The 100 largest media and knowledge companies in the world (2024)

The media companies in the ranking are defined as companies that responsibly produce and/or distribute written content in mass media and generate a significant proportion of their revenue from rights/licences and/or advertising and do not act purely as telecom or technology providers. Furthermore, companies are included that have a significant influence on the communicative environment of a broad audience through production and/or distribution.

countryannual revenue
1.Alphabet (Google, YouTube)US€323.37 billion
2.Meta Platforms (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram)US€151.98 billion
3.ByteDance (TikTok)CN€134.89 billion
4.Comcast (NBCUniversal, Sky)US€114.31 billion
5.AmazonUS€92.93 billion
6.AppleUS€88.85 billion
7.TencentCN€84.79 billion
8.The Walt Disney CompanyUS€84.41 billion
9.Charter CommunicationsUS€50.91 billion
10.MicrosoftUS€46.61 billion
11.SonyJP€45.04 billion
12.Warner Bros. DiscoveryUS€36.33 billion
13.NetflixUS€36.03 billion
14.Paramount GlobalUS€26.99 billion
15.News Corp./New FoxUS€22.23 billion
16.BertelsmannDE€18.98 billion
17.Sirius XM, QVC GroupUS€17.31 billion
18.BaiduCN€17.09 billion
19.KuaishouCN€16.30 billion
20.SpotifySE€15.67 billion
21.NetEaseCN€13.52 billion
22.S&P GlobalUS€13.13 billion
23.BloombergUS€12.29 billion
24.The Hearst CorporationUS€12.01 billion
25.Universal Music GroupNL€11.83 billion
26.RELX GroupGB€11.14 billion
27.Nintendo CompanyJP€10.20 billion
28.Refinitiv (LSEG)GB€10.03 billion
29.Echostar (Dish Network)US€9.87 billion
30.Access Industries (Warner Music, DAZN, Deezer)US€9.47 billion
31.Louis Hachette Group (formerly Vivendi SA)FR€9.20 billion
32.beIN Media GroupQA€8.30 billion
33.AlticeUS, Inc.US€8.27 billion
34.ARDDE€7.67 billion
35.NaverKR€7.27 billion
36.Rogers CommunicationsCA€6.99 billion
37.Electronic ArtsUS€6.98 billion
38.Yahoo! (formerly Verizon Media)US€6.83 billion
39.Thomson Reuters CorporationUS€6.70 billion
40.Canal+ (formerly Vivendi SA)FR€6.44 billion
41.Bandai Namco HoldingsJP€6.41 billion
42.BBCGB€6.36 billion
43.Wolters KluwerNL€5.91 billion
44.Cocoa (cocoatalk, Daum)KR€5.33 billion
45.Epic GamesUS€5.26 billion
46.Nextstar Media Group (incl. Tribune Media)US€4.99 billion
47.SnapUS€4.95 billion
48.Take-Two Interactive, Inc.US€4.94 billion
49.ITV plcGB€4.89 billion
50.Banijay GroupFR€4.80 billion
51.Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)JP€4.68 billion
52.TelevisaUnivisionMX/US€4.67 billion
53.ValveUS€4.62 billion
54.Yomiuri Shimbun Group, Nippon TVJP€4.50 billion
55.InformaGB€4.19 billion
56.PearsonGB€4.19 billion
57.ProSiebenSat.1DE€3.91 billion
58.QuebecorCA€3.80 billion
59.Asahi Shimbun Group, TV AsahiJP€3.79 billion
60.Fininvest (MFE, Mondadori)IT€3.85 billion
61.Lionsgate Entertainment CorporationUS€3.71 billion
62.Embracer GroupCN€3.69 billion
63.DirecTVUS€3.60 billion
64.Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbHDE€3.60 billion
65.iHeart MediaUS€3.56 billion
66.IAC Inc.US€3.51 billion
67.Fuji Media Holdings, Inc./Sankei ShimbunJP€3.45 billion
68.BilibiliCN€3.44 billion
69.PinterestUS€3.36 billion
70.Gray TVUS€3.36 billion
71.RobloxUS€3.32 billion
72.NielsenUS€3.26 billion
73.SinclairUS€3.24 billion
74.TEGNAUS€2.86 billion
75.Sega Sammy HoldingsJP€2.85 billion
76.MultichoiceZA€2.82 billion
77.Grupo GloboBR€2.81 billion
78.ScopelyUS€2.77 billion
79.Hubert Burda MediaDE€2.74 billion
80.Nexon (South Korea)JP€2.72 billion
81.Alibaba GroupCN€2.71 billion
82.RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana HoldingIT€2.60 billion
83.ZDFDE€2.59 billion
84.France TélévisionsFR€2.56 billion
85.X (Twitter)US€2.49 billion
86.TBS HoldingsJP€2.40 billion
87.New York Times CompanyUS€2.38 billion
88.TF1FR€2.35 billion
89.Playtika Holding Corp.IL€2.35 billion
90.NikkeiJP€2.33 billion
91.Ubisoft EntertainmentFR€2.32 billion
92.EW Scripps CompanyUS€2.31 billion
93.GannettUS€2.31 billion
94.Egmont GroupDN€2.27 billion
95.AMC NetworksUS€2.23 billion
96.Advance PublicationsUS€2.21 billion
97.Axel Springer SEDE€2.20 billion
98.Bauer Media GroupDE€2.20 billion
99.Konami GamesJP€2.19 billion
100.Square EnixJP€2.17 billion