No. 39 overallNo. 4 in Entertainment & Sport
Outside
Adventure and outdoor journalism with some of the best long-form writing in sport.
84.6out of 1002026 score
Visit outsideonline.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.6
- Influence20%
- 8.4
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.4
- Design & craft15%
- 8.8
- Digital experience15%
- 8.2
- Reach10%
- 8.2
8.6 × 25% + 8.4 × 20% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.8 × 15% + 8.2 × 15% + 8.2 × 10% = 84.6
At a glance
- Founded
- 1977
- Publisher
- Outside Inc.
- Ownership
- Pocket Outdoor Media, led by Robin Thurston, bought Outside from longtime owner Lawrence Burke in 2021 and renamed itself Outside Inc. A February 2025 round of layoffs removed most of the magazine's editors, and print paused after the November/December 2024 issue before returning as a redesigned quarterly in May 2025.
- Based in
- Boulder, United States
- Published
- Quarterly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- outsideonline.com
Ranking history
How Outside has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 39 | No. 4 in Entertainment & Sport | 84.6 | First edition |
About the magazine
US magazine covering outdoor sports, adventure travel, the environment, health and gear, with long-form features and reporting. Since 2025 the print edition appears four times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) in a larger, book-like format and is tied to the Outside+ membership.
Sources for these facts
- foundeddurangotelegraph.com
- publisher (2021 sale)santafenewmexican.com
- publisher (2025 status)coloradosun.com
- frequencyhelp.outsideonline.com
- frequency (2025 relaunch)shop-eat-surf-outdoor.com
- 2026 issueszinio.com
- citywestword.com
Facts checked October 2026. Something out of date? Report a correction
