National Geographic magazine is the global leader in empowering people to navigate the world, providing authoritative, unbiased content that addresses today's complex issues, while uncovering the wonders of our time.
National Geographic Magazine (nationalgeographic.com) has 440 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.2 out of 5.
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2026
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I place a gift order 8 weeks ago for a children’s subscription. In 3 separate phone calls with customer service I was told it had been delivered March 5th which it had not, then I was told it is due to be delivered tomorrow March 17th, then I was told it was delivered March 5th which again it was not. When I asked what proof they had for delivery they could not provide any. During one phone call I was disconnected. I finally spoke to a supervisor and she said another copy of the March/April edition will be mailed and delivered in 2 weeks from now. National Geographic is a good organization but their subscription and customer service departments are not.
Response from National Geographic MagazineMar 17, 2026
Dear John, Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns. We are very sorry to hear that your gift recipient has not received their Mar/Apr issue after you placed the order on Jan 21, 2026. Our system is showing your gift recipient was due to start with the Mar/Apr issue which arrived in homes the week of February 17th. We recently sent an address verification letter to your gift recipient’s mailing address to ensure there were no delivery issues. Our customer service team has arranged replacement of the issue which should be arriving soon. I have also gone ahead and extended the subscription by an extra issue for your gift recipient to enjoy. If you have any additional questions or need further assistance, please let us know at [email protected] or give us a call at 1-800-647-5463.
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AMB
Une véritable catastrophe
Une véritable catastrophe, avec des procédés très graves de vente forcée, qui plus est sur personne en situation de handicap (surdité) et de prélèvement abusif sur compte bancaire via ma carte bancaire, alors que j'ai résilié mon abonnement et qu'il m'en a été donné acte.
J'ai résilié mon abonnement en ligne, et il m'en a été donné acte par mail du le 04 décembre 2025 par la société Prisma Presse. Je venais d'être informée par mail que si je ne me manifestais pas, mon abonnement serait reconduit, donc j'ai fait part de ma volonté de ne pas poursuivre mon abonnement à partir de mon compte sur le site de Prisma Presse.
National Geographic France a été ensuite repris par une autre entreprise, nous en avons été informés le 20 décembre 2025, cette entreprise a fait semblant de n'être pas informée de ma résiliation intervenue.
Ils ont prélevé d'office sur ma carte bleue (dont ils avaient conservé abusivement le numéro, en emportant le fichier client) un nouvel abonnement d'un an début février 2026 pour un peu plus d'une soixantaine d'euros. J'ai menacé d'alerter la DGCCRF et le procureur de la République de Paris avec copie au journal Le Monde. Ils m'ont finalement remboursée en recréditant mon compte par carte bleue (l'employée dans un premier temps voulait que je lui envoie un RIB en pièce jointe à un mail, ce que j'ai refusé de faire pour des raisons de sécurité). L'employée (dénommée ou se faisant dénommer "Yolanda") m'a indiqué qu'elle a elle-même procédé à la résiliation de mon abonnement début février 2026 (abonnement que j'ai pourtant résilié début décembre 2025).
Mon dernier numéro est parvenu début février 2026, correspondant au dernier numéro qui m'était dû pour cet abonnement.
Pourtant, malgré la résiliation, malgré le remboursement qui m'a été fait suite à cette reconduction abusive et non souhaitée, malgré nos échanges de mails, je viens de recevoir ce jour, vendredi 27 février 2026, le nouveau numéro de National Geographic (celui de mars), avec un courrier où ils me parlent de mon abonnement avec leur nouvelle société (Unique Heritage Media), dont le siège serait à Aix en Provence, 67 cours Mirabeau), me rappellent mon nouveau numéro de client, en me disant que mon abonnement se poursuit sans conditions de durée.
C'est une horreur, je ne sais pas comment me débarrasser de ces gens, qui pratiquent la vente forcée, s'agrippent à vous et ne veulent plus vous lâcher.
A 60 ans, handicapée, ayant été abonnée à d'innombrables revues, je n'ai jamais connu cela, je ne sais plus comment m'en débarrasser, c'est épouvantable.
Je pense que les lois qui nous protègent, Européens, sont complètement bafouées et piétinées par cette entreprise américaine sans scrupule aucun. Vente forcée, au préjudice d'une personne handicapée, conservation et utilisation abusive des données (mon numéro de carte bancaire), poursuite forcée d'un abonnement pourtant résilié.
Compte tenu de la peur que m'a fait cette entreprise, j'ai convenu la semaine dernière avec ma banque qu'une nouvelle carte bancaire avec un nouveau numéro allait m'être remise, pour empêcher cette entreprise d'utiliser abusivement ma carte bancaire de nouveau. J'attends cette nouvelle carte commandée par mon conseiller bancaire.
Mon abonnement est résilié, plus aucun numéro ne doit m'être envoyé, plus aucun prélèvement sur mon compte ne doit se produire. TOUT FAIT CONTRAIRE EST GRAVISSIME ET TOMBE SOUS LE COUP DE LA LOI PENALE.
En situation de handicap, je ne peux pas téléphoner, et doit tout régler par écrit, cela prend un temps fou.
03/03/26 : suite à une demande de Trustpilot, j'ai envoyé des informations complémentaires : l'initiale de mes nom et prénom, mon numéro de client avec Unique Heritage Media, et la date de ma réclamation initiale : le 03 février 2026, à laquelle il a été répondu le 16 février, l'échange s'est poursuivi avec "Yolanda" jusqu'au 18 février.
Le prélèvement d'office et mlgré résiliation de début décembre 2025 sur ma CB a été effectué quelques jours APRES ma réclamation du 3 février 2026.
à noter : mon compte chez National Geographic n'a pas le même mail que chez Trustpilot, il commence par un M et termine par un S, chez Gmail.
Response from National Geographic MagazineMar 9, 2026
Dear AMB,
We are sorry for this experience. We have confirmed with the customer service department of our licensee partner that everything necessary has been done, namely the cancellation and refund of your subscription. The number you received in the meantime was the last one for your subscription. We remain at your disposal should you require any further information or assistance. Sincerely, National Geographic Customer Service
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Jody A.
Membership signup experience not working
Avoid joining. When i became a member of national geographic and payment was taken, they unfortunately failed to send me my login details. After 3 weeks of chasing they have now confirmed them, I can use my member. However they continue to fail to adjust my membership start date. I would avoid this subscription service until their customer experience and customer service are working, they are failing in 2026.
Response from National Geographic MagazineFeb 23, 2026
Dear Jody, We are sorry to hear you have had trouble with your digital access including with your subscription. Please note, in order to access, the details are in your confirmation email when you purchase online. We do not send customers login details as you need to create an account in order to access online content. To start experiencing your subscriber benefits, you need to sign in or create a MyDisney account using the email address associated with your subscription. You can visit the full instructions here: www.ngm.com/getdigitalaccess and to explore more ways to connect with us, including how to access the Nat Geo archive. We hope this helps and if you need further assistance, please reach us at: [email protected] or call us at 0345 045 0355
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Penny
I paid for a subscription that was to…
I paid for a subscription that was to include free gifts that I had ordered for my son. I kept being told that the gift would be delivered week after week and finally was told by National Geographic Customer Service that the gift was no longer available false advertisement and the only wanted to compensate by adding to print subscriptions. I told them forget about it false advertisement. We’ll see if they cancel the subscription when I told them when it is ended, I do not want a renewal. I will find that out when it comes to that time very unhappy with National Geographic subscription.
Response from National Geographic MagazineFeb 26, 2026
Dear Penny, Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience with us. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and frustration caused by the delay in shipping your subscription premium and inventory, especially during the recent holiday period. We acknowledge that we had an issue with mailing premiums and inventory at that time, which resulted in unexpected delays. We want to assure you that your premium is being shipped this week. You can expect to receive it soon .In the meantime, we hope you and your son enjoy your subscription and all the benefits it brings. If you have any additional questions or need further assistance, please let us know. Thank you for your patience and for being a valued subscriber. Sincerely, National Geographic Customer Service
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A. G.
Instrucciones mal descritas
Las instrucciones estaban mal hechas claramente ponía que había que dejar reposar mis cristales del kit de minerales de 3 a 4 días lo dejé una semana y no habían salido bien los tiré y descubrí en Google que habían que dejarlos dos semanas lo cual las instrucciones estaban mal escritas no recomiendo sus productos
Response from National Geographic MagazineFeb 2, 2026
Dear A.G. We are very sorry to hear you are having issues with the Nat Geo Crystals and Minerals Kit. It looks like this kit is manufactured by Blue Marble with Dr. Cool. For the fastest fix, we recommend contacting them directly. Here’s their phone number: 1-541-708-6738 or email at [email protected]. One of their helpful customer service representatives will be able to make this right. And again, we’re very sorry to hear you had issues, but we have full confidence Discover with Dr. Cool will provide the assistance you need. Sincerely, National Geographic Customer Service
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Adrita
Unhelpful customer care and bad website glitches
I asked for help regarding payment (direct debit had failed), asked for an alternative payment option, could not change this via the website and the person who was supposed to help told me to do the things that I had already tried. Very unhelpful
Response from National Geographic MagazineJan 27, 2026
Dear Adrita, We are very sorry to hear you are having trouble updating your direct debit payment. Please reach out to us at [email protected] or by phone at 0345 045 0355 and we would be happy to assist you in renewing your subscription with us. Thank you for subscribing to National Geographic! Sincerely, National Geographic Customer Service
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Curt W.
Impossible to cancel subscription
It is impossible to cancel a subscription to NG online. The website gives no such information and sends me around to ngmintl in the uk, which claims they are not the ones to contact and send me back to NG customer service again, which tells the same story, so we go round and round getting nowhere. This has all the hallmarks of a fraudulent company. Then after two days ngmintl suddently doesd cancel my subscription ok. Why be so user-unfriendly and mess people around like this?
Response from National Geographic MagazineJan 9, 2026
Dear Curt, We are sorry to hear about the trouble you have experienced in canceling your National Geographic subscription. Please note, that the customer service team has experienced longer-than-usual response times during the holiday period. To cancel a subscription online, you must visit www.ngmservice.com and click on the link for International Subscribers in order to login to manage your subscription details and to cancel a subscription. If we can be of further assistance, please reach out to us at: [email protected] or you can find phone contact information for your area: www.natgeo.com/contact/international
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Eleni A.
Disappointed by costumer service
I have made a subscription for the magasine and the online content. My subscription (based on the official website) includes a single special edition copy, which unfortunately has to be ordered via phone, because I don´t live in the US or Canada but in Europe. I called the number, they gave me an email to request the copy. I sent an email and they replied that I have to call the same number I have called before. During the last communication via email, they informed me that the single copy is not included and i have to pay if I want to order it, even though it says otherwise on my subscription. Last but not least, I haven´t yet received my december copy and I have no information whatsoever, as I don´t get clear responses from the costumer service via email for over a month. I am extremely disappointed, considering the fact that I was looking forward to receiving my first copies and becoming an active part of the national geographic community. It´s such a pity for a company so big to treat costumers like this!
Response from National Geographic MagazineDec 15, 2025
Dear Eleni,
Unfortunately, the limited time offer for the free Nat Geo Special issue is only applicable in U.S. & Canada at this time. We are sorry to hear you have not received the December issue of Nat Geo Magazine yet as it should be delivered in homes in your area by now. Please contact us at [email protected] if you still have not received your December issue and we are happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
National Geographic Customer Service