# Seventeen Magazine

> Seventeen Magazine is a Hearst-owned teen and young-adult media brand founded in 1944. Its fashion, beauty, entertainment and life-advice journalism now reaches readers through its website, social platforms and video, supported by advertising and affiliate commerce.

- **Founded:** 1944
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Helen Valentine (Founder and founding editor-in-chief), Walter Annenberg (Founding publisher through Triangle Publications)
- **Products:** Seventeen.com, Social and video publishing, Advertising partnerships, Special print issues
- **Notable:** Launched in September 1944 and helped establish teenage girls as a distinct advertising market., Acquired by Hearst in 2003 in a transaction reported at $182.4 million for the magazine and related businesses., Published a student-activism special issue about March for Our Lives in 2018.

## Products & services

- **Seventeen.com** — Fashion, beauty, entertainment, relationships, school and teen-life journalism, including shopping recommendations.
- **Social and video publishing** — Content distributed through Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and other social channels.
- **Advertising partnerships** — Brand access to Seventeen audiences through Hearst advertising services.
- **Special print issues** — Historical event-led and life-milestone editions; the 2018 March for Our Lives issue was advertised at $7.

## Achievements

- Launched in September 1944 and helped establish teenage girls as a distinct advertising market.
- Acquired by Hearst in 2003 in a transaction reported at $182.4 million for the magazine and related businesses.
- Published a student-activism special issue about March for Our Lives in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Hearst announced Willa Bennett as editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen, starting September 16, 2024.
- **2025-12** — Hearst’s brand advertising page cites 2025 audience measurement and lists approximately 16 million social followers; December 2025 is a measurement period, not a claimed publication date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.seventeen.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seventeen-magazine
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/seventeen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeventeenMagazine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seventeen/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seventeen
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seventeen

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