Commentary
Commentary is a monthly magazine of opinion on US politics, foreign policy and culture, published since 1945.
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Eight decades of argument, in print and online.
Founded in 1945, Commentary is a monthly magazine of opinion covering US politics, foreign policy, Jewish affairs and culture. Alongside the print edition, it reaches readers online, through a weekday newsletter and through a podcast that publishes around five episodes a week. Its readers are affluent and politically engaged, which makes it a strong fit for brands with a considered message and a case to make.
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
- Around 25,000 paid print subscribers, according to Commentary’s own 2025 media kit.
- A weekday newsletter and eblast list of 33,000 subscribers, plus a podcast averaging 675,000 downloads a month.
- 248,500 monthly users generating 1.27 million monthly page views.
- Around two-thirds of the audience is in the US, with smaller readerships in Canada and the UK.
- An audience that overlaps with Tablet, National Review, The Free Press and the Times of Israel.
Demographic Sex
Demographic Age
US 65%
Canada 4%
UK 2%
Available inventory
Newsletter
A banner in Commentary’s weekday newsletter, sent to 33,000 subscribers five days a week.
Eblast
A dedicated email sent to Commentary’s full list of 33,000 subscribers.
Podcast
A read of up to 75 words in Commentary’s podcast, which publishes around five episodes a week.
Parallax
A large-format parallax placement on commentary.org, charged on a CPM basis.
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