Founding of Playboy Magazine

Date: December 1, 1953 • Location: Chicago Loop, United States

American men's magazine Playboy was founded in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates.

Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a US$1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.