Runner's WorldNo. 42 overallNo. 6 in Entertainment & Sport
Runner's World
The running title of record, practical, trusted and Pulitzer-winning.
84.2out of 1002026 score
Visit runnersworld.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.3
- Influence20%
- 8.4
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.5
- Design & craft15%
- 8.2
- Digital experience15%
- 8.5
- Reach10%
- 8.8
8.3 × 25% + 8.4 × 20% + 8.5 × 15% + 8.2 × 15% + 8.5 × 15% + 8.8 × 10% = 84.2
At a glance
- Founded
- 1966
- Publisher
- Hearst Magazines
- Ownership
- Rodale bought the magazine from founder Bob Anderson in the mid 1980s; Hearst acquired Rodale in 2018.
- Based in
- Easton, United States
- Published
- Quarterly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- runnersworld.com
Ranking history
How Runner's World has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 42 | No. 6 in Entertainment & Sport | 84.2 | First edition |
About the magazine
US running magazine that began in 1966 as the newsletter Distance Running News, covering training, racing, nutrition, shoes and gear. Local editions are published in other countries, including the UK, Germany and Italy.
Distinctions
- 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing (shared), awarded to contributor Mitchell S. Jackson for his Runner's World account of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Sources for these facts
- foundedrunblogrun.com
- foundeden.wikipedia.org
- publisherhearst.com
- frequencyzinio.com
- notablepoynter.org
Facts checked October 2026. Something out of date? Report a correction
