NEWS CORP

News Corporation

News Corporation is a global, diversified media and information services company. It owns and operates brands across news, information services, digital real estate services, and book publishing, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Dow Jones, The Australian, Herald Sun, The Sun, The Times, HarperCollins Publishers, realestate.com.au, Realtor.com, talkSPORT, and related digital properties and services. The company distributes content across websites, mobile apps, social media, e-books, streaming audio, print, and radio. It is organized into five reportable segments: Dow Jones; Digital Real Estate Services; Book Publishing; News Media; and Other (overhead and strategy-related costs).

Key figures and structure (as of June 30, 2026)

• Employees: approximately 21,700 total

  • United States: ~7,900
  • United Kingdom: ~3,900
  • Australia: ~5,600
  • Approximately 3,300 employees are represented by unions

• Fiscal year: 52–53 week year ending the Sunday nearest to June 30 (FY2026 had 52 weeks)

• Revenue by segment (fiscal year ended June 30, 2026)

  • Dow Jones: $2,497 million
  • Digital Real Estate Services: $2,016 million
  • Book Publishing: $2,288 million
  • News Media: $2,227 million
  • Other: $0 in revenue listed; -$203 million Segment EBITDA
  • Total revenue: $9,028 million

• Segment EBITDA (fiscal year ended June 30, 2026)

  • Dow Jones: $663 million
  • Digital Real Estate Services: $741 million
  • Book Publishing: $287 million
  • News Media: $139 million
  • Other: $(203) million

Subscriber and user metrics (selected highlights)

• Dow Jones News Products (average daily subscriptions for three months ended June 30, 2026)

  • The Wall Street Journal: 4.465 million (000s)
  • Barron’s Group: 1.512 million (000s)
  • Total News Products: 6.258 million (000s)

• Factiva: ~852,000 activated users

• News Corp Australia (mastheads) paid subscribers (as of June 30, 2026)

  • The Australian: 341,975
  • The Daily Telegraph: 140,808
  • Herald Sun: 148,753
  • The Courier Mail: 131,947
  • The Advertiser: 106,468
  • Combined total monthly audience for mastheads: about 4.9 million (The Australian), 4.2 million (The Daily Telegraph), 4.3 million (Herald Sun)
  • News Corp Australia digital audience (news.com.au and other properties): ~12.0 million aggregate monthly unique audience (per Ipsos iris)

• News UK (print and digital portfolio)

  • The Sun (Mon–Sat): 65 million monthly global unique users (approx.)
  • The Sun on Sunday: included in Sun metrics
  • The Times (print and digital): 681,000 digital monthly readers
  • The Sunday Times (print and digital): 681,000 digital monthly readers
  • The Times and The Sunday Times including TLS: 773,000 total subscribers (as of June 30, 2026)

• New York Post (NYP Holdings)

  • Average weekday circulation (New York Post and California Post): 494,896
  • The Post Digital Network (NYPost.com, CaliforniaPost.com, PageSix.com, Decider.com): ~86.5 million unique users per month (quarter ended June 30, 2026)

• Move (digital real estate services in the U.S.)

  • Realtor.com: approx. 68 million average monthly unique users during the quarter ended June 30, 2026
  • Realtor.com monthly visits: ~297 million (Comscore)

• REA Group (Digital Real Estate Services segment)

  • Realestate.com.au: average monthly visits ~146.4 million; 12.7 million people visiting per month (Ipsos iris)
  • Realestate.com.au and Real Commercial (Australia) account for the majority of revenue from property listing products and advertising

• HarperCollins (Book Publishing)

  • Digital sales represented ~23% of global consumer revenues for the year ended June 30, 2026
  • Over 150,000 publications in digital formats (as of June 30, 2026)
  • HarperCollins titles frequently appear on NYT bestseller lists

Corporate details

• Headquarters: 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
• Tickers: News Corp Class A (NWSA) and Class B (NWS) on Nasdaq; CHESS Depositary Interests on ASX for NWSLV and NWS
• Substantial brands and assets across multiple geographies (U.S., Australia, U.K., and international)

Business model and offerings by segment

Dow Jones

• Consumer and enterprise news and data products: WSJ, Barron’s, MarketWatch, IBD, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva, Dow Jones Newswires
• Revenue from subscriptions (print and digital), advertising, licensing, and live events
• Digital distribution via multiple platforms; off-platform distribution and AI-enabled offerings

Digital Real Estate Services

• Real estate listings, property advertising, and related services via REA Group (Australia) and Move (U.S.)
• Move operates Realtor.com with lead generation, listing ads, referral services, and collaboration platforms with MLSs
• REA Group holds international interests (e.g., REA India) and Planitar (iGUIDE)

Book Publishing

• HarperCollins Publishers: print and digital books worldwide with 150,000+ digital publications, multiple imprints, and a broad catalog across fiction, non-fiction, children’s, and religious content
• Digital formats include e-books and audio; licensing and distribution across global retailers

News Media

• News Corp Australia, News UK, New York Post, and related radio and digital assets (talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, News24 in Australia)
• Revenue from circulation/subscriptions, print and digital advertising, and licensing
• Broad audience reach across print and digital platforms with sizable paid subscriber bases and digital audience footprints

Other

• Corporate overhead, strategy costs, and U.K. Newspaper Matters-related costs

Summary: News Corp operates a diversified portfolio spanning premium news and information (Dow Jones and related products), large-scale digital real estate platforms (REA Group and Move), a major global book publisher (HarperCollins), and broad News Media assets in Australia and the U.K., plus the New York Post and other assets. For FY2026, the company reported $9,028 million in revenue across its reportable segments, total segment EBITDA of roughly $1.83 billion, and about 21,700 employees worldwide.