It is a little difficult to stay ahead of the curve with the ever-changing dynamics of the business world, especially without help. This is where an informative and insightful business magazine becomes relevant.
They act as invaluable resources that offer in-depth analyses of industry trends, inspiring interviews with industry experts, and illuminating articles. Let’s take a look at a few of them here and see what makes them the best of all.
Forbes
Founded by Bertie Charles Forbes in 1917, Forbes is one of the most prominent magazines in the business world, best known for its lists. The magazine regularly publishes lists ranking leading players in the business, such as the Forbes 400 list, the list of self-made women, the top 30 individuals under 30, and so on.
Apart from the lists, the magazine covers an array of topics ranging from finance, investment, entrepreneurship, startup, and leadership to the most recent industry news. The magazine remains at the top even a century after its inception, keeping the readers informed and interested with its well-drafted and well-researched articles.
Fortune
Fortune is one of the most renowned global business magazines also known for a list, the Fortune 500 list of companies. Fortune 500 is an annual list that ranks the top 500 of the largest US corporations. It also publishes a list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, again, annually. The Fortune company is headquartered in New York City and runs a daily website along with a monthly publication of Fortune magazine.
The magazine focuses on topics including entrepreneurship, finance and investing, and of course, the industry news.
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a bi-monthly business magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. The magazine is headquartered in Brighton, Massachusetts, and is run by business and management experts, offering practical advice for global leaders.
The magazine comes in print as well as in digital format, covering topics such as leadership, business, strategy, and innovation.
The website avails five articles per month for free, for non-registered users. After a free sign-up, the number of free articles goes up to 15, and a $10-$18 monthly subscription gives unlimited access to all the articles published on the website.
The Economist
A weekly newspaper in original, The Economist is published digitally, in magazine format. The magazine is based in Britain, owned by The Economist Group, first issued in September 1843. The Economist publishes articles analyzing the global economy and international business. The magazine also gives an insight into world politics, technological advancements, business, current affairs, and finance.
By registering for a free account on economist.com, you will be given access to a limited number of articles for free per month. You can also subscribe to free online newsletters from the magazine to stay informed about developments in areas including international politics and business.
INC.
INC. magazine mostly focuses on entrepreneurship, startups, and small, innovative businesses. The bi-monthly magazine headquartered in New York City offers a platform for novel ideas and concepts to grow while covering emerging business figures and trends in their articles.
The magazine provides interesting opportunities for small business owners by providing guidance, advice, resources, and strategies necessary for their growth. The occasional live and virtual events conducted by the magazine help them create networks that would benefit them to run their business successfully.
TIME Magazine
TIME magazine remained a weekly magazine for nearly a century, from March 1923 to March 2020. It transitioned into a bi-weekly starting from March 2020.
Being one of the most popular weekly/bi-weekly magazines with the largest circulation, TIME is often considered an authoritative source of information in the realms of business, politics, entertainment, and science, and is quoted by other publications.
The magazine targets educated people all over the world, with renowned universities, libraries, and corporate offices constituting their customer base.
Business Insider
Business Insider is a fairly new publication that was launched as a multinational financial and business news website in the year 2007. The magazine focuses on people, ideas, and companies that are innovative and inspiring, and have the potential to change the fate of the world.
They craft interesting stories targeting future leaders mostly within the age group of 30-45, inspiring action and encouraging change.
The magazine has established itself as a credible source of information and business news around the world, within such a short span of time and has managed to find a place at the top, with the rest of the century-old magazines we have seen until now.
Although this is not a final and conclusive list of top business magazines in the world, I have tried to include all the major players in the industry, including those with decades of legacy to the ones that ascended to the top in recent years. All of them play a significant role in driving innovation and providing knowledge while keeping the readers curious to learn more.
