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.

References

1. Luft, Oliver (20 April 2009). "Vanity fare". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
2. Prenderville, Liam (19 March 2014). "Rio Ferdinand's online magazine in embarrassing U-turn after 'time is running out for Moyes' article". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
3. Paul (21 May 2014). "Manchester United's Juan Mata does freestyle tricks for Rio Ferdinand's #5 Magazine Player's Lounge [Video]". 101 Great Goals. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
4. Verma, Manish (13 February 2016). "A peek into Rio Ferdinand's highly successful ventures". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 25 May 2016.