Consumer Reports | American Association of Non Profit Consumer Organizations

Consumer Reports is an American non-profit consumer organization association that has been publishing and distributing magazines since 1936. The main feature of Consumer Reports is to evaluate and compare consumer goods and services based on reports and results from internal testing laboratories and research centers.

Consumer Reports has no shareholders and does not accept advertisements. The products used for testing are purchased at their own expense. It has approximately 7 million subscribers, including 3.8 million print subscribers and 3.2 million digital subscribers, with an annual testing budget of approximately $25 million.

The feature of Consumer Reports is to conduct unbiased surveys on automobiles, computers, daily necessities, and various branded products, and then make practical recommendations on health and financial services based on the results. And it includes a 360 page annual purchasing guide.