Cosmopolitan Media Kit

As a leading women’s media brand, Cosmopolitan crafts and delivers content that keeps young women informed on things they care about—from pop culture and food to politics and career.

Cosmopolitan boasts an audience size of 62 million on all platforms, with Gen Z and Millennials making up 64% of its readership.

The brand is best-suited for advertisers looking to promote products and services that cater to women aged 26 and above with a household income of $50k and above.

Cosmopolitan: By the Numbers

Here are some stats you might want to note as you consider Cosmopolitan for advertising opportunities.

  • 30m+ monthly uniques on digital
  • 64 international editions and distribution in over ten countries
  • 21.2m+ followers on social media
  • 40% of its website visitors come from mobile
  • Its readership has an average HHI of $64k
  • 43% are married, and 57% are single
  • 78% come from A/B counties

Cosmopolitan Digital Advertising Opportunities

Through Hearst (its parent company), Cosmopolitan offers multiple opportunities ranging from events to e-com solutions to help brands build meaningful and measurable connections with its highly engaged audience.

  • Events—Hearst Live hosts over 70 physical and virtual events every year and has recorded over 5 million virtual event attendees.
  • Branded Content—The company helps its partners connect with its audience by creating and delivering branded content, including articles, videos, and social media posts.
  • Display Advertising—Cosmopolitan allows you to reach its audience of 62 million across all platforms.
  • Commerce—Hearst helps companies drive sales by recommending products and services to its audience using a mix of storytelling and advanced targeting technology across its portfolio of magazines. The brand’s UK audience accounts for 30% of all UK retail spending.

Cosmopolitan Digital Advertising Units

Hearst offers a wide variety of universal, custom, and video units to advertisers who wish to reach its audiences through Cosmopolitan and its sister brands.

Let’s look at some of these ad units below.

Universal Ad Units

Ad Units

Dimensions

Supported Devices

Billboard

970 x 250 pixels

Desktop

MPU

300 x 600 pixels

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Leaderboard

728 x 90 pixels

Desktop

DMPU/Half Page

300 x 600

Desktop

Super Leaderboard

970 x 90

Desktop

Custom

Ad Units

Ad Units

Dimensions

Supported Devices

Superhero

Full-Width x 450 pixels

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Miniscroller

Min: 320 x 300 pixels

Max: 640 x 300 pixels

Mobile

Shoppable Gallery

Full-Width x 450 pixels

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Assembly Ad

Responsive from 1025 x 350 pixels

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Social Display Ad

300 x 400 pixels

Mobile

Video

Ad Units

Dimensions

Supported Devices

Pre-roll

Desktop: 400 x 300 or larger

Mobile: Size varies based on screen size

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Outstream (in-read)

Min: 640 x 360 pixels

Max: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Desktop, tablet, and mobile

Cosmopolitan Digital Ad Rates

Digital ad rates are undisclosed on the website. To get information on the brand's ad rates, please get in touch with the team through the contact page below.

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