The New York Times Subscribers Breakdown

The New York Times reported 10.36 million subscribers in 2023, of which 9.70 million are digital subscribers and 660K are print subscribers. Compared to 9.55 subscribers in 2022, 8.83 million digital-only subscribers, and 730K print subscribers. Thus, digital subscribers accounted for over 92% of the total subscribers, whereas print subscribers only accounted for around 7.6% of the entire subscriber base. Related to The New York Times Who Owns The New York Times? The New York Times' major individual shareholder is the Sulzberger family, owning it for several generations. Indeed, A. G. Sulzberger owns 1.4% of Class A and 94.6% of Class B stocks. The New York Times now runs primarily via a subscription-based model. Indeed, in 2023, of over $2.4 billion in total revenue, The NY Times generated 68% of its revenue from subscriptions ($1.65 billion). The New York Times Business Model The New York Times generated 68% of its revenue from subscriptions in 2023. Indeed, of over $2.4 billion in revenues in 2023, $1.65 billion came from subscriptions (both printed and digital), $505 million from advertising (printed and digital), and $264 million in other revenues. Of the subscription revenues, nearly $1.1 billion were generated by digital subscriptions, while printed subscriptions generated $556 million. The New York Times Financials The New York Times generated $2.42 billion in revenues for 2023 and a net income of $232 million, compared to $2.3 billion in revenue in 2022 and $174 million in net income, over $2 billion in revenue in 2021 and $220 million in net profits in 2021. The New York Times Revenue The New York Times generated $2.4 billion in revenues in 2023, $1.65 billion came from subscriptions (both printed and digital), $505 million from advertising (printed and digital), and $264 million in other revenues. The New York Times Employees The New York Times had 5,900 employees in 2023 and 5,800 employees in 2022, compared to 5,000 employees in 2021 and 4,700 employees in 2020. The New York Times Journalism Operations The New York Times has further ramped up its journalism operations in the last three years. Indeed, as of 2023, of the total workforce, 45.7% were employed in journalism-related operations, compared to 45% in 2022, 40% in 2021, and 36% in 2020. The New York Times Digital vs. Printed The New York Times reported 10.36 million subscribers in 2023, of which 9.70 million are digital subscribers and 660K are print subscribers. Compared to 9.55 subscribers in 2022, 8.83 million digital-only subscribers, and 730K print subscribers. Thus, digital subscribers accounted for over 92% of the total subscribers, whereas print subscribers only accounted for around 7.6% of the entire subscriber base. The New York Times ARPU The New York Times had an ARPU of $9.04 in Q4 2023 for its digital subscribers, vs. $9.15 in Q3, $9.28 in Q2, and $9.18 in Q1 2023. Related Publishing Business Models Google Business Model Google is an attention merchant that - in 2023 - generated over $237.85 billion (over 77% of revenues) from ads (Google Search, YouTube Ads, and Network sites), followed by Google Play, Pixel phones, YouTube Premium (a $31.5 billion segment), and Google Cloud ($33 billion). Facebook Business Model Facebook, the main product of Meta, is an attention merchant. As such, its algorithms condense the attention of over three billion monthly active users as of 2023. Meta generated nearly $135 billion in revenues in 2023, of which nearly $132 billion was from advertising (97.8% of the total revenues), $1.9 billion from Reality Labs (the augmented and virtual reality products arm), and over $1 billion in other revenue. 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