Time Inc.

Formerly one of the largest magazine publishers in the US, with a broad portfolio of premium print and digital media brands under Time Warner before spinning off independently in 2014 and being acquired by Meredith in 2018.

Time Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner, was one of the largest magazine publishers in the United States, with a portfolio of more than 100 iconic brands including Time, People, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, and Entertainment Weekly. Founded in 1922 alongside its flagship Time magazine, the company built a dominant position in print media over nearly a century, reaching hundreds of millions of readers globally. Time Warner spun off Time Inc. as an independent publicly traded company in June 2014, separating its print media assets from its cable and entertainment businesses. Following its spin-off from Time Warner, Time Inc. pursued a digital transformation strategy, investing heavily in video content, programmatic advertising, and data-driven marketing solutions. The company developed a first-party data platform and audience targeting capabilities to compete in the evolving digital advertising landscape, leveraging its massive readership to offer advertisers premium brand-safe environments across both print and digital channels. Despite these efforts, Time Inc. faced persistent headwinds from declining print advertising revenues and increasing competition from digital-native publishers and social media platforms. In January 2018, Meredith Corporation acquired Time Inc. for approximately $2.8 billion, with financial backing from Koch Equity Development. Following the acquisition, Meredith sold several of the most storied Time Inc. titles — including Time, Fortune, Money, and Sports Illustrated — to various buyers, as these did not align with Meredith's focus on lifestyle and women's interest content. The Time Inc. brand was effectively dissolved into Meredith's operations, marking the end of one of American media's most storied publishing empires.