No. 15 overallNo. 4 in Fashion & Design
GQ
The leading men's style title, with strong culture writing and a big video presence.
86.7out of 1002026 score
Visit gq.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.5
- Influence20%
- 8.8
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.2
- Design & craft15%
- 8.9
- Digital experience15%
- 8.8
- Reach10%
- 9.0
8.5 × 25% + 8.8 × 20% + 8.2 × 15% + 8.9 × 15% + 8.8 × 15% + 9.0 × 10% = 86.7
At a glance
- Founded
- 1957
- Publisher
- Condé Nast
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- Six issues a year
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- gq.com
Ranking history
How GQ has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 15 | No. 4 in Fashion & Design | 86.7 | First edition |
About the magazine
American men's magazine covering style, culture and entertainment, which began as Gentlemen's Quarterly in 1957 out of the trade title Apparel Arts (1931). Condé Nast lists 23 GQ editions including the US edition.
Sources for these facts
- founded (pointer)en.wikipedia.org
- publishercondenast.com
- editionscondenast.com
- frequency (issue list)zinio.com
- editor change 2026inpublishing.co.uk
- editor relocating to New Yorkfashionweekdaily.com
Facts checked October 2026. Something out of date? Report a correction
