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The Week was founded in the United Kingdom in 1995 by Jolyon Connell, who had previously worked for the Sunday Telegraph. The American edition launched in April 2001, and an Australian edition followed in October 2008.
The Week largely publishes summaries of news stories and opinion columns that other media outlets have already published earlier in the week. Some summaries are drawn from foreign-language media and translated for English-speaking readers.
The Australian edition of The Week ceased operation in October 2012 after publishing 199 issues. At the time of closure it was selling 28,000 copies a week with a readership of 83,000.
Future Plc acquired The Week in 2021 when it purchased Dennis Publishing, the company founded by Felix Dennis that had published the UK edition. The US edition is published by The Week Publications.
The Week Junior is a current affairs magazine for children aged 8 to 14. It launched in the UK in November 2015 and a US edition followed in 2020.
The Week Unwrapped, the magazine's podcast launched in 2017, was named news podcast of the year at the Publisher Podcast Awards in both 2020 and 2021.