = 84.6
At a glance
- Founded
- 1894
- Publisher
- Penske Media Corporation (through PMX Global, LLC)
- Ownership
- Penske Media has run Billboard since 2020, first through a joint venture with MRC. Site footers in 2026 describe it as part of PMX Global, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation; PMC's 2026 brand lists also include former Vox Media titles.
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- 19 issues a year
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- billboard.com
Ranking history
How Billboard has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 40 | No. 5 in Entertainment & Sport | 84.6 | First edition |
About the magazine
US music industry publication, founded in Cincinnati in 1894, covering the music business, artists, touring and charts. It compiles the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts and runs a group of international editions.
Sources for these facts
- foundeden.wikipedia.org
- publisher (site footer)billboard.com
- frequency (2025 media kit: 19 total print issues)billboard.com
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