Commentary

Commentary has spent eight decades shaping American intellectual and political debate, from the op-ed page to the Oval Office.

248.5K

Monthly users

1.27M

Monthly page views

65%

Engagement rate

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Commentary has shaped American intellectual life for eight decades.

Founded in 1945, Commentary is America’s premier monthly magazine of opinion, publishing writers who’ve gone on to shape policy, journalism and public debate. The Washington Post has called it “America’s most consequential journal of ideas.” It’s currently edited by John Podhoretz.

Commentary platform overview

Statistics come from media packs shared by our publishers, supplemented by independent industry data. Figures can vary year-on-year as a result.

Key features

  • Circulation runs to 25,000 print and digital combined, though that figure is several years old and worth confirming directly.
  • Visitors view an average of 5 pages per session, well above what most publishers manage.
  • Draws two-thirds of its audience from the United States, with the rest spread across Canada, Germany and the UK.
  • Shares its audience with Tablet, National Review, The Free Press and the Times of Israel.

Demographic Sex

64%
36%

Demographic Age

45 - 65+

US 65%

Canada 4%

UK 2%

Available inventory

Print Advertising

Full-page, half-page and cover placements in the monthly print edition, from $1,590 to $5,900 depending on size and position.

Digital Display

Digital display placements are available on commentary.org, tailored to your campaign and available on request.

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