The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of newspaper companies in the world holds companies in 180 of its countries.
List of Newspaper Companies Worldwide
Newspaper companies publish daily and weekly newspapers in print and online and sell subscriptions and advertising. We list 151,503 newspaper companies in the world, most of them in Brazil (25%) and the United States (17%). 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.
151,503 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies151,503
Countries180
Largest countryBrazil
Employees5-9
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email12%
Phone38%
Website18%
CEO name61%
Live sample of newspaper companies in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 151,503 newspaper 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 | News CORPORATION | Australia | Sydney | 2 Holt St | New South Wales | 2010 | *****.com | 2013 | $5,484,866,236 | 25,000 | Foreign company | N/A | 163882933 |
| 2 | Ulusal Basin Gazetecilik Matbaacilik Ve Yayincilik Sanayi Anonim Sirketi | Turkey | Kartaltepe | No: 2 Ikitelli,mehmet Akif Mahallesi | İstanbul | N/A | N/A | 1999 | $1,505,517,000 | 13,000 | Corporation | N/A | 414906 |
| 3 | PT Antar Surya Jaya | Indonesia | Tanah Abang | 29 -33 Jl. Palmerah Barat | Special Capital Region of Jakarta | 10270 | N/A | 1905 | $1,971,167,000 | 11,000 | Corporation | 39 | AHU-0013047.AH.01.02 |
| 4 | Bennett Coleman And Company LIMITED | India | Bengaluru | 40 / 1, 2 Floor | Karnataka | 560001 | N/A | 2003 | 0 | 7,000 | 574 | N/A | |
| 5 | Akbar El Youm Organisation | Egypt | Cairo | 6 Sahafa Street,boulaq | Cairo | N/A | N/A | 1944 | $1,485,225,000 | 7,000 | Joint venture | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Editorial Yasi, S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | Toluca de Lerdo | Hidalgo Pte. 901 | México | 50000 | N/A | 1988 | $277,081,000 | 7,000 | Corporation | N/A | EYS8812291I9 |
| 7 | Bennett Coleman And Company LIMITED | India | Bengaluru | Level - 4, No - 110 / 37 | Karnataka | 560037 | N/A | 2012 | 0 | 7,000 | 574 | N/A | |
| 8 | Bennett Coleman And Company LIMITED | India | Kochi | 4th Floor Imperial Trade Centre | Kerala | 682035 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 7,000 | 574 | N/A | |
| 9 | Bennett Coleman And Company LIMITED | India | Hyderabad | 8-2-351, Road No: 03 | Telangana | 500034 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 7,000 | 574 | 36840213922 | |
| 10 | Bennett Coleman And Company LIMITED | India | Pune | 1205 / 4 | Maharashtra | 411004 | N/A | 2001 | 0 | 7,000 | 574 | N/A | |
| 11 | The Hindustan Times LIMITED | India | Noida | Room No :8 | Uttar Pradesh | 201301 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 6,800 | 361 | N/A | |
| 12 | Funke Medien Nrw GMBH | Germany | Essen | Jakob-funke-platz 1 | Essen, Stadt | 45127 | *****.de | 2024 | $661,927,800 | 6,000 | Corporation | 211 | 45130B26063 |
| 13 | Shenzhen Press Group | China | Shenzhen | Baoye Mansion, No.6008, Shennan Ave., Futian Dist. | Guangdong | 518000 | N/A | 2002 | $15,231,745 | 6,000 | Non profit organization | 76 | 455754706 |
| 14 | Carpentaria Newspapers PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | 1 Darling Island Road | New South Wales | 2009 | N/A | 1959 | $1,101,806 | 5,141 | Corporation | 110 | 000287669 |
| 15 | Acm - Regional Printers PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | Level 6 309 Kent Street | New South Wales | 2000 | *****.au | 1994 | $921,251,777 | 5,141 | Corporation | 110 | 066327106 |
| 16 | Border Mail Printing PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | Level 6 309 Kent Street | New South Wales | 2000 | N/A | 2002 | $1,347,334 | 5,141 | Corporation | 110 | 099960353 |
| 17 | Acm - Community Newspapers PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | 13a Montgomery St | New South Wales | 2217 | N/A | 1960 | $1,257,804,188 | 5,141 | Corporation | 110 | 000310654 |
| 18 | Hubei Daily Media Group (hubei Daily) | China | Wuhan | Chutian Media Building, 181 Donghu Road, Wuchang District, | Hubei | 430077 | N/A | 2017 | $6,326,000 | 5,000 | Non profit organization | N/A | 1240000420007524T |
| 19 | Anhui Daily Newspaper Group (anhui Daily) | China | Hefei | No.1469, Qianshan Road, | Anhui | 230071 | N/A | 2016 | $6,579,000 | 5,000 | Non profit organization | N/A | 123400004850016848 |
| 20 | El Tiempo Latino LLC | USA | Washington | 1301 K St Nw | District of Columbia | 20005-3317 | *****.com | 2013 | $2,268,257 | 4,806 | Corporation | 53 | N/A |
| 21 | Fairfax Media Group Finance PTY LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | L 9 1 Denison Street | New South Wales | 2060 | *****.au | 1987 | $841,867,506 | 4,698 | Corporation | 95 | 008622697 |
| 22 | Associated Newspapers PTY LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | Level 9 1 Denison Street | New South Wales | 2060 | *****.au | 1929 | $841,867,506 | 4,698 | Corporation | 95 | 000021750 |
| 23 | Fairfax News Network PTY LIMITED | Australia | Sydney | L 9 1 Denison St | New South Wales | 2060 | *****.au | 2007 | $841,867,506 | 4,698 | Corporation | 95 | 126292171 |
| 24 | Metallurgicheski Zavod Elektrostal, AO | Russia | Elektrostal | 1 Ul. Zheleznodorozhnaya | Moskovskaya Oblast' | 144002 | N/A | 1917 | $364,902,065 | 4,648 | Corporation | 6 | 05015147 |
| 25 | News CORP UK & Ireland LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Dulwich | News UK | London | SE1 9GF | *****.uk | 1904 | $954,999,808 | 4,069 | Corporation | 459 | 00081701 |
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Largest newspaper companies in the world
The biggest newspaper companies in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in Brazil, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Macandrews & Forbes Incorporated is the largest newspaper company in the world by headcount. 4,351 newspaper companies employ 50 people or more; 2,317 employ 100 or more.
6,201 newspaper companies in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 2,291 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Brazil has the most newspaper companies in the world: 38,559, or 25% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
5,108 newspaper companies were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
746 newspaper companies in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most newspaper companies in the world are very small: 76% have 1 to 9 employees, and 66% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most newspaper companies?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Newspaper companies per country, 180 countries
Brazil and the United States together hold 42% of the newspaper companies in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 165 countries hold 27,182 more.
Which continents have the most newspaper companies?
South America holds 30% of the newspaper companies in our data, Asia 25% and Europe 21%.
Newspaper companies per continent
- 1South America46,116 (30%)
- 2Asia37,675 (25%)
- 3Europe32,049 (21%)
- 4North America29,721 (20%)
- 5Africa2,098 (1%)
- 6Middle East2,029 (1%)
- 7Oceania1,814 (1%)
How many newspaper companies started this year?
This year 5,108 new newspaper companies registered in the world, after 8,754 last year.
Founded per year
- 8,2452022
- 9,0362023
- 8,2872024
- 8,7542025
- 5,1082026 so far
Legal forms of newspaper companies in the world
42% of the newspaper companies in the world are sole traders.
- Sole traders64,368
- Corporations49,910
- Partnerships8,469
- Non-profit2,250
- Cooperatives846
- Foreign companies148
- Other or unknown25,512
Which newspaper companies are part of a group?
18,074 of the 151,503 newspaper companies in the world (12%) are part of a chain or group: 5,351 head offices or parent companies and 12,723 branches. The other 133,429 (88%) trade from a single location. 86 of the 94 largest newspaper companies in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 133,429 | 88% | |
| Head office | 5,351 | 4% | |
| Branch | 12,723 | 8% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Gannett Media CORP.845 in group
- 2Central China Land Media Co.,ltd.799 in group
- 3Bennett Coleman And Company Limited574 in group
- 4The Yomiuri Shimbun473 in group
- 5Dow Jones & Company, INC.459 in group
The groups are counted from the 94 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 151,503; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do newspaper companies do?
Newspaper companies run newsrooms, publish national, regional and local titles in print and as websites and apps, and often own printing plants and distribution networks. Their income comes from subscribers, single-copy sales and advertisers, and as readers move online many titles have merged into publishing groups or cut back their print editions.
Our data comes from the business registers of 180 countries, where newspaper companies are classified under SIC code 2711 (newspapers: publishing, or publishing and printing). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 151,503 of them (100%) sit in class 58.13 (publishing of newspapers), part of division 58 (publishing activities).
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Our data holds 151,503 newspaper companies in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
Brazil, with 38,559 newspaper companies or 25% of the total, followed by the United States (25,370) and India (23,064).
Most newspaper companies in the world are very small: 76% have 1 to 9 employees, and 66% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Macandrews & Forbes Incorporated in New York with 60,637 employees.
This year 5,108 new newspaper companies registered in the world, after 8,754 last year.
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