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59 wire agencies and 5,448 journalists
5,448 journalists are on file at 59 wire agencies: 1,665 editors and 2,545 reporters, 0.65 editors for every reporter.
Source: JournalistLabs
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 59 wire agencies on file sit in 21 countries. United States has 23 of them.
| Country | Wire agencies |
|---|---|
| United States | 23 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| India | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
The 59 largest wire agencies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Press | United States | 1,057 | 502 | 344 |
| AFP | France | 865 | 497 | 226 |
| Reuters | United Kingdom | 710 | 224 | 160 |
| Anadolu Agency | Turkey | 383 | 166 | 57 |
| PA Media | United Kingdom | 309 | 153 | 111 |
| Law360 | United States | 245 | 150 | 89 |
| CTV News | Canada | 240 | 122 | 52 |
| Agencia EFE | Spain | 175 | 49 | 82 |
| Press Trust of India | India | 172 | 58 | 72 |
| Postmedia Network Inc. | Canada | 166 | 61 | 91 |
| dpa | Germany | 136 | 48 | 58 |
| Middle East News Agency | Egypt | 124 | 70 | 54 |
| Courthouse News Service | United States | 101 | 82 | 14 |
| ANSA | Italy | 86 | 54 | 11 |
| IRNA | Iran | 82 | 69 | 8 |
| TT Nyhetsbyrån | Sweden | 80 | 70 | 6 |
| Interfax | Russia | 47 | 7 | 21 |
| Sputnik News | Russia | 41 | 12 | 18 |
| RIA Novosti | Russia | 37 | 7 | 17 |
| Storyful | Ireland | 33 | 19 | 12 |
| Europa Press | Spain | 29 | 8 | 18 |
| The Canadian Press | Canada | 29 | 6 | 23 |
| Creators Syndicate | United States | 28 | 1 | 3 |
| Blaze Media | United States | 26 | 3 | 19 |
| United Press International | United States | 24 | 9 | 11 |
| The Daily Caller News Foundation | United States | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Adnkronos | Italy | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| Australian Associated Press Aap | Australia | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| MPR News | United States | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| Ruptly | Germany | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| JTA | United States | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| Keystone-Sda-Ats | Switzerland | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Catholic News Service | United States | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| King Features - A unit of Hearst | United States | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Sahara Reporters Media Group | Nigeria | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Eastidahonews.Com | United States | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Montsame News Agency | Mongolia | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Dpa-Afx Wirtschaftsnachrichten Gmbh | Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Stateline.Org | United States | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| RTTNews | India | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Catholic News Agency | United States | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Fat Tail Investment Research | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| First Look Media | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Newswire | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sntv - Sports News Television | United Kingdom | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Women\'s Enews | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Investigative Post | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| France.TV Studio | France | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| South Korea\'s Yonhap News Agcy | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Environment News Service | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneida Indian Nation | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Unicorn Riot | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wafa Agency | Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zuma Press | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| British Pathé | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maghreb Arab Press | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agència De Notícies Andorrana | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Evangelischer Pressedienst | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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, 5,448 journalists at 59 wire agencies, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/outlets/type/wire-agencies/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.