- William Roy DeWitt Wallace and his wife, Lila, published the first issue of "Reader's Digest" as a collection of condensed articles to help readers keep up with current events.
- In 1921, DeWitt established the Reader's Digest Association and began to seek subscribers to help pay for the first issue.
- The first issue of "Reader's Digest" sold for 25 cents, and 5,000 copies were printed.
- As of March 2009, "Reader's Digest" had published 50 editions of its magazine in 21 languages. The magazine reached 130 million households in 79 countries.
- The Reader's Digest Association publishes 92 magazines and sells roughly 68 million books and other media products annually.














