Macworld is a web site and monthly
computer magazine dedicated to
Apple Macintosh products. It is published by
Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in
San Francisco, California. Published since 1984, the magazine has the largest audited circulation (both total and newsstand) of Macintosh-focused magazines in
North America, more than double its nearest competitor,
Mac|Life (formerly
MacAddict).
Macworld was founded by
David Bunnell (publisher) and
Andrew Fluegelman (editor).
In 1997, the publication was renamed to
Macworld, incorporating MacUser (a name reflected subtly on the magazine's Table of Contents page) to reflect the consolidation of the
Ziff-Davis-owned
MacUser magazine into the
International Data Group-owned
Macworld within the new Mac Publishing joint venture between the two publishers. In 1999, the combined company also purchased the online publication
MacCentral Online, because
Macworld didn't have a powerful online news component at the time. In late 2001 International Data Group (IDG) bought out Ziff-Davis' share of Mac Publishing, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of IDG.
The magazine is published in many countries, either by other IDG subsidiaries or by outside publishers who have licensed the brand name and its content. These editions include
Australia,
Germany (
Macwelt),
Italy,
Spain,
Sweden (
MacWorld),
Turkey, the
United Kingdom and
Indonesia. Its content is also incorporated into a number of other IDG publications.
The magazine's publisher licenses its name to another IDG subsidiary,
IDG World Expo, for the
Macworld Conference & Expo, which takes place every January at the
Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
In additional to publishing a monthly print magazine,
Macworld also operates numerous web sites, including , , , and .
Podcast
The Macworld Podcast is a bi-weekly
podcast published by Macworld, a magazine and web site devoted to
Apple's Macintosh computers. It is hosted by Macworld Senior Editor
Chris Breen, and consists mostly of interviews with
Macworld editors and other Mac luminaries.
Macworld editorial director
Jason Snell is a frequent guest and occasional guest host. The program's original host was Cyrus Farivar.
The Macworld Podcast began life on
April 26,
2005 as the "Geek Factor Podcast," but was upgraded into the official "Macworld Podcast" with its fifth installment, in August 2005.
See also
