No. 51 overallNo. 20 in News, Science & Ideas
Foreign Policy
Fast, well-sourced coverage of world affairs that bridges academic expertise and daily news.
83.4out of 1002026 score
Visit foreignpolicy.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.7
- Influence20%
- 8.4
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.6
- Design & craft15%
- 7.8
- Digital experience15%
- 8.4
- Reach10%
- 7.6
8.7 × 25% + 8.4 × 20% + 8.6 × 15% + 7.8 × 15% + 8.4 × 15% + 7.6 × 10% = 83.4
At a glance
- Founded
- 1970
- Publisher
- The FP Group (Graham Holdings Company)
- Ownership
- Published by The FP Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company), which bought it in 2008.
- Based in
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Published
- Quarterly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- foreignpolicy.com
Ranking history
How Foreign Policy has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 51 | No. 20 in News, Science & Ideas | 83.4 | First edition |
About the magazine
Covers global politics, economics and security, publishing daily analysis online alongside a print magazine. It was founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.
Sources for these facts
- foundeden.wikipedia.org
- publisherforeignpolicy.com
- frequencyforeignpolicy.com
- cityforeignpolicy.com
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