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| Editor | Daniel Booth |
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| Categories | Computer magazine |
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Circulation | 67,672 Jan-Dec 2019 [1] |
| First issue | February 1998 |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Bath |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://getcomputeractive.co.uk |
| ISSN | 1461-6211 |
Computeractive (sometimes written as Computeract!ve, to reflect the logo) is a fortnightly computer magazine [2] published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. [3]
It was first published in February 1998 [4] by Nielsen Holdings, which was bought by Incisive Media in 2007. In February 2013 it was sold to Dennis Publishing. [4] [5] Its sister magazine is The Ultimate Guide series .
Based on fortnightly sales, confirmed by the UK's Audit Bureau of Circulation, Computeractive is the UK's best-selling computer magazine. The iPad app version of the magazine was launched in January 2012. An ebook version of Computeractive is provided by Zmags, although purchasers cannot read the magazine offline.
Future acquired Dennis Publishing and its computing division including Computeractive in 2021. [6]
The magazine is split into the following sections:
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