Hearst Communications

Hearst Corporation

Hearst Holdings, Inc.

Hearst Communications, Inc.
	Logo used since 2016
	Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, September 2006
Company type	Private
Industry	Media
Founded	March 4, 1887; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder	William Randolph Hearst
Headquarters	Hearst Tower; 300 W. 57th Street; New York, New York 10019; U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	William Randolph Hearst III; (chairman); Frank A. Bennack Jr.; (executive vice chairman); Steve Swartz; (president and CEO);
Products	Books; Magazines; Newspapers; Publications; Television
Revenue	US$13 billion (2024)
Owner	Hearst family
Number of employees	22,000 (2024)
Divisions	Hearst Television; Hearst Magazines; Hearst Ventures; Hearst Health; Hearst Transportation; Hearst Real Estate; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Hearst Newspapers; Fitch Group;
Subsidiaries	A+E Global Media (50%); ESPN Inc. (18%); Fitch Ratings; First Databank; King Features Syndicate; NorthSouth Productions (50%);
Website	hearst.com
	Footnotes / references;

Hearst Corporation, Hearst Holdings Inc. and Hearst Communications Inc. is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate owned by the Hearst family and based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the Albany Times-Union, Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, San Francisco Chronicle, Cosmopolitan and Esquire. It owns 50 percent of the A&E Global Media cable network group and 18 percent of the sports television company ESPN Inc. The conglomerate also owns Fitch Group and First Databank.

The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper owner who was most well known for his use of yellow journalism. The Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management.