When was Gannett founded?

Gannett was founded in 1906 and raised its 1st funding round 101 years after it was founded.

Where is Gannett located?

Gannett is headquartered in United States.

Who is the current CEO of Gannett?

Bob Dickey and Mike Reed s of Gannett.

How many employees does Gannett have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Gannett is 5783.

Is Gannett a funded company?

Gannett is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Sep 30, 2007.

How much is Gannett worth?

The last known valuation of Gannett was $***** as of Aug 05, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Gannett?

Gannett's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Sep 2014, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Gannett?

Annual revenue of Gannett is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2018

Where does Gannett rank among its competitors?

Gannett ranks 2nd amongst 398 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was The New York Times Company, which secured an undisclosed amount in Aug, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Gannett?

Gannett's top competitors include HT Media, DMGT and News Corp. Among them, The New York Times Company secured the most recent funding round in August, 2022.

Gannett - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Gannett is an international news and information company. As of February, 2016 the company publishes 92 daily newspapers, including USA TODAY, and nearly 900 non-daily publications. The company also operates internet sites offering news and advertising. In 2013 the company recorded annual revenues of $5.35B, and a net profit of $0.42B

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Founded Year

1906

Location

United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Sep 2014, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Aug 05, 2019

Investors

Otimo Retail & 4 more

Ranked

2^nd among 398 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2018

Employee Count

5,783 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Scroll & 35 more

Similar Companies

HT Media & 404 more

Exit Details

Acquired by New Media Investment (Aug 05, 2019)

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Gannett is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Gannett Co., Inc. CIN: 1635718 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2018)	-	-
GANNET CIN: 40203033487 , Latvia, Deadpooled	Nov 21, 2016	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2019)	3 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-
GANNETT CO INC CIN: 39899 , United States, Active	Jun 17, 2013	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-

Gannett got acquired by New Media Investment on Aug 05, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Gannett has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 30, 2007. Gannett has 4 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gannett:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 2014	6255265	Conventional Debt	9273057	5364353	4575409	6301615
Aug 23, 2011	6455263	Grant (prize money)	1383185	6514914	4320920	NASA
Sep 30, 2007	6314524	Grant (prize money)	4702387	8000439	6573183	NASA

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Gannett's employee count trend

Gannett has 5,783 employees as of May 26. Here is Gannett's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Gannett include HT Media, DMGT and News Corp. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gannett, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	HT Media 1924, Delhi (India), Public	Publisher of daily newspaper	-	Essay Commercial Resources, Janus Henderson Investors ... & 13 others	66/100
2nd	Gannett 1906, United States, Acquired	Publishing news Company	-	Otimo Retail, Alden Global Capital & 3 others	62/100
3rd	DMGT 1922, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Investment holding company	$12M	-	64/100
4th	News Corp 1980, New York City (United States), Public	New York-based multinational mass media company	-	TD Bank, CIBC & 5 others	63/100
5th	SPH Media 1984, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired	Provider of news and lifestyle media platforms	-	Standard Chartered, OCBC & 1 others	60/100
6th	Global Media Group 1984, Lisbon (Portugal), Late Stage	Provider of Portuguese-language news and media	$18M	-	59/100
7th	The Times Group 1838, Mumbai (India), Funding Raised	Provider of multi-platform media, news, entertainment, and advertising services	-	HDFC Bank, Edelweiss Asset Management & 5 others	58/100
8th	The New York Times Company 1851, New York City (United States), Public	Newspaper publishing group	-	ValueAct Capital, Alua Capital Management	57/100
9th	RCS MediaGroup 2003, Milan (Italy), Public	Italian media conglomerate	-	BNP Paribas, Commerzbank & 9 others	56/100
10th	The Times Of India 1838, Delhi (India), Unfunded	Publisher of multicategory national printed newspaper	-	-	56/100

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Gannett has made 18 investments in companies including Scroll and Digg. Gannett has also acquired 18 companies including WordStream and Grateful.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 25, 2018	Investments	Scroll	2016	Brooklyn (United States)
May 10, 2018	Acquisition	WordStream	2007	Boston (United States)
Oct 05, 2017	Acquisition	Grateful	2014	Phoenix (United States)