No. 47 overallNo. 11 in Fashion & Design
Elle
A French original with one of the largest international networks of editions in fashion publishing.
83.9out of 1002026 score
Visit elle.fr2026 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%
- 8.7
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.0
- Design & craft15%
- 8.5
- Digital experience15%
- 8.3
- Reach10%
- 9.3
8.0 × 25% + 8.7 × 20% + 8.0 × 15% + 8.5 × 15% + 8.3 × 15% + 9.3 × 10% = 83.9
At a glance
- Founded
- 1945
- Publisher
- CMI France
- Ownership
- CMI France (part of Daniel Křetínský's Czech Media Invest group) bought Elle France from Lagardère in 2019 and publishes it under an exclusive licence. Lagardère, now majority-owned by Louis Hachette Group, still owns the ELLE brand and licenses the international editions.
- Based in
- Paris, France
- Published
- Weekly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- French
- Website
- elle.fr
Ranking history
How Elle has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 47 | No. 11 in Fashion & Design | 83.9 | First edition |
About the magazine
French weekly women's magazine covering fashion, beauty, news, culture and lifestyle, founded in 1945 by Hélène Lazareff. Lagardère reports 50 international ELLE editions licensed in 47 countries.
Distinctions
- Runs the Grand Prix des Lectrices ELLE, a reader-judged book prize created in 1970.
Sources for these facts
- foundedcmimedia.fr
- founded (date and founder)elleinternational.com
- publisher and headquarterselle.fr
- frequencyelle.fr
- ownership and licenceenglish.radio.cz
- international editions and brand licensinglagardere.com
- Lagardère shareholderlagardere.com
Facts checked October 2026. Something out of date? Report a correction
