No. 1 overallNo. 1 in News, Science & Ideas
The New Yorker
The benchmark for long-form reporting, criticism and fiction, held up by a fact-checking department that remains the industry standard.
94.5out of 1002026 score
Visit newyorker.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 9.8
- Influence20%
- 9.5
- Trust & transparency15%
- 9.7
- Design & craft15%
- 9.4
- Digital experience15%
- 9.0
- Reach10%
- 8.8
9.8 × 25% + 9.5 × 20% + 9.7 × 15% + 9.4 × 15% + 9.0 × 15% + 8.8 × 10% = 94.5
At a glance
- Founded
- 1925
- Publisher
- Condé Nast
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- Weekly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- newyorker.com
Ranking history
How The New Yorker has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 1 | No. 1 in News, Science & Ideas | 94.5 | First edition |
About the magazine
A weekly magazine of reporting, political and cultural commentary, criticism, fiction, poetry, humour and cartoons. It marked its centenary in 2025.
Distinctions
- National Magazine Award for Public Interest (2011)
Sources for these facts
- foundednewyorker.com
- publisher (division of Advance Magazine Publishers, Condé Nast)newyorker.com
- frequency (published weekly except for select combined issues)newyorker.com
- notableasme.media
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