For a better society | Since 1981

Founded in 1981, CommonWealth Magazine derived its name from the Confucian phrase “the world (commonwealth) is equally shared by all” and symbolizes the pursuit of a better society.

CommonWealth has always seen itself as a “business magazine with compassion” and was a best-selling sensation when it first came out. It was also the first magazine in Taiwan to rigorously engage in business journalism, and was described by the New York Times as a magazine that mirrors the growth of Taiwan.

The publication has not only chronicled Taiwan's economic triumphs, the ups and downs of its leading enterprises, changes in its systems, and the price of unbridled growth, but also represented Taiwan's middle class in pushing for reform at critical moments.

This solid, sober reporting and leadership in advancing new ideas has helped CommonWealth Magazine garner more than 200 domestic and international awards, including SOPA (Society of Publishers in Asia) honors, Golden Tripod awards and Excellent Journalism awards.

Also setting it apart are its widely cited surveys, including the “Taiwan Top 2000” and the “CommonWealth CSR Awards,” and its well-received topical documentaries, such as “Environmental Taiwan,” “A Generation Freed,” and “The Fight for Taiwan’s Talent.”

Beyond generating outstanding content, CommonWealth Magazine has been passionate about bringing the world’s leading management gurus to Taiwan to share their new ideas, offer insight on Taiwan’s economic transformation, and help it align with new global horizons to better position itself within global trends.

That will remain true in the future as CommonWealth Magazine continues to pursue an equitable and just society through forward-looking, universal values and professional news reporting.

CommonWealth Magazine’s Digital Evolution

CommonWealth Magazine was at the forefront of Chinese-language media in embracing the internet when it launched its website in 1996.

It has since seized on digital media trends when it started an app called the “Daily Brief” in 2015 that has been downloaded more than 800,000 times. The publication’s groundbreaking digital subscription service – “All Access” – hit the market in 2017 and the “CommonWealth App” came into being a year later.

More than 1.6 million people have registered for CommonWealth’s digital services, many of them among the elite of the Chinese-speaking world’s knowledge community. The CommonWealth Magazine Facebook page, launched in 2009, now has more than 1.3 million followers and is the most influential fan page of any business and financial media in Taiwan. 

Taiwan's Most Influential Economic News Media

In 2007, CommonWealth Magazine became the first financial media in Taiwan to launch an English-language website. In the years since, it has presented the stories of Taiwanese companies and industries and Taiwan’s political, economic and social environment to the world through comprehensive, in-depth reports.

Whether documenting the triumphs and tribulations of local SMEs or world-class Taiwanese enterprises, or providing first-hand analysis of industrial trends and Taiwan’s development, CommonWealth’s English-language website offers the world a valuable window through which to see Taiwan.