Who owns The New York Times?
The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company (the United States, NYSE: NYT).[1]
Evidence: The New York Times Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The New York Times Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Founded
- 1851
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Newspapers & magazines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: NYT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The New York Times
The New York Times has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news organisation. Its slogan about all the news that's fit to print has appeared on the front page since 1897, and its digital subscription business is now far larger than print.
Ownership timeline of The New York Times
- Current owner The New York Times [1] verified
Where The New York Times sits in The New York Times
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by The New York Times
The New York Times controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- The Athletic (2016)
- Wirecutter (2011)
Other brands in newspapers & magazines, and who owns them
The 70 brands in newspapers & magazines on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Reach, with 9; The New York Times has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BelfastLive | Reach | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Beobachter | Ringier | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Aftenposten | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Condé Nast | Advance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Country Life | Future | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Car and Driver | Hearst | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Brisbane Times | Nine | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| ARQ | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: The New York Times
The New York Times is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 1851. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: NYT.
The New York Times has published since 1851 and is one of the few newspapers to have made the transition to digital subscriptions successfully, with more than ten million of them. It is still controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family through a dual share structure.
The New York Times: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 The New York Times and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; The New York Times is not one of them.
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- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The New York Times?
The parent company of The New York Times is The New York Times Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is The New York Times American?
Yes. The New York Times originated in the United States in 1851 and its owner, The New York Times Company, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is The New York Times still owned by The New York Times Company?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, The New York Times is still owned by The New York Times Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The New York Times Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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