# Jason Snell

> Jason Snell is the founder and editor of Six Colors, the Apple-obsessed publication he launched in 2014 after 17 years at Macworld, where he served as lead editor for over a decade. A relentless podcaster, he hosts Upgrade and co-hosts MacBreak Weekly, runs The Incomparable network of geek-culture shows, and built the annual Six Colors Apple Report Card into a fixture of the Apple commentariat. Snell has covered every major Apple launch since the 1990s, once interviewed Steve Jobs, and turns a spreadsheet of survey scores into some of the most-cited charts in tech.

- **Role:** Founder & Editor at Six Colors
- **Organizations:** Six Colors, The Incomparable, Relay FM, Macworld (former), IDG (former), MacUser (former)
- **From:** Oakland, California, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Communication, University of California, San Diego (Revelle College), Master of Journalism, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
- **Known for:** Founded Six Colors, a leading independent Apple and tech publication, Led Macworld's editorial team for more than a decade across 17 years at the company, Rose to Senior Vice President and Editorial Director for IDG Consumer & SMB

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Created InterText, one of the earliest online fiction magazines
- **1994** — Joined MacUser magazine after earning his master's degree
- **1997** — Moved to Macworld when MacUser merged into it
- **2010** — Launched and began hosting The Incomparable podcast
- **2014** — Left Macworld and founded Six Colors
- **2015** — Co-founded the Upgrade podcast with Myke Hurley on Relay FM; published the first Six Colors Apple Report Card

## Achievements

- Founded Six Colors, a leading independent Apple and tech publication
- Led Macworld's editorial team for more than a decade across 17 years at the company
- Rose to Senior Vice President and Editorial Director for IDG Consumer & SMB
- Created The Incomparable, which grew into a network of more than 20 shows
- Won the Parsec Award for The Incomparable in 2012, 2015, and 2016
- Created the annual Six Colors Apple Report Card, widely cited across tech media
- Co-hosts MacBreak Weekly and hosts Upgrade, among the most-listened Apple podcasts
- Author of 'Take Control of Photos'

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Published the latest Six Colors Apple Report Card, again drawing wide commentary across the Apple press.

## Links

- Website: https://sixcolors.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jsnell
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/snell.zone

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Last updated: 2026-06-03