Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of media companies in Europe holds companies in 47 of its countries.
List of Media Companies in Europe
Media companies publish news and entertainment across newspapers, magazines, television, radio and online. We list 195,509 media companies in Europe, most of them in France (21%) and the UK (12%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
195,509 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies195,509
Countries47
Largest countryFrance
Employees1-4
Revenue< $100K
Email18%
Phone35%
Website27%
CEO name83%
Live sample of media companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 195,509 media companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stichting Rtv Drenthe | Netherlands | Assen | Beilerstraat 30 | Drenthe | 9401 PL | *****.nl | 1987 | $13,755,722 | 48,107 | Non profit organization | N/A | 41018704 |
| 2 | Vgtrk, Fgup | Russia | Moskva | D. 19-21 Str. 1, Ul. 5-ya Yamskogo Polya | Moskva | 125040 | N/A | 1993 | $383,878,698 | 19,810 | Corporation | 95 | 00030165 |
| 3 | Rtrs, Fgup | Russia | Moskva | D. 13 Str. 1, Ul. Akademika Koroleva | Moskva | 129515 | N/A | 2001 | $559,867,206 | 16,574 | Corporation | 92 | 57985487 |
| 4 | Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana SPA | Italy | Roma | Via Alessandro Severo 246 | Roma | 00145 | *****.it | 2001 | $2,993,064,892 | 12,204 | Corporation | 37253 | IT06382641006 |
| 5 | Sky UK LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Isleworth | Grant Way | London | TW7 5QD | *****.com | 1989 | $13,178,822,072 | 10,179 | Corporation | 143 | 02906991 |
| 6 | Srg Ssr Svizra Rumantscha (srg.r) | Switzerland | Chur | Via Da Masans 2 | Graubünden | 7000 | N/A | 2010 | $280,512 | 7,130 | Cooperative | N/A | CHE-115.771.101 |
| 7 | Genossenschaft Srg Region Basel | Switzerland | Basilea | Meret Oppenheim-platz 1 | Basel-stadt | 4053 | *****.ch | 1926 | $26,227,878 | 7,130 | Cooperative | N/A | CHE-101.677.654 |
| 8 | Corporacion De Radio Y Television Española SA SME. | Spain | Pozuelo de Alarcón | Avenida Radio Television, Edf Prado del Rey 4 | Madrid | 28223 | *****.es | 2006 | $88,509,826 | 6,881 | Corporation | 1331 | A84818558 |
| 9 | Funke Medien Nrw GMBH | Germany | Essen | Jakob-funke-platz 1 | Essen, Stadt | 45127 | *****.de | 2024 | $661,927,800 | 6,000 | Corporation | 211 | 45130B26063 |
| 10 | Diputacion De Valencia | Spain | Valencia | Plaza Manises 4 | Valencia | 46003 | *****.es | 1901 | $4,165,272 | 5,000 | Local government body | 93 | P4600000F |
| 11 | Metallurgicheski Zavod Elektrostal, AO | Russia | Elektrostal | 1 Ul. Zheleznodorozhnaya | Moskovskaya Oblast' | 144002 | N/A | 1917 | $364,902,065 | 4,648 | Corporation | 6 | 05015147 |
| 12 | DR | Denmark | København | Emil Holms Kanal 20 | Hovedstaden | 2300 | *****.dk | 1964 | $543,116,494 | 4,087 | Non profit organization | 15 | 62786515 |
| 13 | News CORP UK & Ireland LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Dulwich | News UK | London | SE1 9GF | *****.uk | 1904 | $954,999,808 | 4,069 | Corporation | 459 | 00081701 |
| 14 | Cmac City-Marketing, Advertising & Communication GMBH & CO Verlags KG | Germany | Erfurt | August-röbling-str. 28 | Erfurt, Stadt | 99091 | *****.de | 1994 | $19,377,581 | 4,039 | Corporation | 8 | 07745A101290 |
| 15 | Oxford Academic Press LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Cowley | Great Clarendon Street | Oxfordshire | OX2 6DP | *****.com | 1984 | $266,166,875 | 4,000 | Corporation | 20 | 01862681 |
| 16 | Norsk Rikskringkasting AS | Norway | Oslo | Bjornstjerne Bjornsons Plass 1 | Oslo | 0340 | *****.no | 1996 | $655,708,698 | 3,989 | Corporation | 89 | 976390512 |
| 17 | G.S. Vertriebs GMBH | Germany | Weil der Stadt | Josef-beyerle-str. 2 | Böblingen | 71263 | *****.de | 2000 | $524,908,745 | 3,965 | Corporation | N/A | 70190B252880 |
| 18 | Australian Broadcasting CORPORATION | Unitedkingdom | Balham | 2nd Floor | London | SW1P 3JA | *****.au | 1932 | $123,424,000 | 3,937 | Government body | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | Osterreichischer Rundfunk | Austria | Wien | Hugo-portisch-gasse 1 | Wien | 1136 | *****.at | 1974 | $1,195,360,003 | 3,903 | Corporation | 3977 | FN71451a |
| 20 | Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln | Germany | Köln | Appellhofplatz 1 | Köln, Stadt | 50667 | *****.de | 1955 | $1,478,078,932 | 3,724 | 23 | DE122790169 | |
| 21 | DR | Denmark | København | Emil Holms Kanal 20 | Hovedstaden | 2300 | *****.dk | 2001 | 0 | 3,565 | 15 | 62786515 | |
| 22 | Sudwestrundfunk Anstalt Des Öffentlichen Rechts | Germany | Stuttgart | Neckarstr. 230 | Stuttgart | 70190 | *****.de | 1945 | $1,340,086,125 | 3,556 | 38 | DE812481116 | |
| 23 | Public Broadcasting Company Of Ukraine | Ukraine | Kyiv | 42 Vul. Illienka Yuriia | Kiev | 04119 | N/A | 1995 | $1,075,914 | 3,517 | Corporation | 29 | 23152907 |
| 24 | Bayerischer Rundfunk | Germany | München | Rundfunkplatz 1 | München | 80335 | *****.de | 1928 | $1,134,256,384 | 3,427 | 21 | DE129523494 | |
| 25 | Tagblatt Der Stadt Zurich AG | Switzerland | Zurich | Hardturmstrasse 101 | Zürich | 8005 | *****.ch | 1982 | $1,683,072 | 3,261 | Corporation | 5 | CHE-104.045.309 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most media companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Media companies per country, 47 countries
- 1France40,508 (21%)
- 2The UK22,643 (12%)
- 3Spain17,808 (9%)
- 4Germany17,512 (9%)
- 5Russia12,501 (6%)
- 6Italy10,551 (5%)
- 7Poland9,719 (5%)
- 8Ukraine8,634 (4%)
- 9The Netherlands6,094 (3%)
- 10Norway4,917 (3%)
- 11Sweden4,258 (2%)
- 12Belgium4,239 (2%)
- 13Romania3,835 (2%)
- 14Greece3,765 (2%)
- 15Hungary3,550 (2%)
France and the UK together hold 32% of the media companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 32 countries hold 24,975 more.
Largest media companies in Europe
The biggest media companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in France, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Vgtrk, Fgup is the largest media company in Europe by headcount. 2,840 media companies employ 50 people or more; 1,522 employ 100 or more.
3,542 media companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 2,156 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
France has the most media companies in Europe: 40,508, or 21% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
7,736 media companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
255 media companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most media companies in Europe are very small: 86% have 1 to 4 employees, and 55% report under $100K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 162,231 | 86% | |
| 5-9 | 13,738 | 7% | |
| 10-19 | 6,326 | 3% | |
| 20-49 | 4,098 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 1,318 | 1% | |
| 100-199 | 796 | 0% | |
| 200-499 | 458 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 268 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 97,846 | 55% | |
| $100K-$500K | 61,269 | 34% | |
| $500K-$1M | 8,913 | 5% | |
| $1M-$5M | 7,385 | 4% | |
| $5M-$10M | 1,386 | 1% | |
| $10M-$50M | 1,461 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 695 | 0% |
How many media companies started this year?
This year 7,736 new media companies registered in Europe, after 11,301 last year.
Founded per year
- 7,2122022
- 8,0282023
- 8,9792024
- 11,3012025
- 7,7362026 so far
Legal forms of media companies in Europe
Half of the media companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations99,548
- Sole traders52,899
- Partnerships7,988
- Non-profit7,905
- Cooperatives6,837
- Foreign companies772
- Other or unknown19,560
Which media companies are part of a group?
25,771 of the 195,509 media companies in Europe (13%) are part of a chain or group: 12,532 head offices or parent companies and 13,239 branches. The other 169,738 (87%) trade from a single location. 48 of the 50 largest media companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 169,738 | 87% | |
| Head office | 12,532 | 6% | |
| Branch | 13,239 | 7% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana SPA37,253 in group
- 2France Televisions36,005 in group
- 3Osterreichischer Rundfunk3,977 in group
- 4Sky Italia SRL2,471 in group
- 5Hachette Livre2,060 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 195,509; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do media companies do?
Media companies produce and publish news, magazines, television, radio, podcasts and online content, and earn from subscriptions, licence fees and advertising. Their audiences are readers, viewers and listeners, while advertisers and agencies buy space and airtime, and public broadcasters sit next to private media groups in most countries.
Our data comes from the business registers of 47 European countries, where media companies are classified under SIC codes 2711 (newspapers: publishing, or publishing and printing), 2721 (periodicals: publishing, or publishing and printing), 2731 (books: publishing, or publishing and printing), 4832 (radio broadcasting stations), 4833 (television broadcasting stations) and 7383 (news syndicates). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 51,717 of them (26%) sit in classes 60.20 (television programming and broadcasting activities), 60.10 (radio broadcasting) and 58.13 (publishing of newspapers), part of divisions 60 (programming and broadcasting activities) and 58 (publishing activities).
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Our data holds 195,509 media companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
France, with 40,508 media companies or 21% of the total, followed by the UK (22,643) and Spain (17,808).
Most media companies in Europe are very small: 86% have 1 to 4 employees, and 55% report under $100K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Vgtrk, Fgup in Moskva with 19,810 employees.
This year 7,736 new media companies registered in Europe, after 11,301 last year.
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