Wired will not publish a print magazine in the United Kingdom in 2026 as it focuses on global digital subscriber growth, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette.
Tobitt writes, “Seven editorial staff left Wired’s London office at the end of 2025, with the team being rebuilt to focus on audience development roles and some UK and Europe-focused reporting.
“Global editorial director Katie Drummond told Press Gazette that creating a ‘sustainable and growing subscription business is the future of Wired…
“‘While other components like advertising and commerce play a really important part, I don’t want Wired to be at the whims of anything that I can’t control the way I can control the journalism.’
“A spokesperson said direct-to-publisher subscribers (meaning those who subscribe through Wired rather than a third party) were up 20% in 2025 while new subscribers taking the digital-only option doubled.”
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