Digital innovation pays off for Future as it steals march on rivals in circulation figures

February 19, 2014
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Future, the Bath-based international specialist media group, has maintained its position as the UK’s number one publisher of digital titles.

Latest circulation figures from the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations − the industry body for media measurement) for the period ending December 2013 show Future sold 125,551 editions every month − more than twice as many as the nearest rival.

Future,, which built a portfolio of computer, gaming and hobby magazines, is undergoing a transformation into an international, digitally-led content provider, focused on building brands across multiple channels.

It now attracts 58m global monthly unique users to its online brands, and sold more than 5mcopies of its digital editions last year, earning $1.2m in gross revenues a month.

In 2013 Future sold more than 19m print copies internationally – 37 copies every minute of every day. Meanwhile its video content delivered more than 132m views last year. Future has 6.5m plus followers across all major social networks.

CEO Mark Wood said: “Our strategic transition towards becoming a digitally-focused content business continues and is clearly reflected in this set of ABC figures, which again underlines our position as the number one publisher of digital editions in the UK.

“Future’s mission is to reach and grow high-value global audiences with world-class content, and to be tireless innovators in the way we engage with consumers and generate value for our commercial partners. As well as strong digital edition growth, beyond the ABC audit our online brands such as TechRadar.com, BikeRadar.com, Cyclingnews.com and GamesRadar.com are setting the pace in their respective categories.”

T3, Future's tech and gadget news and review title, remains the UK’s best-selling digital magazine with a circulation of 22,319.

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