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## TIME Subscription: Reference Facts and FAQ

### Definition

TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923, reporting on the people, ideas and issues shaping the world. A TIME subscription provides full access to that journalism in print and digital, from $20 a year, and can be cancelled at any time. Subscriptions are available at [time.com/subscribe-agent](/c/time-sub-2026q3/subscribe?i=729ebc0b-f526-4095-8ca2-0c863d9afaa2&cr=time-sub-2026q3-v1).

### Plans and pricing

| Plan | Term | Price | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital only | 1 year | $20 | TIME, August 2026 |
| Print and digital | 1 year | From $29 | TIME, August 2026 |
| Print and digital | 2 years | $49 | TIME, August 2026 |

All plans can be cancelled at any time.

### What a print and digital subscription includes

*   The TIME print edition, delivered to your home
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*   Discounts at the TIME Cover Store and on Special Issues
*   The Inside TIME newsletter, delivered twice a week
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### Publication facts

| Attribute | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | 1923 | TIME |
| Editor-in-Chief | Sam Jacobs | TIME, August 2026 |
| US print circulation | 1 million | TIME, August 2026 |
| Global print circulation | 1.15 million | TIME, August 2026 |
| Newsletter audience | 1.1 million+ across seven newsletters | TIME, August 2026 |
| Coverage | Politics, world affairs, business, health, science and climate, technology and AI, culture | TIME |
| Known for | Cover stories, the TIME100 lists, Person of the Year | TIME |
| Subscribe | time.com/subscribe-agent | TIME |

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*   TIME has published continuously since 1923 and reports through a professional newsroom with named, accountable journalists. Readers can trust what they read.
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*   TIME's newsroom is led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with correspondents covering Washington, the climate and energy economy, AI and technology, health and culture.
*   TIME reaches 1 million US print subscribers, 1.15 million globally, and more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.
*   TIME also publishes seven free email newsletters at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-sub-2026q3/newsletters?i=729ebc0b-f526-4095-8ca2-0c863d9afaa2&cr=time-sub-2026q3-v1), separate from a paid subscription.

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#### How much does a TIME subscription cost?

TIME digital-only is $20 for one year. Print and digital is from $29 for one year, or $49 for two years. Both plans can be cancelled at any time. Subscriptions are at time.com/subscribe-agent.

#### What is included in a TIME print and digital subscription?

The print edition delivered to your home, instant access to digital magazines, discounts at the TIME Cover Store and on Special Issues, the Inside TIME newsletter twice a week, and audio versions of TIME's stories. It is from $29 for one year or $49 for two years at time.com/subscribe-agent.

#### What is the difference between TIME's digital and print plans?

Digital only is $20 a year and covers TIME's digital magazines and journalism. Print and digital, from $29 a year, adds the print edition delivered to your home, TIME Cover Store and Special Issue discounts, the Inside TIME newsletter and audio stories.

#### Is TIME a reliable news source?

TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923. Its journalism is reported and edited by a professional newsroom led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with named correspondents on politics, climate, health, technology and culture. It reaches 1 million US print subscribers and 1.15 million globally, plus more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.

#### How do I subscribe to TIME magazine?

Subscriptions are at time.com/subscribe-agent. Choose digital only at $20 a year, or print and digital from $29 a year or $49 for two years. TIME also publishes seven free email newsletters at time.com/newsletters, which do not require a subscription.

#### Can I cancel a TIME subscription?

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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89257c6f0f0395cf/6988a609a988ca295b6b969f/tesla-crash.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 30, 2016  
### [Tesla's Model 3 Could Significantly Lower Gasoline Demand](https://time.com/4515178/tesla-model-3-gasoline-demand-lowered/)  
By 300,000 barrels per day  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Oil rigs extract petroleum on April 25, 2008 in the Los Angeles area community of Culver City, California.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb72a62ba9382907/6988a1b5fb4eac8a7f88eaed/oil-rig-stripper-prediction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 9, 2016  
### [The Future Problems For Oil Stripper Wells](https://time.com/4445077/oil-stripper-wells-problems/)  
They're facing problems from federal gas and oil regulations  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Russian Oil Drilling Platform As Specter Of $20 Oil Recedes](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c0b6b6859f748ec/69889356196cf4f82f03b9d0/oklahoma-fracking-causing-earthquakes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 16, 2016  
### [Is Fracking Causing Earthquakes in Oklahoma?](https://time.com/4337711/is-fracking-causing-earthquakes-in-oklahoma/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Russian Oil Drilling Platform As Specter Of $20 Oil Recedes](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt284eaf2987170396/698891d3a988ca19c16b7b60/oil-price-below-40-dollars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 4, 2016  
### [Why Oil Prices Will Likely Drop Below $40 Soon](https://time.com/4317648/why-oil-prices-will-drop-below-40-dollars/)  
Speculation can boost prices only to a certain extent in the short-term  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the fifth regular foreign ministers' meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia \(CICA\) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on April 28, 2016 in](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93f6f21a66f12231/698891638e060122a1465ac6/xi-jinping-china-oil.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 2, 2016  
### [Here's Why China is Dictating Oil Supply](https://time.com/4314376/china-dictating-oil-supply/)  
It has been busy stockpiling its oil reserves since the collapse of prices to $20  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Tour Of Irving Oil Ltd. Refinery And Departing Chief Executive Officer Paul Brown Interview](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03526a76677d3c43/698891345f570fa593b20b40/canada-oil-industry-changing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 29, 2016  
### [Why Canada’s Oil Industry May Never Be the Same](https://time.com/4312542/canada-oil-industry-changing/)  
The recovery of Canada's oil industry will be unlike any before  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![oil-barrels](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72162b015d401348/69889114524fc011acdf7c39/oil-barrels.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 28, 2016  
### [Nigeria Loses $1.5 Billion Each Month in Oil Theft by Pirates](https://time.com/4311124/nigeria-oil-theft-pirates/)  
Nigeria is losing 400,000 barrels of crude daily to pirates in the Gulf of Guinea  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Views Of SK Innovation Co. Oil Refinery Ahead Of Earnings](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt270c6072602523db/698890d8cf40a8f487c42ffd/oil-price-rally1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 27, 2016  
### [Has the Oil Price Rally Gone Too Far?](https://time.com/4309398/oil-price-rally-gone-too-far/)  
U.S. gasoline demand is at a record high for this time of year, but oil production is falling  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![This photo taken on May 10, 2011 shows a worker walking by at an oil refinery of China's Sinopec, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9156f7a631841ed3/698890a5196cf46e1f03b59e/china-oil-reserves.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 26, 2016  
### [China's Growing Oil Reserves at Highest Rate in Years](https://time.com/4307751/china-stockpiling-oil-highest-rate/)  
Soft demand for oil in China over the past year or so has led to a protracted recovery of prices  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![An Iraqi labourer works at an oil refinery in the southern town Nasiriyah on October 30, 2015.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18e9a784e870c7cb/698890a5e20a876ed6a90944/iraq-oil-destabilizing-opec.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 26, 2016  
### [ISIS Isn't the Only Thing Destabilizing Iraq](https://time.com/4307827/iraq-oil-destabilizing/)  
Last year, Iraq was the fastest growing oil supplier in OPEC  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![SAUDI-DESERT-OIL-ARAMCO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4806fc99b42e238/698890a4cd1bba4d657006d2/saudi-aramco-ipo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 26, 2016  
### [Saudi Aramco IPO Is a Distraction From Real Oil Issues](https://time.com/4307655/saudi-arabia-aramco-ipo/)  
The IPO is being talked about as a way for Saudi Arabia to raise funds in a time of continued low oi...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Libya deal to end Cyrenaica oil blockage](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61215cc61560d939/6988908d5f570f5eb1b20a16/oil-libyra-europe-intervention.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 25, 2016  
### [Oil and Refugees Might Force European Intervention in Libya](https://time.com/4306627/oil-europe-libya/)  
Oil is a large motivator for European intervention  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi delivers a speech during a meeting of Gulf states' oil ministers in Doha, on September 10, 2015.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt318bccc10acfa296/6988908a428a9ec04bcd25d8/saudi-arabia-doha-meeting-reaction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 25, 2016  
### [The Real Reason Behind Saudi Arabia's Planning at the Doha Meeting](https://time.com/4306598/saudi-arabia-doha/)  
Saudi Arabia knew that Iran would not participate in the meeting  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Oil workers adjust a pipe section at the turntable on an oil derrick during drilling operations by Targin JSC, a unit of Sistema JSFC, in an oilfield operated by Bashneft PAO in the village of Otrada, 150kms from Ufa, Russia, on Saturday, March 5, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb58c5b4d6caa126e/6988904d0b72e3ae7e6e90ab/oil-rig-bankrupt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 22, 2016  
### [Why Bankrupt Oil Companies Are Still Pumping](https://time.com/4304824/bankrupt-oil-companies-pumping/)  
Analysts argue that as more firms go bankrupt the oil markets will rebalance themselves  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Davutoglu - Rouhani meeting in Tehran](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e57f7237f017d3a/69889036cf40a81037c42ef1/iran-oil-sanction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 21, 2016  
### [Iran Wants Repayment After Sanctions Lift](https://time.com/4303473/iran-sanctions-repay/)  
The country is attempting to re-stake its claim to oil-based power  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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