No. 21 overallNo. 5 in Fashion & Design
Wallpaper*
Design, architecture and lifestyle with impeccable art direction since 1996.
86.4out of 1002026 score
Visit wallpaper.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%
- 8.9
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.1
- Design & craft15%
- 9.5
- Digital experience15%
- 8.6
- Reach10%
- 8.5
8.3 × 25% + 8.9 × 20% + 8.1 × 15% + 9.5 × 15% + 8.6 × 15% + 8.5 × 10% = 86.4
At a glance
- Founded
- 1996
- Publisher
- Future plc
- Ownership
- Owned by Future plc since its 2020 purchase of TI Media; earlier owned by Time Inc. No sale had been announced as of October 2026.
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- Published
- Monthly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- wallpaper.com
Ranking history
How Wallpaper* has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 21 | No. 5 in Fashion & Design | 86.4 | First edition |
About the magazine
Monthly magazine covering design, architecture, interiors, art, fashion, travel and watches, founded in London in 1996 by Tyler Brûlé.
Sources for these facts
- foundedwallpaper.com
- publisherwallpaper.com
- frequencymagazinesdirect.com
- frequency (issue list)zinio.com
- founder and ownership history (pointer)en.wikipedia.org
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