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People Magazine Customer Service: Subscriptions & Cancellation

People Magazine subscribers may need help canceling a subscription, stopping automatic renewal, reporting a missing issue, changing a mailing address, disputing an unexpected charge, managing a gift subscription, or locating an account.

PEOPLE provides a title-specific customer-service number and an online Customer Care portal. Subscribers can use the portal to review account information, change an address, report delivery problems, temporarily suspend delivery, or change automatic-renewal status.

People Magazine customer-service information reviewed and updated in June 2026.

People Magazine customer service and subscription support — People Magazine subscription, cancellation, billing, and delivery support information.

How To Contact People Magazine Customer Service

People Magazine Customer Service: 1-800-541-9000
People Magazine Customer Care: Manage a PEOPLE subscription online
People Inc. Magazine Support: 1-888-616-7679
General Magazine Support Email: [email protected]
People Inc. Support Request: Submit an online support request
Editorial Feedback: [email protected]
News Tips: [email protected]
Commenter Account Support: [email protected]
Mailing Address: PEOPLE, 225 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10281
Website: people.com

Important: Editorial, news-tip, advertising, and website-feedback contacts generally do not manage magazine subscriptions. Use 1-800-541-9000 or the Customer Care portal for cancellations, renewals, missing issues, address changes, and subscription billing.

What You Can Do Through People Magazine Customer Care

The online subscription portal provides options to:

Review the subscription account summary
Change a mailing address
Add or change an email address
Report a damaged or missing issue
Temporarily suspend delivery
Change automatic-renewal status
Give a gift subscription
Contact subscription customer service

Subscribers can generally sign in using an email address or a magazine account number and ZIP code.

Information To Gather Before Contacting PEOPLE

The subscriber’s full name
The delivery address shown on the mailing label
The magazine account number
The email address used for the subscription
The subscription purchase or renewal date
The date and amount of a disputed charge
The complete statement description
The last four digits of the payment card
The expiration date shown on the mailing label
The date or cover of a missing issue
Any cancellation or renewal confirmation
The name of an outside subscription seller, when applicable
The specific resolution being requested

Do not post complete account numbers, payment-card information, email addresses, mailing addresses, or other private information in a public review.

Common Reasons Subscribers Contact People Magazine

Canceling a subscription
Stopping automatic renewal
Unexpected renewal charge
Magazine received without knowingly ordering it
Missing or late issue
Damaged magazine
Duplicate copies
Changing a mailing address
Temporary delivery suspension
Subscription not starting
Gift subscription problem
Unable to access the online account
Incorrect subscriber name
Digital edition or app access problem
Refund request
Subscription purchased through another seller

How To Cancel a People Magazine Subscription

The most direct cancellation options are the PEOPLE Customer Care portal and the official subscription-support number.

Cancel Through Customer Care

Go to people.com/myaccount.
Sign in using the subscriber email address or account number and ZIP code.

Open the account or subscription summary.
Locate the renewal or subscription-management options.
Turn off automatic renewal or request cancellation.
Complete all confirmation steps.
Save a screenshot or confirmation email.

Cancel by Telephone

Call 1-800-541-9000 and provide the subscriber name, address, and account number.

Ask the representative to confirm:

That the subscription has been canceled
That automatic renewal has been turned off
The final issue or expiration date
Whether a refund applies
Whether any already-processed issues will still arrive
A cancellation or confirmation number

Deleting a magazine app, stopping use of the publication, or discarding renewal notices does not necessarily cancel recurring billing.

How To Stop People Magazine Automatic Renewal

The PEOPLE Customer Care portal includes an option to change automatic-renewal status.

Sign in to Customer Care.
Open the account summary.
Select Change My Automatic Renewal Status.
Follow the instructions to turn renewal off.
Save the confirmation page.
Continue monitoring the payment account.

A cancellation request and an automatic-renewal change may not always be the same action. Confirm whether the current subscription remains active through its expiration date and whether future charges have been stopped.

Charged After Canceling People Magazine

A charge after cancellation may occur because:

The cancellation was started but not completed
The renewal processed before the cancellation
A second subscription account exists
The subscription was purchased through another company
A gift subscription uses the same payment method
The charge is pending rather than completed
Automatic renewal remained active

Steps To Investigate a Post-Cancellation Charge

Locate the cancellation confirmation.
Compare the cancellation and renewal dates.
Check whether the transaction is pending or completed.
Sign in to the PEOPLE Customer Care portal.
Search for another account under a different email or address.
Call 1-800-541-9000.
Provide the charge date, amount, and cancellation evidence.
Request written confirmation of the decision.

Contact the card issuer when a completed charge remains unauthorized or unresolved after the subscription provider reviews it.

People Magazine Refund Requests

Refund eligibility can depend on the subscription offer, payment method, seller, cancellation date, and number of remaining issues.

Ask Customer Care to confirm:

Whether the subscription qualifies for a refund
The amount approved
Whether the refund applies only to undelivered issues
The payment method receiving the refund
The date the refund will be processed
How long it may take to appear

A subscription purchased through Amazon, Apple, a magazine agency, rewards program, or another retailer may be subject to that seller’s cancellation and refund rules.

Unexpected People Magazine Charge

An unfamiliar charge may be connected to:

An automatically renewed subscription
A forgotten subscription
A gift subscription
A second account under another email address
A subscription purchased by another household member
A digital edition or app-store purchase
An outside magazine subscription seller
Unauthorized use of the payment method

How To Investigate the Charge

Record the statement description, date, and amount.
Search email accounts for PEOPLE subscription confirmations.
Check the PEOPLE Customer Care portal.
Review Apple, Amazon, Google, and other subscription accounts.
Ask other authorized card users.
Call PEOPLE Customer Service.
Ask which account and order produced the charge.

For additional help identifying a card statement, visit ChargeOnMyCard.com.

People Magazine Received Without Being Ordered

An apparently unwanted subscription may have originated from:

A gift from another person
A promotion connected to another purchase
A rewards or loyalty program
An airline-mile redemption
A sweepstakes or survey offer
An outside subscription agency
A prior introductory offer that renewed
Another household member
An address-entry error

Steps To Stop an Unwanted Subscription

Keep the mailing label.
Record the subscriber name and account number.
Check whether an invoice or card charge exists.
Call 1-800-541-9000.
State that the subscription is not recognized.
Ask how and where it was ordered.
Request cancellation and removal from automatic renewal.
Ask whether a payment method is connected.
Save the confirmation.

Do not pay an invoice until the seller and order have been verified. Contact the payment provider promptly if an unauthorized charge appears.

Subscription Purchased Through Another Company

Not every People Magazine subscription is purchased directly from PEOPLE. Subscriptions may be sold through:

Amazon
Apple
Google Play
Magazine agencies
Subscription retailers
Airline or credit-card rewards programs
Fundraisers
Gift-subscription companies
Other online retailers

An outside seller may control billing, renewal, cancellation, or refunds even when PEOPLE handles magazine delivery.

How To Identify the Seller

Review the original confirmation email.
Check the card-statement descriptor.
Review the invoice or renewal notice.
Check Amazon, Apple, Google, or rewards accounts.
Ask PEOPLE whether an agency submitted the subscription.

You may need to contact both PEOPLE and the outside seller: PEOPLE for delivery and account records, and the seller for billing or refunds.

Missing or Late People Magazine Issue

The Customer Care portal includes an option to report damaged or missing issues.

Before Reporting a Missing Issue

Confirm that the subscription has started.
Review the expiration date on the mailing label.
Confirm that the delivery address is correct.
Check whether another household member collected it.
Determine whether other mail has been delayed.
Check whether the publication used a combined issue.
Keep the label from the most recent issue received.

How To Report the Issue

Sign in to PEOPLE Customer Care.
Select Report Damaged/Missing Issue.
Identify the affected issue.
Confirm the delivery address.
Submit the request.
Save the confirmation.

Customer Care may extend the subscription, replace the issue when available, or provide additional delivery information.

Damaged People Magazine

Report an isolated damaged issue through the Customer Care portal. Provide the issue date or cover and retain the mailing label.

If magazines repeatedly arrive damaged:

Confirm that the mailbox is large enough.
Check whether other mail is also damaged.
Speak with the local postal office.
Photograph the damage.
Report the recurring pattern to PEOPLE.

Receiving Duplicate Copies

Duplicate copies usually indicate that two subscription accounts exist.

How To Combine or Correct Duplicate Accounts

Keep the mailing labels from both copies.
Compare the subscriber names and account numbers.
Compare the expiration dates.
Call PEOPLE Customer Service.
Ask whether the subscriptions can be combined.
Confirm the resulting expiration date.
Ask whether duplicate renewal charges occurred.

Do not cancel one copy until Customer Care confirms which account contains the longer term or active payment method.

How To Change a People Magazine Mailing Address

Sign in to PEOPLE Customer Care.
Select Change My Address.
Enter the new delivery address.
Confirm the effective date.
Save the change.

Address changes should be submitted before moving. Magazine mailing files are often prepared in advance, so one or more issues may still be sent to the old address.

Postal forwarding should not be the only method used to update a magazine subscription.

Temporary Delivery Suspension

The PEOPLE Customer Care portal includes a Temporary Delivery Suspension option. This may be useful during travel or an extended absence.

Before suspending delivery, confirm:

The suspension start date
The date delivery will resume
Whether missed issues extend the subscription
Whether digital access continues
Whether the mailing address remains unchanged

A delivery suspension does not necessarily stop subscription billing or automatic renewal.

Gift Subscription Problems

Gift-subscription problems may include:

The recipient did not receive the first issue
The subscription went to the wrong address
The purchaser was charged twice
The recipient does not know who sent it
The subscription renewed automatically
The gift was attached to the wrong account

Before contacting PEOPLE, gather the purchaser’s name, recipient’s name, delivery address, order date, payment amount, and gift confirmation.

Ask whether the purchaser’s payment method is enrolled in automatic renewal and whether cancellation must be requested by the purchaser or recipient.

Unable To Access People Magazine Customer Care

If the online portal does not recognize the subscription:

Try the exact email address used when ordering.
Use the account number and ZIP code from the mailing label.
Check for an older delivery address.
Try another browser or private browsing window.
Clear browser cookies.
Confirm that the subscription was purchased directly from PEOPLE.
Call 1-800-541-9000.

A subscription purchased through another company may not immediately appear under the email address used on People.com.

Print Subscription Versus Digital Access

A print subscription, website login, newsletter registration, commenter account, and mobile-app subscription may be separate accounts.

When contacting support, explain whether the problem involves:

Printed magazine delivery
Customer Care login
People.com website access
The PEOPLE mobile app
A digital edition purchased through an app store
Newsletters
A website commenter account

Editorial feedback and website commenter support are separate from print-subscription customer service.

People Magazine Renewal Scams and Fake Invoices

Magazine subscribers may receive renewal notices from companies that are not the current publisher or subscription provider.

Warning Signs of a Suspicious Renewal Notice

The company name is unfamiliar.
The price is significantly higher than expected.
The notice demands immediate payment.
The mailing address does not match the publisher or known seller.
The notice asks for gift cards, cryptocurrency, or wire payment.
The account information is incomplete or incorrect.
The sender claims the subscription will be canceled within hours.

How To Verify a Renewal

Sign in to PEOPLE Customer Care.
Check the current expiration date.
Review automatic-renewal status.
Call the official customer-service number.
Compare the notice with the existing account.
Do not send payment until the seller is verified.

How To Escalate an Unresolved People Magazine Complaint

Start with PEOPLE Customer Service. Call 1-800-541-9000.
Use the Customer Care portal. Save screenshots of account status and requests.
Request a confirmation number. Document cancellations, address changes, missing issues, and refunds.
Contact People Inc. magazine support. Call 1-888-616-7679 or email [email protected].

Identify the actual subscription seller. An outside retailer may control billing.
Save all records. Keep mailing labels, invoices, renewal notices, emails, and statements.
Contact the payment provider when appropriate. Use this step for genuinely unauthorized or unresolved charges.

Consider an outside consumer complaint. Options may include the Federal Trade Commission, state attorney general, or another consumer-protection agency.

Clearly state the requested outcome, such as canceling renewal, correcting an address, replacing a missing issue, combining duplicate subscriptions, or reversing an unauthorized charge.

People Magazine Customer Reviews and Complaint Sentiment

At the time this page was updated, the CustomerServiceNumbers.com review module displayed a People Magazine rating of 0 out of 5 stars based on zero reviews.

Because no reviews have been submitted on this page, there is not yet enough CustomerServiceNumbers.com feedback to identify complaint patterns or measure the publication’s current subscription-support performance.

The previous article referred generally to praise for PEOPLE’s content and complaints about billing and customer service. Those statements were not supported by reviews submitted on this page and have been removed.

What To Include in a People Magazine Review

Whether the subscription was print, digital, or a gift
Whether it was purchased directly or through another seller
The type of problem
The support route used
Whether Customer Care located the account
How long it took to receive assistance
Whether automatic renewal was stopped
Whether a missing issue or address problem was corrected
Whether a refund or account adjustment was offered
Whether the problem was ultimately resolved

What To Expect When Contacting People Magazine

The representative may ask for the subscriber name and address.

The account number from the mailing label may be required.
An outside seller may control billing or refunds.
A cancellation may not stop issues already prepared for mailing.
Turning off automatic renewal may leave the current subscription active.

Address changes may take time to appear on mailing labels.
A missing issue may result in an extension rather than a replacement.
Refund eligibility depends on the subscription and seller.
Print and digital accounts may require different support routes.

People Magazine Frequently Asked Questions

What is the People Magazine customer-service number?

People Magazine Customer Service can currently be reached at 1-800-541-9000.

How do I manage my People Magazine subscription?

Go to people.com/myaccount and sign in using the subscriber email address or account number and ZIP code.

How do I cancel People Magazine?

Use the PEOPLE Customer Care portal or call 1-800-541-9000. Confirm that automatic renewal is disabled and save the cancellation confirmation.

How do I stop People Magazine from automatically renewing?

Will People Magazine refund a canceled subscription?

Refund eligibility depends on the subscription offer, seller, payment method, and remaining issues. Ask Customer Care to confirm the amount and terms.

How do I report a missing issue?

How do I change my People Magazine address?

Use the Change My Address option in Customer Care and submit the new address before moving.

Can I temporarily stop People Magazine delivery?

Yes. Customer Care currently includes a Temporary Delivery Suspension option. Confirm the suspension and restart dates.

Why am I receiving two copies?

Two separate subscription records may exist. Compare both mailing labels and ask Customer Service whether the accounts can be combined.

What should I do if I received PEOPLE without ordering it?

Keep the mailing label, call Customer Service, ask how the order was placed, and request cancellation and removal from automatic renewal.

Why can’t PEOPLE find my subscription?

The subscription may use another email or address, or it may have been purchased through an outside seller. Try the account number from the mailing label and contact Customer Service.

Is [email protected] for subscription problems?

No. That address is for feedback about PEOPLE’s content. Use the Customer Care portal or 1-800-541-9000 for magazine-subscription support.

Where is PEOPLE located?

PEOPLE lists its mailing address as 225 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10281.

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