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National Geographic has somewhere between 1400 and 1500 total employees, from a quick look online. The magazine is just one tiny sliver (unfortunately) of their

National Geographic has somewhere between 1400 and 1500 total employees, from a quick look online. The magazine is just one tiny sliver (unfortunately) of their media presence.

hedora 3y ago
So, they have 1500 people managing zero content producers now? Zero COGS == infinite margins! I’m sure they’ll figure out how to build a sustainable business put of that. /s
- woodruffw 3y ago
  I assume they still have lots of show writers; that's probably where the money is for them (i.e., Disney) now.
- prawn 3y ago
  The 1,500 would be working in other media than the print magazine (video work, etc) and some could be managing freelance writers.