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Rupert Murdoch owns 21st Century Fox, which brought the magazine in 2015 for $725M.

• ceejayoz 6y ago
  Disney bought 21st Century Fox from Murdoch two years later. His ownership was very brief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fo... No need to cancel a subscription over old news.
  • willvarfar 6y ago
    So the money raised by the sale of magazines now goes to research and exploration again?
    • ceejayoz 6y ago
      The National Geographic Society still exists, yes, and makes money off the partnership with Disney. Their current programs are listed at https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/programs/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/programs/.
    • meragrin_ 6y ago
      Is there any proof it ever stopped?