The lifestyle pages cover a vast range of subject matters, including travel, restaurant reviews, food, fashion, technology, books, arts, entertainment, motoring and property.

In recent years, the paper has also been more outspoken than other UK newspapers on the need to build more housing, liberalise immigration law and support the London economy.

The rest of the news stories, as well as the commentary and features, come in bite-sized chunks, in a modern compact-style format illustrated with images, bullet points and diagrams.

The newspaper includes a debate column in the comments section, which involves politicians with an opposite view on a subject, such as on Brexit or economic reform, give short answers explaining their case.

City AM Ltd was sold to THG plc by The Blue Bull Limited, NashCo Ltd and co-founders Lawson Muncaster and Jens Torpe in July 2023.

[3] The newspaper is published in print Monday to Thursday with a "digital edition" on Fridays,[5] and is distributed at more than 400 selected commuter hubs across London and the Home Counties, as well as over 500 offices throughout the City, Canary Wharf and other areas of high business concentration, with an average daily circulation of 67,090 copies as of January 2023.