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54,548 editors (September 2026)
54,548 of the 127,602 journalists on file are editors, 42.7% of the file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
By country
| Country | Editors | Share of all editors |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,040 | 55.1% |
| United Kingdom | 6,085 | 11.2% |
| India | 3,829 | 7.0% |
| Australia | 1,609 | 2.9% |
| Canada | 1,601 | 2.9% |
| Brazil | 784 | 1.4% |
| Indonesia | 624 | 1.1% |
| Germany | 546 | 1.0% |
| South Africa | 490 | 0.9% |
| Spain | 425 | 0.8% |
| Italy | 403 | 0.7% |
| Singapore | 389 | 0.7% |
| Philippines | 354 | 0.6% |
| Hong Kong | 334 | 0.6% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
By outlet
| Outlet | Country | Type | Editors | All journalists on file | Share of the outlet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | United States | Newspapers | 1,144 | 2,168 | 52.8% |
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 1,038 | 3,935 | 26.4% |
| Bloomberg | United States | Online outlets | 761 | 1,785 | 42.6% |
| The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States | Newspapers | 726 | 1,535 | 47.3% |
| ESPN | United States | Broadcasters | 600 | 957 | 62.7% |
| CNN | United States | Broadcasters | 495 | 1,030 | 48.1% |
| ETV Bharat | India | Online outlets | 418 | 688 | 60.8% |
| Zee Media | India | Broadcasters | 410 | 939 | 43.7% |
| NDTV | India | Broadcasters | 362 | 670 | 54.0% |
| The Guardian | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 354 | 718 | 49.3% |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 344 | 1,057 | 32.5% |
| Financial Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 313 | 595 | 52.6% |
| SABC | South Africa | Broadcasters | 280 | 1,043 | 26.8% |
| ABC News | United States | Broadcasters | 279 | 669 | 41.7% |
| CBS News | United States | Broadcasters | 259 | 577 | 44.9% |
| The Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 258 | 504 | 51.2% |
| Vogue | United States | Magazines | 257 | 349 | 73.6% |
| The Indian Express | India | Newspapers | 255 | 446 | 57.2% |
| ABC News (Australia) | Australia | Broadcasters | 246 | 1,194 | 20.6% |
| The Telegraph | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 236 | 457 | 51.6% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 54,548 editors, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/editors/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.