Personal ComputingMedia Data 2017
Comprehensive PC magazine for business leaders
Nikkei Personal Computing
Nikkei Personal Computing is a biweekly magazine that helps readers select the hardware and software best suited to their business needs. It offers practical tips on the most effective uses of business hardware/software, and proposes different uses for developing new businesses. Backed with PC expertise from inside and outside the company, the magazine provides the most up-to-date and practical information that business users need to know. Major advertising clients of Nikkei Personal Computing include makers and vendors of PCs, peripherals and software; providers of PC-related services; communications and network service providers; and Internet-related service providers.
- Core readership
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- Those who use personal computers at work
- Circulation
- ABC(Number of subscriptions, Circulation)
- First published
- October 1983
- Frequency
- Semi-monthly
- Size
- Modified A4 (210 x 280 mm)
- Printing
- Four-color offset lithography
- Sales method
- Exclusively by annual subscription (direct mail delivery)
- Website
- https://info.nikkeibp.co.jp/media/NPC/
Subscriber Profile
IT-literate business leaders involved in purchasing
From the reader profile survey (questionnaire mailing survey conducted in November 2013 by Nikkei BP Consulting)
Advertising Rates
| (Thousand yen) | |||||||
| SIZE UNIT | 1x | 6x | 12x | 18x | 24x | 36x | 48x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-color 1 page | 1,460 | 1,386 | 1,350 | 1,313 | 1,277 | 1,241 | 1,225 |
| Two-color 1 page | 1,230 | 1,168 | 1,137 | 1,107 | 1,076 | 1,045 | 1033 |
| B&W 1 page | 1,007 | 956 | 931 | 906 | 881 | 856 | 846 |
| Four-color 2/3 page | 960 | 912 | 888 | 864 | 840 | 816 | 807 |
| B&W 2/3 page | 635 | 604 | 588 | 572 | 556 | 540 | 534 |
| Four-color 1/3 page | 480 | 456 | 444 | 432 | 420 | 408 | 404 |
| B&W 1/3 page | 321 | 305 | 297 | 289 | 281 | 273 | 270 |
Schedule
Schedule:2026
| Issue | Delivery date |
Order deadline |
Material deadline for digital format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.12. 2026 | Jan.7 | Nov.27 | Dec.9 |
| Jan.26 | Jan.21 | Dec.10 | Dec.29 |
| Feb.9 | Feb.4 | Dec.24 | Jan.13 |
| Feb.23 | Feb.18 | Jan.14 | Jan.26 |
| Mar.9 | Mar.4 | Jan.27 | Feb.9 |
| Mar.23 | Mar.18 | Feb.10 | Feb.24 |
| Apr.13 | Apr.8 | Mar.4 | Mar.17 |
| Apr.27 | Apr.22 | Mar.18 | Mar.31 |
| May.11 | May.7 | Mar.31 | Apr.10 |
| May.25 | May.20 | Apr.10 | Apr.23 |
| Jun.8 | Jun.3 | Apr.24 | May.12 |
| Jun.22 | Jun.17 | May.14 | May.26 |
| Jul.13 | Jul.8 | Jun.4 | Jun.16 |
| Jul.27 | Jul.23 | Jun.18 | Jun.30 |
| Issue | Delivery date |
Order deadline |
Material deadline for digital format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug.10 | Aug.5 | Jul.1 | Jul.14 |
| Aug.24 | Aug.19 | Jul.10 | Jul.23 |
| Sep.14 | Sep.9 | Aug.3 | Aug.18 |
| Sep.28 | Sep.24 | Aug.19 | Aug.31 |
| Oct.12 | Oct.7 | Aug.31 | Sep.10 |
| Oct.26 | Oct.21 | Sep.11 | Sep.28 |
| Nov.9 | Nov.4 | Sep.30 | Oct.13 |
| Nov.23 | Nov.18 | Oct.14 | Oct.26 |
| Dec.14 | Dec.9 | Nov.4 | Nov.17 |
| Dec.28 | Dec.23 | Nov.18 | Dec.1 |
| Jan.11. 2027 | Jan.6 | Nov.26 | Dec.8 |
Schedule:2025
| Issue | Delivery date |
Order deadline |
Material deadline for digital format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.13. 2025 | Jan.8 | Nov.28 | Dec.10 |
| Jan.27 | Jan.22 | Dec.11 | Dec.30 |
| Feb.10 | Feb.5 | Dec.25 | Jan.14 |
| Feb.24 | Feb.19 | Jan.15 | Jan.27 |
| Mar.10 | Mar.5 | Jan.28 | Feb.10 |
| Mar.24 | Mar.19 | Feb.12 | Feb.25 |
| Apr.14 | Apr.9 | Mar.5 | Mar.18 |
| Apr.28 | Apr.23 | Mar.19 | Apr.1 |
| May 12 | May 7 | Mar.31 | Apr.10 |
| May 26 | May 21 | Apr.14 | Apr.25 |
| Jun.9 | Jun.4 | Apr.28 | May 13 |
| Jun.23 | Jun.18 | May 15 | May 27 |
| Jul.14 | Jul.9 | Jun.5 | Jun.17 |
| Jul.28 | Jul.24 | Jun.19 | Jul.1 |
| Issue | Delivery date |
Order deadline |
Material deadline for digital format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug.11 | Aug.6 | Jul.2 | Jul.15 |
| Aug.25 | Aug.20 | Jul.10 | Jul.23 |
| Sep.8 | Sep.3 | Jul.25 | Aug.12 |
| Sep.22 | Sep.18 | Aug.8 | Aug.26 |
| Oct.13 | Oct.8 | Sep.2 | Sep.15 |
| Oct.27 | Oct.22 | Sep.16 | Sep.29 |
| Nov.10 | Nov.6 | Oct.1 | Oct.14 |
| Nov.24 | Nov.19 | Oct.15 | Oct.28 |
| Dec.8 | Dec.3 | Oct.28 | Nov.10 |
| Dec.22 | Dec.17 | Nov.12 | Nov.25 |
| Jan.12. 2026 | Jan.7 | Nov.27 | Dec.9 |
Space Units
| Millimeters (W x H) | |
| Full page | 210 x 280* |
|---|---|
| Double-page spread | 420 x 280* |
| Horizontal 1/2 Page | 180 x 125 |
| Vertical 1/3 page | 55 x 255 |
| Vertical 2/3 page | 115 x 255 |
*Ad material should be made in 216 x 286 mm or 426 x 286 mm size to avoid white lines at edges. Important elements, such as text, logotypes, symbol marks, and illustrations, that must not be trimmed should be within 10 mm of all register marks.