It is available in a traditional printed edition and through an interactive online edition. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions.
Controlling interest in the magazine has been held by 21st Century Fox since 2015. The magazine is known for its thick square -bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use of dramatic photographs. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. National Geographic (formerly the National Geographic Magazine and branded also as NAT GEO or ) is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society.
