According to the most recently available data, the highest earning national news media executive in the United Kingdom was an unnamed executive at DMGT, with an income of 6.5 million British pounds between in 2023. Financial Times CEO John Ridding had an income of 1.8 million GBP.
Highest paid national news media executives in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023
(in 1,000 British pounds)
*Data refers to 2022.
The ranking only covers the top executives at companies and does not include the pay of talent, i.e. journalists or other high earners whose salaries are not made publicly available.
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Press Gazette. (April 12, 2024). Highest paid national news media executives in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 (in 1,000 British pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299280/highest-earning-news-executives-uk/
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Press Gazette. "Highest Paid National News Media Executives in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2023 (in 1,000 British Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299280/highest-earning-news-executives-uk/
Press Gazette, Highest paid national news media executives in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 (in 1,000 British pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299280/highest-earning-news-executives-uk/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Highest paid national news media executives in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 (in 1,000 British pounds) [Graph], Press Gazette, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299280/highest-earning-news-executives-uk/