5 Magazine

For the German basketball magazine, see Five (magazine).

The correct title of this article is #5 Magazine. The omission of the # is due to technical restrictions.

#5 Magazine is an online magazine founded and edited by Rio Ferdinand.^[2]

#5 Magazine

The cover of Issue 24
Editor-in-chief	Rio Ferdinand
Categories	Men's magazine
Frequency	Bi-monthly
First issue	April 2009[1]
Company	Anorak Creative
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

History

Ferdinand considered naming the magazine Rio, but felt it not a tangible option over time. The first issue was published in April 2009. #5 has featured celebrities such as Juan Mata,^[3] Snoop Dogg,^[4] Riyad Mahrez and Ice Cube.

Frequency

As of 2009, #5 came out every two months, starting in April.

Demographic

#5 Magazine reports on its website that 78.03% of its readers are male, and that the most common age range of its readers is 25–34.