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News Media Digital Trends

NEWS CORP · 2026-08-05 · Importance 43 · Surprise 32

News Media fourth-quarter revenue increased 5% on a reported basis but was flat excluding foreign exchange, with circulation and subscription revenue up 7% and advertising revenue down slightly. Digital revenue increased to 41% of segment revenue from 38%, while digital subscribers and users showed mixed geographic trends. The Times and Sunday Times digital subscribers increased 6% to 681,000, whereas News Corp Australia closing digital subscribers were broadly stable at 1.162 million and The Sun and New York Post monthly unique users declined 25% and 14%, respectively. Full-year circulation and subscription revenue rose 5%, driven by higher cover pricing, content licensing, and U.K. digital subscriber growth, partly offset by print-volume declines.

Key facts

• Fiscal 2025 News Media Circulation and subscription (annual): $1,118; Fiscal 2026: $1,175; FX impact: $43; Fiscal 2026 constant currency: $1,132; % Change - reported: 5%; % Change - constant currency: 1% source
• Digital revenues represented 41% of News Media segment revenues in the quarter, compared to 38% in the prior year. source
• News Media segment fourth quarter revenues increased $29 million, or 5%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to a $28 million, or 5%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. source
• Closing digital subscribers at News Corp Australia as of June 30, 2026 were 1,162,000 (981,000 for news mastheads), compared to 1,166,000 (993,000 for news mastheads) in the prior year. source
• The Sun’s digital offering reached 65 million global monthly unique users in June 2026, compared to 87 million in the prior year. source
• New York Post’s digital network reached 77 million unique users in June 2026, compared to 90 million in the prior year. source
• The Times and Sunday Times closing digital subscribers as of June 30, 2026 were 681,000, compared to 640,000 in the prior year. source