Guide Note

Maxim Magazine is an entertainment publication aimed at the young male demographic. The magazine focuses on photographs of models, popular actresses and musical performers, but does not publish nude pictorials.

Fast Facts

1. 1995: First UK Issue
2. 1997: First U.S. Issue
3. Current U.S. Circulation: 2.5 million
4. In France: Maximal
5. In Portugal: Maxmen
6. 2006: Planned to build a Las Vegas casino, but the plans were scrapped

Maxim is one of the most successful and prominent brands of men's magazine in the world. They publish in over 25 countries and broadcast a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. Maxim is owned by Quadrangle Group, which also publishes Blender and Stuff magazines.

Maxim's official site has several features not found in the print edition of the magazine. The "Girls of Maxim" feature shows pictorials of all featured models as well as provides a home of the magazine's popular "Hometown Hotties" competition.

In the March 2008 issue, Maxim published a review of the album Warpaint by The Black Crowes. As advance copies of the album were not made available, the band criticized Maxim for publishing a review without hearing the album. Maxim claims that the review was an "educated guess." Maxim wrote that the album "hasn’t left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth." The magazine's editor has since apologized, and suggested that the blurb should have been called a "preview" and not a "review."