Summit Media^[1] is the leading consumer magazine publisher in the Philippines. The first issue was on June 1995, for the magazine Preview.^[2] It was a successful publication launch which brought about the rise of other magazines titles for the different Filipino lifestyles. Some of these are Candy for the young Filipino girls and Yes! for the Philippine entertainment fans.^[3]

Summit Media is privately owned by Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, the daughter of famous Filipino business tycoon John Gokongwei. It has expanded to publishing specialized magazines for top companies and distinguished occasions in the Philippines. It also has started publishing short books designed for the Filipino readers.

Summit Media publishes the following titles: Candy, Cosmopolitan Philippines, Disney & Me, Disney's Princess, Entrepreneur Philippines, FHM Philippines, Good Housekeeping Philippines, Hi!, High School Musical Official Magazine Philippines, Marie Claire Philippines, Men's Health Philippines, K-Zone, OK! Philippines, Preview, Real Living, Seventeen Philippines, Smart Parenting, T3 Philippines, Top Gear Philippines, Total Girl, Town & Country Philippines, W.I.T.C.H., YES!, and Yummy.

In the latest survey conducted by Nielsen Media Research ^[4] among 500 males and females aged 12 years old and above on their favorite monthly magazines. Eight magazines from Summit Media made it in the Top 10. ^[5]

Its different magazine titles are printed to copies that run over 100,000. It has been sited in different prominent online magazines in the Philippines such as Philippine Business Magazine^[6] and Eventsite.^[7]

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