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PC World was founded by David Bunnell and Cheryl Woodard and first appeared on newsstands in March 1983, after being announced at the COMDEX trade show in November 1982. Andrew Fluegelman served as its first editor.
PC World ended its thirty-year print run in August 2013 after owner IDG announced the decision on the 10th of July 2013. All subsequent issues moved to a digital-only format.
McCracken resigned abruptly in May 2007 after CEO Colin Crawford allegedly tried to kill an unfavorable story about Apple and Steve Jobs. Crawford was transferred to another department on the 9th of May, and McCracken returned before finally departing in 2008.
PC World reached a record of 1,000,453 paid subscriptions in February 1999. It was the first and only computing magazine on a monthly schedule to reach that milestone.
PC World is available in 51 countries, sometimes under different names such as PC Advisor in Ireland and the United Kingdom, PC Welt in Germany, and Thế Giới Vi Tính in Vietnam.
PC World is published by Foundry, which was acquired from IDG and Blackstone by Regent LP in March 2025.