Complex Networks

Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, Complex, by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 6.02 million subscribers and 1.8 billion total views on YouTube. As of 2019, the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce.

This article is about an American media and entertainment company. It is not to be confused with complex networks or Complexly.

Complex Networks
FormerlyComplex
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
PredecessorComplex (magazine) (last issue: December 2016/January 2017)
Founded2002 (2002)
FoundersMarc Ecko
Headquarters
New York City
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Rich Antoniello (CEO)
  • Christian Baesler (president)
  • Celine Perrot-Johnson (CFO)
  • Edgar Hernandez (CRO)
  • Endi Piper (general counsel)
  • Jonathan Hunt (EVP marketing)
  • Justin Killion (EVP, development, production & business affairs)
  • Chris Schonberger (GM First We Feast)
  • Joe LaPuma (SVP content strategy)
  • Maurice Peebles (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Donnie Kwak (GM)
  • Aleksey Baksheyev (CTO, Head of Product)
ParentBuzzFeed, Inc.
Websitecomplexnetworks.com

Complex Networks has been named by Business Insider as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. Complex Networks CEO Rich Antoniello was named among the Silicon Alley 100. In 2012, the company launched Complex TV, an online broadcasting platform.

In 2016, it became a joint-venture of Verizon and Hearst. Subsequently in 2021, BuzzFeed, Inc. announced the acquisition of the company.

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