Home›Sources›Wikipedia, Subscription Business ModelSourcesWikipedia, Subscription Business ModelWeb ReferenceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextBusiness Atlas. "Wikipedia, Subscription Business Model." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://business.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-subscription-business-model.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextBusiness Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia, Subscription Business Model. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://business.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-subscription-business-modelCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{businessatlas-wikipedia-subscription-business-model, author = {Business Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia, Subscription Business Model}, year = {2026}, url = {https://business.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-subscription-business-model}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Wikipedia article on the subscription business model, used for its definition and its origin among book and periodical publishers.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscription_business_modelSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Cross-Tradition ConnectionsContainsSources, Categories Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Subscription Business Modeltier 2WikipediaView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Business Models, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Practice Disciplines, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested17Business ModelsSubscription Business ModelOpen QuestionsIn what specific year, and by which publisher, did the subscription business model for periodicals first take hold?What is the earliest documented specific instance of the subscription business model, beyond the century Wikipedia gives for its origin?SourcesWikipedia, Subscription Business ModelConnected3Open QuestionsIn what specific year, and by which publisher, did the subscription business model for periodicals first take hold?What is the earliest documented specific instance of the subscription business model, beyond the century Wikipedia gives for its origin?Practice DisciplinesMarketingGeneral References5Business ModelsSubscription Business ModelOpen QuestionsIn what specific year, and by which publisher, did the subscription business model for periodicals first take hold?What is the earliest documented specific instance of the subscription business model, beyond the century Wikipedia gives for its origin?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year