The publication was launched in 1967 by
International Data Group in
Boston, whose founder was
Patrick J. McGovern. When IDG established the Swedish edition in 1983 i.e., the title "Computerworld" was already registered in Sweden by another publisher. This is why the Swedish edition is named ''
. The corresponding German publication is called Computerwoche'' (which translates to "computer week") instead.
Computer Sweden was distributed as a morning newspaper in tabloid format (41 cm) in 51,000 copies (2007) with an estimated 120,000 readers. From 1999 to 2008, it was published three days a week, but since 2009, it was published only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Going digital In June 2014,
Computerworld US abandoned its print edition, becoming an exclusively digital publication. One month later, the publisher started the monthly
Computerworld Digital Magazine. In 2017 it published features and stories highlighting the magazine's history on the fiftieth anniversary.
Computerworlds website first appeared in 1996.{{cite web |author=Russel Brown |date=October 22, 2014 ==Ongoing==