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American Media
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 30, 2026
American Media

American Media

Acquired Subsidiary

American publisher of celebrity and lifestyle magazines, now operating as a360media within McClatchy Media Company.

HQ
Boca Raton, FL, US
Founded
1936
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American Media, Inc. was a long-running American publisher of celebrity, lifestyle, and supermarket tabloid magazines whose titles included Us Weekly, Woman's World, Star, and the National Enquirer. The company built a large portfolio of weekly and special-interest magazines distributed through newsstands and subscriptions across the United States.

In 2020, American Media was merged with the wholesale distribution company Accelerate 360 and rebranded as a360media. In late 2024, a360media was merged into the McClatchy Media Company, bringing its magazine portfolio under McClatchy's lifestyle and entertainment division while continuing to publish active titles such as Us Weekly and Woman's World.

American Media - M & A Snapshot

Open M & A

  • The McClatchy Company

    Acquired American Media • Undisclosed • Dec 1, 2024

American Media - Products & Services

  • Woman's World logo

    Woman's World

    Woman's World is a women's lifestyle magazine published by a360media.

    Competing Products

    HELLO! logo
    PEOPLE logo
  • Us Weekly logo

    Us Weekly

    Us Weekly is a celebrity and entertainment news magazine published by a360media.

    Competing Products

    HELLO! logo
    OK! logo
    PEOPLE logo

American Media - Similar Companies

HELLO! logo

HELLO!

hellomagazine.com

News Corp logo

News Corp

newscorp.com

OK! logo

OK!

okmagazine.com

Conde Nast logo

Conde Nast

condenast.com

American City Business Journals logo

American City Business Journals

acbj.com

Hearst Communications logo

Hearst Communications

hearst.com

Trusted Media Brands logo

Trusted Media Brands

Graham Holdings logo

Graham Holdings

ghco.com

Media Group of America logo

Media Group of America

Line56 Media logo

Line56 Media

line56.com

Penske Media logo

Penske Media

pmc.com

Esquire logo

Esquire

esquire.com

Success logo

Success

success.com

Fortune logo

Fortune

fortune.com

theSkimm logo

theSkimm

theskimm.com

American Media - Quick Facts

Who are American Media's competitors?

Companies similar to American Media include HELLO!, News Corp, OK! and Conde Nast.

When was American Media founded?

American Media was founded in 1936.

Where is American Media's headquarters located?

American Media's headquarters is located in Boca Raton, FL, US.

How much has American Media raised to-date?

As of Aug 1, 2024, American Media has raised a total of $460M (USD).

American Media - Classification

Ownership
  • Private
Geographic Exposure
  • United States
Revenue
  • Transactional
Customer
  • Consumers
Tags
  • Media
NAICS
  • 513100Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
  • 513120Periodical Publishers
  • 510000Information
  • 513000Publishing Industries
SIC
  • 7300Business Services
  • 7310Advertising
  • 7313Radio, Television, And Publishers' Advertising Representatives
ISIC
  • 4791Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 5813Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
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NAICS
  • 513110Newspaper Publishers
  • 513130Book Publishers
  • 519000Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
  • 519200Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
  • 519290Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
SIC
  • 2700Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries
  • 2710Newspapers: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing
  • 2711Newspapers: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing
  • 2730Books
  • 2731Books: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing
  • 2740Miscellaneous Publishing
  • 5960Nonstore Retailers
  • 5961Catalog And Mail-order Houses
  • 4000Railroad Transportation
  • 5900Miscellaneous Retail