Conde Nast

Conde Nast

http://www.condenast.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/conde-nast/

Conde Nast, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, was founded in 1909 and operates in media production with approximately 7,170 employees. The company functions as a global media entity, home to brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair, and Wired. Its content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital, and 432 million across social platforms, generating over 1 billion video views monthly. In addition to its US base, it is also headquartered in London and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Russia, Spain, and Taiwan. Established in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment serves as a production and distribution studio that creates programming across film, television, social and digital video, and virtual reality.

Revenue

Founded

1909

Headcount

7,187

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media Production

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On October 1, 2026, over 300 executives, including representatives from Condé Nast, Hearst, and USA Today, lobbied Congress for the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, demanding AI scrapers identify themselves. Publishers cited 22 billion bot scrapes recorded in early 2026 and vanishing referral traffic as reasons for needing transparency and enforcement to protect revenue. Earlier on October 1, 2026, Roger Lynch announced his departure as CEO of Condé Nast to become CEO of Mattel, ending a seven-and-a-half-year tenure. His time at the media company included navigating a pandemic and industry-wide upheaval in media consumption, leading a full restructuring of Condé Nast’s global brands, and ensuring a smooth handover with Mike Perlis against a backdrop of rising commercial revenue and digital subscriptions. This lobbying effort followed reports on September 30, 2026, that Condé Nast was among 300 publishers pressuring Congress to pass the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, introduced to the House in July, which aims to prohibit unidentified AI agents from scraping and indexing website content without disclosure.

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Oct

6th

2026

00:13

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Patent Filings, Tenders and Contracts, Legal Issues and Lawsuits

ChatGPT Puts Real Signatures on Fake New Yorker Cartoons

Brendan Loper found out from a stranger. A Dolly Parton fan had posted a cartoon on Facebook — New Yorker style, single panel, Dolly at the gates of heaven saying “right plus one” to God at the reception desk.

Oct

5th

2026

10:49

Partnerships and Alliances, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Partnerships

Major publishers unite for £2m campaign promoting in-store magazine purchases

Major magazine publishers have joined forces for the first time in a decade to launch a campaign encouraging shoppers to buy more titles in stores. “Magazines: In The World’s Best Interests” is organised by the two major magazine distributors and backed by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) , with the campaign promoting the value of magazines in connecting people with their interests and communities, as well as the “unique experience” of print.

Better Retailing

Oct

5th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Partnerships

Magazine Publishers Join Forces to Boost Retail Sales

The UK’s leading publishers including Bauer Media, Future plc, Hearst UK, Immediate, DC Thomson, and Condé Nast, have jointly funded an industry-wide campaign, led by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), to champion the enduring value of print.

Oct

5th

2026

03:44

Partnerships and Alliances, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Partnerships

Publishers unite to champion the value of print magazines

UK publishers have jointly funded an industry-wide campaign, led by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), to champion the value of print. Launching today under the banner ’Magazines. In the World’s Best Interests’, with creative from London agency Weirdo, it’s the first time in a decade that competing publisher brands have united behind a single, dedicated campaign to promote their brands at retail.

Convenience Store

Oct

1st

2026

15:42

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

Publishers Swarm Capitol Hill to Halt Stealth AI Scrapers Draining Their Revenue

Over 300 executives from Condé Nast, Hearst and USA Today lobbied Congress for the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act to require AI scrapers to identify themselves. With 22 billion bot scrapes recorded in early 2026 and vanishing referral traffic, publishers demand transparency and enforcement to protect revenue.

Oct

1st

2026

14:00

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Roger Lynch Is Leaving Condé Nast for Mattel. His Exit Memo Shows the Right Way to Leave

Roger Lynch is stepping down as CEO of Condé Nast to take over as CEO of Mattel, ending a seven-and-a-half-year run at the media company and closing a chapter that included a pandemic, an industry-wide upheaval in how people consume media, and a full restructuring of how Condé Nast’s global brands operate.

Oct

1st

2026

06:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Conde Nast CEO Roger Lynch Is Leaving For Mattel

Roger Lynch is stepping down as CEO of Condé Nast after seven years on the job and will now head toy company Mattel, Business Insider reports. Ynon Kreiz, now the CEO of Mattel, will depart on Friday.

Sep

30th

2026

12:30

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence

Condé Nast, Hearst among 300 publishers pressuring Congress to ban bot scraping

Executives from iconic publications like Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and Vanity Fair are descending on Washington to lobby for another AI regulation bill, this time tackling the threat AI poses to their bottom lines and longevity. Introduced to the House in July, the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act would prohibit the deployment of "stealth bots," or unidentified AI agents tasked with scraping and indexing a website's content, without disclosure.

Sep

30th

2026

11:58

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Roger Lynch steps down as chief executive of Condé Nast

After seven years at the helm of the publishing group behind the global editions of and , Roger Lynch has announced his departure to become chief executive of toymaker . The executive, whose initial remit was to unite the US and international subsidiaries, is stepping down while ensuring a smooth handover with Mike Perlis, against a backdrop of rising commercial revenue and digital subscriptions.

FashionNetwork USA

Sep

30th

2026

07:33

Management Changes, Operational Challenges, Financial Results, B2B Tag, Operational Challenges, Management Changes, Financial Performance

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch is leaving to run toy giant Mattel. Read his memo to staffers.

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch is stepping down, according to a memo viewed by Business Insider. Lynch told employees on Wednesday that he's leaving after more than seven years to run toy giant Mattel, where he's been on the board of directors since 2018.

Business Insider

Sep

30th

2026

06:49

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Condé Nast CEO Leaves to Run Mattel In Major Shake Up

Call it media world musical chairs. Mattel on Wednesday named Roger Lynch as its new CEO and chairman, succeeding Ynon Kreiz, who the the toy giant says is leaving for a role at another public company.

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep

30th

2026

06:30

Management Changes, Financial Results, B2B Tag, Financial Performance, Facility Expansion, Management Changes

Dear all, I’m writing with bittersweet news. After seven and a half years as your CEO, I have made the very difficult decision to step down and help begin a leadership transition for the company. Soon, I’ll be joining Mattel as their new CEO.

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