Monocle is a global affairs and lifestyle magazine, 24-hour radio station, website, retailer and media brand, produced by Winkreative Ltd.

It was founded by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian entrepreneur, Financial Times columnist, and founder of Wallpaper* magazine.

Hamilton Nolan, journalist for Gawker, described it as "a lifestyle magazine for young, stylish, business-oriented jet setters who receive free subscriptions".

These are also sold in Monocle shops in London, Hong Kong, Toronto, Tokyo, Singapore and New York, as well as a series of seasonal pop-up stores.

[14] The Monocle stores vend accessories and apparel items that are relevant to travelers,[16] including collaborations with niche brands.

Music hours, short-format shows and reports fill the rest of the schedule, hosted by Monocle staff.

Hosted by Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound, it covers topics such as politics, business and culture and features interviews with big names across several disciplines, and eventually hit download figures as high as 250,000 per month.

The station was branded by bespoke music idents, including a number featuring the voice of pop star Kylie Minogue and the Quiet Nights Orchestra.

The running time of The Briefing, Midori House, Culture, Section D, The Entrepreneurs, The Urbanist and The Menu was cut from 50 to 30 minutes starting on 2 March 2015.

Changes to the schedule since its launch have included the introduction in August 2012 of The Stack, a 25-minute-long show on magazines and print media hosted by Tyler Brûlé on Saturday mornings.

The station is live 24 hours a day at monocle.com/radio and records more than 1 million listens to its programming every month through the Monocle website and across all internet radio and podcast platforms.

Aperitivo (16 Sept 2013 - 15 November 2013) was a short-lived news-based talk programme, trailed as a "relaxed blend of conversation and analysis."

Previous sponsors and brands that Monocle 24 has worked with to create original audio content include Air Canada, ANZ, Audi, Blackberry, BMW, Breitling, Chanel, Conrad, Diageo, Dubai, GE, The Glenlivet, Grundig, HP, Hyundai, Japan Cabinet Office, J Crew, Kaspersky, Korean Air, Krug, Kuoni, Leuchtturm, Lexus, Lombard Odier, Longines, Lufthansa, Marriott, Moncler, Mubi, Nike, Pictet, Rimowa, Rolex, Samsung, Shinola, Squarespace, Südtirol, Tag Heuer, Thailand, Tiffany, Turkish Airlines and Zurich Tourism.

Presenters Some of the most frequently heard voices on Monocle 24 are those of magazine staff, such as Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound.

However, there are also regular radio staff, such as Tom Edwards, Markus Hippi and Daniel Bach, whose voices can be heard across many shows.

Other presenters include Georgina Godwin, Emma Nelson, Vincent McAviney and Monocle Contributing Editor Andrew Mueller.

There are also regular contributions from Monocle staff and guests at the organization's bureaux in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Toronto and the other editorial hub in Zürich.

They also have a series of travel guides with Gestalten, covering cities including Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Madrid, New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo.

The Quality of Life Conference aims to bring together leading voices from the worlds of design, urbanism and culture over three days,[25] and the host city changes annually.

Since 2010, Monocle has also published an annual Soft Power survey ranking countries according to their ability to promote themselves in the world via culture, diplomacy and trade.