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Tom's Guide (formerly known as Gear Digest[1]) is an online publication owned by Future that focuses on technology, with editorial teams in the US, UK and Australia. Tom's Guide was launched in 2007 by Bestofmedia, which was subsequently acquired by TechMediaNetwork in 2013; in 2014, TechMediaNetwork changed its name to Purch, which was acquired by Future in 2018.[2] Primarily focused on news, reviews, price comparisons, how-tos and guides, Tom's Guide also features opinion articles and deals content.

The site features coverage on CPUs, motherboards, RAM, PC cases, graphic cards, display technology, displays, storage, smartphones, tablets, gaming, consoles, and computer peripherals.

It is the second largest consumer technology, news and review site from the US with 68.4M visits in 2022[3].

History

Tom’s Guide was originally launched as Gear Digest by Bestofmedia before being re-named to Tom's Guide. The publication was subsequently acquired by TechMediaNetwork in 2013; in 2014, TechMediaNetwork changed its name to Purch, which was then acquired by Future in 2018.

While the initial testing labs were in Germany and California, much of Tom’s Hardware’s testing now occurs in New York and a facility in Ogden, Utah owned by its parent company, Purch.

In April 2007, the site was acquired by the French company Bestofmedia Group. In July 2013, that company was acquired by TechMediaNetwork, Inc., which changed its name to Purch in April 2014.

The site celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2022. Beyond continuous publication of the website, it is known for its annual CES awards[4] and Tom's Guide Awards[5] that are held in June and July each year.

Editors

Mark Spoonauer is the current Global Editor-in-Chief and has been since 2013.[6] Before that, he worked as the Editor-in-Chief of Laptop Mag since 2003.[7]

Mike Prospero is the current US Editor-in-Chief alongside Managing Editors Philip Michaels, Roland Moore-Colyer, Nick Pino and Senior Deals Editor Louis Ramirez.[8]

Tom's Guide is owned by Purch, a subsidiary of Future plc, which also publishes a number of other publications. In technology, those include Tom's Hardware, Laptop Mag and AnandTech, as well as science sites like LiveScience and Space.com.

See also


  1. ^ "Bestofmedia LLC". web.archive.org. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. ^ "About Tom's Guide". Tom's Guide. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. ^ "tomsguide.com Website Traffic, Ranking, Analytics [September 2022]". Semrush. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  4. ^ updated, Tom's Guide Staff last (2021-11-16). "Tom's Guide CES 2022 Awards: How to enter your product". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  5. ^ updated, Tom's Guide Staff last (2022-07-22). "Tom's Guide Awards 2022: The best innovations, brands and products of the year". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. ^ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  7. ^ "Articles by: Mark Spoonauer | Laptop Mag". LaptopMag. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  8. ^ "About Tom's Guide". Tom's Guide. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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