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5,463 correspondents (September 2026)
5,463 of the 127,602 journalists on file are correspondents, 4.3% of the file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
By country
| Country | Correspondents | Share of all correspondents |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,027 | 37.1% |
| India | 693 | 12.7% |
| United Kingdom | 673 | 12.3% |
| Turkey | 150 | 2.7% |
| Germany | 109 | 2.0% |
| Australia | 100 | 1.8% |
| France | 80 | 1.5% |
| Belgium | 70 | 1.3% |
| Canada | 69 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 67 | 1.2% |
| China | 65 | 1.2% |
| Russia | 63 | 1.2% |
| Spain | 60 | 1.1% |
| Italy | 59 | 1.1% |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1.0% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
By outlet
| Outlet | Country | Type | Correspondents | All journalists on file | Share of the outlet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuters | United Kingdom | Wire agencies | 284 | 710 | 40.0% |
| The New York Times | United States | Newspapers | 169 | 2,168 | 7.8% |
| Anadolu Agency | Turkey | Wire agencies | 159 | 383 | 41.5% |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 155 | 1,057 | 14.7% |
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 135 | 3,935 | 3.4% |
| AFP | France | Wire agencies | 131 | 865 | 15.1% |
| Deutsche Welle | Germany | Broadcasters | 101 | 732 | 13.8% |
| CNN | United States | Broadcasters | 100 | 1,030 | 9.7% |
| Financial Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 99 | 595 | 16.6% |
| CBS News | United States | Broadcasters | 88 | 577 | 15.3% |
| Bloomberg | United States | Online outlets | 74 | 1,785 | 4.1% |
| The Indian Express | India | Newspapers | 73 | 446 | 16.4% |
| The Guardian | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 71 | 718 | 9.9% |
| Zee Media | India | Broadcasters | 70 | 939 | 7.5% |
| ABC News | United States | Broadcasters | 67 | 669 | 10.0% |
| NDTV | India | Broadcasters | 65 | 670 | 9.7% |
| NBC News | United States | Broadcasters | 64 | 571 | 11.2% |
| The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States | Newspapers | 62 | 1,535 | 4.0% |
| Fox News Media | United States | Broadcasters | 59 | 526 | 11.2% |
| The Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 56 | 504 | 11.1% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 5,463 correspondents, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/correspondents/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.