The New Yorker — Overview & Pricing

The New Yorker is a American long-form magazine. The service is operated by Condé Nast (subsidiary of Advance Publications), headquartered in New York City, USA, and was founded in February 21, 1925 by Harold Ross. Owned by Condé Nast (parent: Advance Publications, the Newhouse family). Editor David Remnick since 1998. Within its category, The New Yorker positions on three pillars: magazines coverage, product differentiation, and pricing transparency.

Quick facts · Operator: Condé Nast (subsidiary of Advance Publications) · HQ: New York City, USA · Founded: February 21, 1925 by Harold Ross · Status: Owned by Condé Nast (parent: Advance Publications, the Newhouse family). Editor David Remnick since 1998 · See live pricing table below for current rates in your country.

What is The New Yorker?

The New Yorker sits in the magazines category. The New Yorker is a American long-form magazine. In 2025-2026 its differentiator is: Celebrated centennial in February 2025 with archive retrospective and ad-light Premium tier; expanded Goings On audio + festival/podcast network in 2024-2025. Subger tracks The New Yorker alongside competing magazines services so subscribers can compare pricing, cancellation steps, and live deals in one place.

Why choose The New Yorker

Product positioning

The New Yorker positions in the magazines category as: American long-form magazine. Its 2025-2026 product priorities centre on celebrated centennial in february 2025 with archive retrospective and ad-light premium tier; expanded goings on audio + festival/podcast network in 2024-2025.

Feature breadth

• Long-form essays and reporting — Multi-thousand-word features by staff writers (Atul Gawande, Patrick Radden Keefe, Susan Glasser, Jia Tolentino).
• Weekly print issue — 47 issues per year including double issues; iconic cover art.
• New Yorker Radio Hour — Weekly public-radio show co-produced with WNYC.
• Goings On About Town — Cultural calendar for NYC — film, theatre, music, art.
• Cartoons and humour — Daily Shouts, weekly cartoon caption contest.
• Full archive — Searchable digital archive back to 1925 for subscribers.

2025-2026 product evolution

The New Yorker continues to evolve its product through 2025-2026; the most notable recent change is: Celebrated centennial in February 2025 with archive retrospective and ad-light Premium tier; expanded Goings On audio + festival/podcast network in 2024-2025. Subger watches the operator's announcement pages and pricing pages for plan structure changes and reflects them in the live pricing table that accompanies this page.

Where The New Yorker fits among competitors

The New Yorker competes within the broader magazines category. Subscribers comparing options should weigh its pricing transparency, contract terms, and the differentiator described above against alternatives in Subger's Magazines comparison hub.

Pricing in 2026

The New Yorker publishes a tiered model with the following current tiers (anchor pricing — see the live pricing table below for the exact rate in your country).

Subger tracks plan changes country by country, so verify the live rate for your market in the table below this description.

Editorial focus and coverage

Section examines the The New Yorker editorial mission, coverage areas, and notable franchises. Celebrated centennial in February 2025 with archive retrospective and ad-light Premium tier; expanded Goings On audio + festival/podcast network in 2024-2025.

The New Yorker apps and platform support

The New Yorker ships across the web (paywall-aware reader), native iOS and Android apps, and an e-paper replica edition for tablet readers. The mobile apps support offline reading, audio versions of articles where produced, and push alerts. Most subscriptions allow simultaneous logged-in sessions on a small number of devices per household.

Use cases The New Yorker fits

• Long-form readers — Subscribers who want weekly 12,000-word reporting from the staff of the world's most decorated magazine.
• Cultural omnivores — Critics' picks for film, theatre, books, and music plus signature cartoons.
• Writers and journalists — Aspirational craft model — archive access for studying form.

The New Yorker is most useful for households or teams whose primary need aligns with the strengths described above.

Operator profile and corporate context

Legal entity and ownership

The New Yorker is operated by Condé Nast (subsidiary of Advance Publications), with primary operations based in New York City, USA. The product line was founded in February 21, 1925 by Harold Ross. Corporate status: Owned by Condé Nast (parent: Advance Publications, the Newhouse family). Editor David Remnick since 1998. Subger records the operator's published legal name to make it easier for subscribers to verify charges on bank statements, locate the correct cancellation contact, and identify the regulator responsible for consumer-protection complaints in the operator's home market.

Headquarters and regional footprint

The operator's headquarters in New York City, USA is the centre of product, billing, and customer-support operations. Tax invoicing, contract law, and data-protection oversight typically follow the rules of the headquarters jurisdiction unless the operator has set up a separate billing entity for a given country. Subger flags country-specific billing entities in the pricing table when they differ from the global parent.

Product history and recent direction

Since February 21, 1925 by Harold Ross, The New Yorker has evolved its magazines proposition through repeated tier changes, product expansion, and (where applicable) acquisitions or partnerships. The most material 2025-2026 development that subscribers should know about is: Celebrated centennial in February 2025 with archive retrospective and ad-light Premium tier; expanded Goings On audio + festival/podcast network in 2024-2025. Subger tracks each change to the public tier list and reflects updated pricing within the The New Yorker pricing card whenever the operator publishes a new rate.

Market context and what to monitor

Where The New Yorker sits in the magazines landscape

The New Yorker competes inside the magazines category alongside other operators that target the same american long-form magazine need. The buying decision usually comes down to the headline monthly price, the renewal-vs-introductory rate, contract length, and the specific feature mix at each tier. The New Yorker currently publishes 4 tier(s) — All Access digital ($169.99/yr), All Access + Print ($199.99/yr), Subscriber-only intro ($50 for 6 months), Student ($50/yr) — which gives shoppers a clear ladder from entry-level (All Access digital) to the top option (Student).

Renewal-vs-introductory pricing

Many operators in this category quote a low introductory rate that resets to a higher renewal price after the first contract period. Where The New Yorker follows that pattern, Subger captures the renewal step-up in the true-price tracker so subscribers can budget the year-two cost honestly. Where pricing is flat across the contract life, that is noted as well.

What to monitor over the next 12 months

The most important signals for The New Yorker subscribers in 2025-2026 are: (a) any change to the public tier list that adds, removes, or rebrands an existing plan; (b) regional price increases tied to inflation or currency moves; (c) feature additions or removals that materially change tier-vs-tier comparisons; and (d) contract-term changes (length, early-exit fees, automatic-renewal mechanics). Subger watches the operator's pricing page and customer-facing announcements and surfaces relevant changes in the The New Yorker pricing card and the Subger newsletter for the Magazines comparison hub.

How Subger keeps The New Yorker pricing honest

Subger mirrors the operator's published price list per country, converts to a comparable currency where helpful, and exposes the renewal-vs-introductory delta directly under the pricing table. Subscribers can use the The New Yorker true-price tracker to see the projected 12-month cost at today's rate and the The New Yorker deals page to monitor active offers in their market.

Frequently asked questions

Is The New Yorker weekly?

Yes — 47 issues per year (some double issues). Subscribers get the iPad-style replica edition and full digital archive.

How long has David Remnick edited it?

Remnick became editor in 1998 — among the longest editor tenures in American magazine history.

Does it include the cartoon caption contest?

Yes — the weekly contest is open to all subscribers.

How do I access the archive?

Subscribers have full access via newyorker.com to every issue since February 1925.

How do I cancel?

Via the Condé Nast account portal — see the Subger cancel guide for step-by-step.

What does Subger track?

Subger mirrors All Access digital, All Access + Print, and intro pricing so subscribers can budget for the renewal step.

Get started with The New Yorker

For the live pricing table in your country, scroll up to the pricing tiers section. Subger maintains the cancellation guide, true-price tracker, and active deal list for The New Yorker in your country.

Related Subger guides

• How to cancel The New Yorker — step-by-step cancellation walkthrough
• The New Yorker deals — current promotional offers
• The New Yorker promo codes — active discount codes
• The New Yorker true-price tracker — intro-vs-renewal math
• Magazines comparison hub — Subger's editorial magazines pillar