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Type of site | Online men's publication |
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| Owner | Ziff Davis |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01) |
AskMen is a free online men'sweb portal, with international versions in Australia, Canada, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is owned byZiff Davis and operates through theIGN Entertainment unit.
AskMen was founded in August 1999 by Ricardo Poupada, Christopher Bellerose Rovny and Luís Rodrigues (all three graduates ofConcordia University'sJohn Molson School of Business inMontreal, Canada). The company secured $500,000 in venture capital in 2000 while its main competitor, TheMan.com, obtained $17 million in financing from Highland Capital. In November 2000, TheMan.com shut down operations, providing an opportunity for AskMen to become the largest men's lifestyle website online.[1]By 2001, AskMen surpassed the other websites in its category to become the largest men's lifestyle website.[2] In 2005, it was acquired byIGN.[3]
In December 2009, the site had an estimated 12 million unique visitors.[4]
In May 2007 AskMen launched a three-book series published byHarperCollins, starting with a book titledFrom the Bar to the Bedroom.[5]