3,115 broadcasters and 52,664 journalists
52,664 journalists are on file at 3,115 broadcasters: 18,424 editors and 20,595 reporters, 0.89 editors for every reporter.
Source: JournalistLabs
3,115
Outlets
52,664
Journalists on file
0.89
Editors per reporter
Every outlet type
| Outlet type | Outlets | Journalists | Editors | Reporters | Editors per reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspapers | 3,062 | 44,234 | 20,081 | 16,485 | 1.22 |
| Broadcasters | 3,115 | 52,664 | 18,424 | 20,595 | 0.89 |
| Online outlets | 2,216 | 16,885 | 9,285 | 5,000 | 1.86 |
| Wire agencies | 59 | 5,448 | 1,665 | 2,545 | 0.65 |
| Magazines | 183 | 4,222 | 2,700 | 595 | 4.54 |
Source: JournalistLabs.
Countries
The 3,115 broadcasters on file sit in 71 countries. United States has 2,439 of them.
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,439 |
| United Kingdom | 246 |
| Canada | 94 |
| Australia | 79 |
| India | 33 |
| France | 18 |
| Spain | 17 |
| Turkey | 15 |
| Germany | 11 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Brazil | 9 |
| Nigeria | 7 |
| South Africa | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
The 200 largest broadcasters by name
Ranked by journalists on file. A linked name has a page with a list of its journalists for sale.
| Outlet | Country | Journalists | Reporters | Editors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | United Kingdom | 3,935 | 1,957 | 1,038 |
| ABC News (Australia) | Australia | 1,194 | 641 | 246 |
| SABC | South Africa | 1,043 | 359 | 280 |
| CNN | United States | 1,030 | 263 | 495 |
| ESPN | United States | 957 | 226 | 600 |
| Zee Media | India | 939 | 304 | 410 |
| Sveriges Radio | Sweden | 764 | 711 | 17 |
| Deutsche Welle | Germany | 732 | 379 | 198 |
| NDTV | India | 670 | 194 | 362 |
| ABC News | United States | 669 | 235 | 279 |
| DR - Danmarks Radio | Denmark | 659 | 578 | 58 |
| ITV | United Kingdom | 586 | 180 | 230 |
| CBS News | United States | 577 | 158 | 259 |
| NBC News | United States | 571 | 203 | 233 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | United States | 537 | 144 | 168 |
| Fox News Media | United States | 526 | 187 | 210 |
| SVT | Sweden | 486 | 409 | 63 |
| RTE | Ireland | 405 | 152 | 115 |
| Sky News | United Kingdom | 375 | 104 | 179 |
| CNBC | United States | 372 | 143 | 136 |
| RTV Slovenija | Slovenia | 341 | 212 | 86 |
| ETV | South Africa | 333 | 156 | 117 |
| Voice of America | United States | 327 | 167 | 98 |
| Mediacorp | Singapore | 305 | 62 | 139 |
| India TV | India | 298 | 101 | 150 |
| Gray Media | United States | 286 | 83 | 66 |
| ITN | United Kingdom | 284 | 68 | 146 |
| Seven Network | Australia | 275 | 126 | 88 |
| France 24 | France | 269 | 156 | 19 |
| TV 2 Danmark | Denmark | 265 | 228 | 24 |
| Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia | Australia | 264 | 121 | 91 |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | United States | 264 | 145 | 78 |
| Metro TV | Indonesia | 252 | 123 | 73 |
| NPR | United States | 245 | 46 | 134 |
| SBT | Brazil | 232 | 28 | 199 |
| Euronews | France | 231 | 132 | 56 |
| Media General | United States | 231 | 127 | 69 |
| Audacy, Inc. | United States | 225 | 79 | 35 |
| Spectrum News | United States | 220 | 110 | 45 |
| MNC Media | Indonesia | 206 | 79 | 88 |
| ZDF | Germany | 204 | 119 | 65 |
| The E.W. Scripps Company | United States | 203 | 84 | 69 |
| Bell Media | Canada | 198 | 47 | 102 |
| NTV | Turkey | 195 | 69 | 86 |
| Discovery Inc | United States | 192 | 12 | 148 |
| Sky News Arabia | United Arab Emirates | 189 | 73 | 62 |
| Trans7 | Indonesia | 188 | 89 | 77 |
| TVN | Poland | 184 | 114 | 58 |
| Asianet News | India | 180 | 70 | 104 |
| News 12 | United States | 174 | 66 | 61 |
| Channel 4 | United Kingdom | 173 | 21 | 110 |
| Major League Baseball (MLB) | United States | 171 | 35 | 69 |
| Groupe TF1 | France | 164 | 150 | 6 |
| TRT World | Turkey | 162 | 24 | 67 |
| PRO TV | Romania | 157 | 42 | 80 |
| TV 2 | Norway | 155 | 137 | 11 |
| Radio France Internationale | France | 150 | 108 | 4 |
| LRT | Lithuania | 148 | 89 | 41 |
| FOX Sports | United States | 146 | 34 | 100 |
| Mediaset | Italy | 143 | 47 | 81 |
| ARD | Germany | 140 | 99 | 19 |
| Seven West Media | Australia | 137 | 74 | 52 |
| SRF | Switzerland | 136 | 84 | 35 |
| PBS | United States | 135 | 22 | 72 |
| bTV Media Group | Bulgaria | 133 | 57 | 49 |
| RTBF | Belgium | 127 | 71 | 43 |
| Channel 24 | Bangladesh | 126 | 67 | 31 |
| New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME) | New Zealand | 125 | 71 | 34 |
| HBO | United States | 123 | 1 | 104 |
| SuperSport | South Africa | 116 | 23 | 58 |
| CBS Sports | United States | 115 | 24 | 56 |
| MDTV | Indonesia | 110 | 57 | 44 |
| BFMTV | France | 107 | 98 | 1 |
| MSNBC | United States | 105 | 18 | 42 |
| ARTE | France | 101 | 42 | 38 |
| Corus Entertainment | Canada | 101 | 17 | 52 |
| NewsNation | United States | 101 | 14 | 41 |
| Radio Free Asia | United States | 101 | 50 | 39 |
| NBC Sports | United States | 93 | 11 | 58 |
| KQED | United States | 92 | 38 | 42 |
| KAN - Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation | Israel | 91 | 23 | 55 |
| MTV Oy | Finland | 88 | 66 | 13 |
| Bronx County District Attorney Office | United States | 88 | 3 | 53 |
| The Christian Broadcasting Network | United States | 87 | 21 | 53 |
| GB News | United Kingdom | 87 | 25 | 38 |
| Southern Cross Austereo | Australia | 87 | 39 | 20 |
| iTV Network | India | 85 | 27 | 40 |
| NTD | United States | 85 | 50 | 20 |
| KTLA | United States | 84 | 34 | 24 |
| Tribune Media | United States | 84 | 39 | 32 |
| KOMU 8 | United States | 83 | 43 | 3 |
| KUSA 9News | United States | 82 | 40 | 17 |
| Volant Media | United Kingdom | 80 | 28 | 28 |
| Fox Sports Australia | Australia | 79 | 28 | 23 |
| GBH | United States | 79 | 22 | 51 |
| WFAA | United States | 79 | 34 | 17 |
| Sports Business Journal | United Kingdom | 77 | 20 | 40 |
| WRAL | United States | 77 | 30 | 17 |
| Journal Broadcast Group | United States | 75 | 45 | 18 |
| Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. | United States | 74 | 27 | 23 |
| KBS | South Korea | 74 | 50 | 12 |
| KSHB | United States | 73 | 32 | 15 |
| Radiotelevisión Española | Spain | 73 | 11 | 53 |
| Townsquare Media | United States | 73 | 12 | 43 |
| WSB-TV | United States | 73 | 24 | 29 |
| WGN-TV | United States | 72 | 29 | 20 |
| KSL 5 TV | United States | 71 | 29 | 18 |
| WJLA-TV | United States | 71 | 26 | 25 |
| King 5 Media Group | United States | 70 | 33 | 18 |
| Kdka-TV | United States | 69 | 29 | 13 |
| Khou 11 | United States | 69 | 26 | 19 |
| Turner Turner Broadcasting System, Inc | United States | 69 | 8 | 54 |
| Metro Networks | United States | 69 | 27 | 10 |
| United States | 68 | 6 | 57 | |
| Atlanta News First | United States | 67 | 29 | 9 |
| Channel 5 | United Kingdom | 67 | 9 | 25 |
| Teleimedi Imedi TV | United States | 67 | 48 | 12 |
| WUSA (TV) | United States | 67 | 27 | 24 |
| Nickelodeon | United States | 66 | 1 | 48 |
| Wfmz-TV | United States | 66 | 30 | 12 |
| Ksat12 | United States | 65 | 36 | 12 |
| Tsn - the Sports Network - Canada | Canada | 65 | 23 | 35 |
| WPTV | United States | 65 | 32 | 11 |
| Such TV | Pakistan | 64 | 29 | 10 |
| Cronkite News | United States | 63 | 60 | 0 |
| CBC News | Canada | 63 | 10 | 34 |
| Fox31 Kdvr Channel 2 Kwgn | United States | 63 | 30 | 9 |
| Global | United Kingdom | 61 | 1 | 54 |
| Kptv Fox 12 Oregon | United States | 61 | 29 | 13 |
| Mediaworks Nz | New Zealand | 61 | 25 | 17 |
| Weigel Broadcasting Co. | United States | 61 | 5 | 51 |
| Wbns-TV | United States | 60 | 22 | 16 |
| KPRC 2 | United States | 60 | 26 | 7 |
| Digital Nirvana, Inc | United States | 60 | 45 | 15 |
| Wfla-TV News Channel 8 Wtta-TV the Cw Tampa Bay | United States | 60 | 17 | 20 |
| WINK News | United States | 60 | 22 | 14 |
| 7 News, Whdh-TV | United States | 60 | 23 | 19 |
| ABC15 Arizona | United States | 59 | 36 | 8 |
| KMOV-TV | United States | 59 | 20 | 14 |
| Scripps News | United States | 59 | 14 | 23 |
| Wkyc Studios | United States | 59 | 24 | 19 |
| ITV Studios | United Kingdom | 59 | 2 | 49 |
| BFBS | United Kingdom | 58 | 14 | 18 |
| Wcco CBS News Minnesota | United States | 57 | 29 | 14 |
| CGTN America | China | 57 | 3 | 30 |
| Kare 11 | United States | 56 | 34 | 13 |
| KXAN | United States | 56 | 26 | 10 |
| Wjxt News4jax | United States | 56 | 17 | 12 |
| WDAF-TV FOX4 | United States | 55 | 18 | 19 |
| Wbrc 6 News | United States | 55 | 26 | 3 |
| PIX11 | United States | 54 | 23 | 18 |
| Wdiv Local 4 News Clickondetroit | United States | 53 | 20 | 17 |
| Fox 5 Atlanta, Waga-TV | United States | 53 | 23 | 8 |
| Wtkr News 3 | United States | 53 | 21 | 16 |
| Wxyz-TV | United States | 53 | 24 | 20 |
| TV JOJ | Slovakia | 53 | 24 | 20 |
| Viaplay Group | Sweden | 53 | 24 | 24 |
| United States Agency for Global Media | United States | 52 | 27 | 21 |
| Wish-TV | United States | 52 | 19 | 10 |
| Woio | United States | 51 | 15 | 16 |
| KRON-TV | United States | 51 | 19 | 5 |
| Estonian Public Broadcast | Estonia | 51 | 22 | 26 |
| Wdjt CBS 58 | United States | 50 | 23 | 11 |
| Mbc Network | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 23 | 20 |
| Koin-TV | United States | 49 | 18 | 11 |
| KRGV-TV | United States | 49 | 17 | 16 |
| Wthr-TV | United States | 49 | 24 | 8 |
| Wtnh-TV | United States | 49 | 16 | 14 |
| Antena 3 | Spain | 48 | 18 | 20 |
| Fox 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV | United States | 48 | 14 | 13 |
| ARN | United Arab Emirates | 47 | 6 | 2 |
| FOX 5 DC | United States | 47 | 13 | 10 |
| iHeartRadio | United States | 47 | 11 | 10 |
| Kctv5 Kansas City | United States | 47 | 17 | 12 |
| Laist | United States | 47 | 16 | 16 |
| Wbrz-TV | United States | 47 | 13 | 8 |
| WHYY | United States | 47 | 24 | 12 |
| OPB | United States | 47 | 23 | 24 |
| Kpnx-TV 12news | United States | 46 | 20 | 11 |
| Whas-TV | United States | 46 | 18 | 8 |
| WSMV | United States | 46 | 16 | 12 |
| Jtbc | South Korea | 45 | 29 | 8 |
| Fox8 Wghp | United States | 45 | 22 | 8 |
| OSN | United Arab Emirates | 45 | 4 | 29 |
| WBUR | United States | 45 | 17 | 20 |
| WWL Louisiana | United States | 45 | 15 | 10 |
| YELP | United States | 45 | 6 | 25 |
| Al Mayadeen Media Network | Lebanon | 44 | 13 | 13 |
| KSTU-TV FOX 13 News | United States | 44 | 15 | 13 |
| Kfor Oklahoma\'s News 4 | United States | 44 | 23 | 9 |
| Nonstop Local Khq | United States | 44 | 15 | 6 |
| KUTV 2News / KMYU | United States | 44 | 17 | 12 |
| Woub Public Media | United States | 44 | 25 | 10 |
| Channel One News | United States | 44 | 24 | 13 |
| Kiro 7 | United States | 43 | 26 | 5 |
| Pattison Media | Canada | 43 | 22 | 7 |
| Standard Media Group Llc | United States | 43 | 21 | 11 |
| Wapa TV | United States | 43 | 8 | 22 |
| WKYT-TV | United States | 43 | 9 | 8 |
| Fox5 Vegas - Kvvu | United States | 42 | 9 | 10 |
Outlet type comes from the Wikidata instance-of labels on the outlet's own domains, and from the vendor industry label where Wikidata has no entry. The rule is on method. Source: JournalistLabs.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 52,664 journalists at 3,115 broadcasters, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/outlets/type/broadcasters/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.