It has an audience of more than 165 million readers and site visitors, directly engaging with 70 percent of all millennials and 69 percent of all Gen Z age of 18.[2]
In December 2024, Hearst Communications acquired Motor Trend Group and most of its assets from Warner Bros. Discovery.[4] The division was placed into Hearst Magazines.
Hearst Magazines International comprises eight owned and operated companies, nine joint ventures, and 45 licensing partners in 57 countries. The international division of Hearst Magazines controls more than 200 publications and 150 websites worldwide.[5]
The division was expanded after it acquired the international division of Hachette Filipacchi Media from Lagardère for €651 million in 2011.[6]