![]() By the 40th anniversary of Reader's Digest, it had 40 international editions, in 13 languages and Braille, and at one point, it was the largest-circulating journal in China, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Peru, and other countries, with a total international circulation of 23 million. The first international edition was published in the United Kingdom in 1938. By 1929, the magazine had 290,000 subscribers and had a gross income of $900,000 a year. Wallace's assessment of what the potential mass-market audience wanted to read led to rapid growth. The Wallaces initially hoped the journal could provide $5,000 of net income. Since its inception Reader's Digest has maintained a conservative and anti-Communist perspective on political and social issues. Wallace had the idea to gather a sampling of favorite articles on many subjects from various monthly magazines, sometimes condensing and rewriting them, and to combine them into one magazine. In 1922, DeWitt Wallace started the magazine while he was recovering from shrapnel wounds received in World War I. edition adopted the slogan "America in your pocket." In January 2008, it was changed to "Life well shared."įirst issue of the Reader's Digest, February 1922 Inception and growth It is also published in Braille, digital, audio, and a large type called "Reader's Digest Large Print." The magazine is compact, with its pages roughly half the size of most American magazines. The periodical has a global circulation of 10.5 million, making it the largest paid-circulation magazine in the world. Global editions of Reader's Digest reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, via 49 editions in 21 languages. According to Mediamark Research (2006), Reader's Digest reached more readers with household incomes of over $100,000 than Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Inc. For many years, Reader's Digest was the best-selling consumer magazine in the United States it lost the distinction in 2009 to Better Homes and Gardens. The magazine was founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and his wife Lila Bell Wallace. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in midtown Manhattan. ![]() Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. ![]()
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