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1,125 journalists in Denmark (September 2026)
1,125 journalists are on file in Denmark, 0.9% of the 127,602 on file. 960 are reporters and 121 are editors.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
Denmark has 0.13 editors on file for every reporter. Across the whole file it is 54,548 editors to 46,013 reporters. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Roles
| Role | Journalists | Share in Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Reporters | 960 | 85.3% |
| Editors | 121 | 10.8% |
| Anchors and presenters | 21 | 1.9% |
| Correspondents | 17 | 1.5% |
| Other editorial | 4 | 0.4% |
| News producers | 1 | 0.1% |
| Columnists | 1 | 0.1% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Beats
85 of the 1,125 journalists on file in Denmark carry a beat word in their title or headline. The shares below are of those titled rows.
| Beat | Titled journalists | Share of titled rows |
|---|---|---|
| Sports | 25 | 29.4% |
| Business | 11 | 12.9% |
| Foreign affairs | 9 | 10.6% |
| Investigative | 7 | 8.2% |
| Entertainment | 7 | 8.2% |
| Economics | 5 | 5.9% |
| Technology | 3 | 3.5% |
| Culture and arts | 3 | 3.5% |
| Politics | 3 | 3.5% |
| Finance and markets | 3 | 3.5% |
| Food | 2 | 2.4% |
| Health | 2 | 2.4% |
A share is printed only when the country's titled rows reach 40. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Outlets in Denmark
| Outlet | Type | Journalists in Denmark | All journalists on file |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR - Danmarks Radio | Broadcasters | 641 | 659 |
| TV 2 Danmark | Broadcasters | 239 | 265 |
| Ekstra Bladet | Newspapers | 114 | 118 |
| Finans | Online outlets | 25 | 27 |
| Viaplay Group | Broadcasters | 14 | 53 |
| FinansWatch | Newspapers | 8 | 9 |
| Frihedsbrevet | Newspapers | 8 | 9 |
| VML | Online outlets | 7 | 126 |
| Discovery Inc | Broadcasters | 7 | 192 |
| Bloomberg | Online outlets | 4 | 1,785 |
| Reuters | Wire agencies | 4 | 710 |
| Computerworld Danmark | Newspapers | 3 | 3 |
| Newsner | Newspapers | 2 | 14 |
| Vad Vi Vet | Online outlets | 2 | 2 |
| GBH | Broadcasters | 2 | 79 |
| Anadolu Agency | Wire agencies | 2 | 383 |
| AFP | Wire agencies | 2 | 865 |
| Associated Press | Wire agencies | 2 | 1,057 |
| Diario ABC | Newspapers | 1 | 26 |
| Alabama Public Radio | Broadcasters | 1 | 9 |
Ranked by the journalists on file whose own profile is in Denmark, which is not the same as the outlet's country. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 1,125 journalists in Denmark, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/country/denmark/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
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