The Spectator did not feature in the top 50, having posted £19.2m in media revenue versus Hello’s (50th place) £24.5m. This ranking does not cover tech platforms and social media companies with huge UK media revenue. Other Press Gazette top 50 companies rankings:2023 ranking of the biggest media companies in the UK2022 ranking of the biggest media companies in the UK1. Bauer Media Group (global)Top news/information brands: Grazia, Empire, Absolute Radio brandsTotal revenue: €2.2bn (£1.8bn)*News/information/media revenue: €2.2bn (£1.8bn)*Source: Bauer Media factsheetPrevious annual revenue: €2.2bn (£1.8bn)*Previous rank: 5 (unchanged)*Private German media conglomerate Bauer Media is the UK’s biggest magazine publisher and seems to have not updated its factsheet since Press Gazette’s previous ranking of biggest companies. MoneyTotal revenue: £81.5mNews/information/media revenue: £81.5mSource: Full-year results to June 2025Previous annual revenue: £81.5mPrevious rank: 37 (down one)Consumer advice brand Which?

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2026 10:31 UTC