Who owns the digital publishing brands?
36 digital publishing brands tracked here are owned by 20 companies; the three largest owners, Astro, Wiley and IAC, control 11 of them (31%) as of Oct 2026.
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36
brands
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20
owning companies
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31%
held by top 3 owners
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8
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of digital publishing brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4 | Astro Ulagam, Gempak, Stadium Astro, XUAN |
| 2 | Wiley | 🇺🇸 United States | 4 | Research Exchange, Wiley Online Library, WileyPLUS, zyBooks |
| 3 | IAC | 🇺🇸 United States | 3 | Allrecipes, Dotdash Meredith, Investopedia |
| 4 | Urban One | 🇺🇸 United States | 3 | Bossip, HipHopWired, MadameNoire |
| 5 | Apollo | 🇺🇸 United States | 3 | Engadget, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports |
| 6 | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | Audible, IMDb |
| 7 | Springer Nature | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2 | BMC, Nature Portfolio |
| 8 | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2 | BOOK☆WALKER, Kakuyomu |
| 9 | NAVER | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2 | NAVER Blog, WEBTOON |
| 10 | CyberAgent | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | Ameba |
| 11 | Britannica | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Britannica Education |
| 12 | VK | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | Dzen |
| 13 | Seznam | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1 | Novinky.cz |
| 14 | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1 | Omni |
| 15 | Kunlun Tech | 🇨🇳 China | 1 | Opera News |
| 16 | Rakuten | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | Rakuten Kobo |
| 17 | Nexstar | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | The Hill |
| 18 | Yelp | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Yelp |
| 19 | Nine | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1 | nine.com.au |
| 20 | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | piccoma |