Richest news companies
Here are some of the richest news companies in the world, based on their revenue, market value, and other financial metrics:
- The Walt Disney Company (USA) - Revenue: $69.6 billion (2020)
- Disney owns ABC News, ESPN, and other media outlets.
- Comcast Corporation (USA) - Revenue: $108.9 billion (2020)
- Comcast owns NBCUniversal, which includes NBC News, MSNBC, and other media outlets.
- News Corp (USA) - Revenue: $9.3 billion (2020)
- News Corp owns The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and other media outlets.
- The New York Times Company (USA) - Revenue: $4.7 billion (2020)
- The New York Times Company owns The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and other media outlets.
- Gannett Company (USA) - Revenue: $2.8 billion (2020)
- Gannett owns USA Today, The Arizona Republic, and other media outlets.
- Tribune Publishing Company (USA) - Revenue: $1.4 billion (2020)
- Tribune Publishing owns The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and other media outlets.
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) - Revenue: €3.4 billion (2020)
- Axel Springer owns Bild, Die Zeit, and other media outlets.
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (Germany) - Revenue: €17.3 billion (2020)
- Bertelsmann owns RTL Group, which includes RTL Television, and other media outlets.
- Thomson Reuters Corporation (Canada) - Revenue: $13.4 billion (2020)
- Thomson Reuters owns Reuters News Agency, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and other media outlets.
- Pearson plc (UK) - Revenue: £5.3 billion (2020)
- Pearson owns The Financial Times, The Economist, and other media outlets.
Note: The revenue figures are based on publicly available data and may not reflect the companies' current financial situation.
Other notable news companies that are not included in this list but are still significant players in the industry include:
- Alphabet Inc. (Google) - owns Google News and other media outlets
- Facebook, Inc. - owns Facebook News and other media outlets
- Microsoft Corporation - owns Microsoft News and other media outlets
- The Washington Post Company (USA) - owns The Washington Post and other media outlets
- The Guardian Media Group (UK) - owns The Guardian and other media outlets
These companies are all major players in the global news industry, and their financial performance can have a significant impact on the industry as a whole.