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<ref>[[Category:Websites]]</ref>''Complex'' is a multifaceted media platform for youth culture based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine, founded by fashion designer Mark Ecko in 2002, but eventually emerged as a major player in the digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, ceased its print operation. Online, the company reaches over 120 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as music site PigeonsAndPlanes.com and YouTube channel Complex TV. ''Complex'' reports on fashion trends, popular culture, music, sports, sneaker releases and, most recently, politics, generally doing so with a particular emphasis on niche cultural tastes that stem from streetwear and hip-hop.
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''Complex'' is a multifaceted media platform serving content on youth culture that's based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine aimed at young males (ages 16-29), founded by fashion designer Mark Eckō in 2002, but quickly became attracted to the fast-developing digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, ceased its print operation.<ref>http://digiday.com/publishers/how-complex-straddles-the-ad-network-publisher-divide/</ref> Online, ''Complex'' reaches over 90 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as video series Complex News and music site Pigeons and Planes.<ref>http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/complex-media-expands-to-give-dudes-their-due-1200923355/</ref> ''Complex'' reports on fashion, pop culture, music, sports, sneakers and, most recently, politics, usually doing so through a niche cultural lens that favors the tastes of streetwear and hip-hop.  
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Complex is a multifaceted media platform serving content on youth culture that's based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine aimed at young males (ages 16-29), founded by fashion designer Mark Eckō in 2002, but quickly became attracted to the fast-developing digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, ceased its print operation.[1] Online, Complex reaches over 90 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as video series Complex News and music site Pigeons and Planes.[2] Complex reports on fashion, pop culture, music, sports, sneakers and, most recently, politics, usually doing so through a niche cultural lens that favors the tastes of streetwear and hip-hop.

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  1. http://digiday.com/publishers/how-complex-straddles-the-ad-network-publisher-divide/
  2. http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/complex-media-expands-to-give-dudes-their-due-1200923355/