What Breitbart News Network does

Breitbart News Network is a privately held U.S. digital news media company operating as Breitbart NEWS NETWORK, LLC, headquartered at 149 S. Barrington Ave., #735, Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2007 by Andrew Breitbart as a conservative-leaning news and opinion platform, the company publishes across verticals including Politics, Entertainment, Media, Economy, World, Tech, and Sports, and serves a global audience of general news consumers, conservative news readers, and podcast/audio listeners. Since founder Andrew Breitbart's death in 2012, editorial leadership has been held by Alex Marlow as Editor-in-Chief, with Steve Bannon serving as Executive Chairman and Larry Solov as President, CEO, and General Counsel.

The core technology is a web-based digital publishing platform complemented by mobile applications for iOS and Android, with audience identity and engagement supported through social logins (Facebook, Twitter, Google), Disqus-powered comments, and social distribution across Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Parler, and Threads. The product portfolio centers on breitbart.com as the flagship written property, augmented by The Alex Marlow Show and Breitbart News Daily podcasts, Breitbart TV video content, a subscription product called Breitbart Fight Club, and a dedicated America 250/Freedom 250 vertical covering the U.S. semiquincentennial.

Breitbart's business model is dual-revenue: programmatic and direct advertising via cookies and third-party ad-tech across its owned properties form the primary revenue stream, supplemented by recurring subscription revenue from Breitbart Fight Club and voluntary newsletter signups. The company's go-to-market is product-led and content-driven, with audience acquisition relying on topical political content indexed for search, organic social distribution, and on-air talent pulling audiences into owned channels rather than paid performance marketing.

Name

Breitbart News Network

Legal name

Breitbart NEWS NETWORK, LLC

Website

https://breitbart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Breitbart News Network is a privately held U.S. digital news publisher serving a global audience of conservative and general news readers through breitbart.com, mobile apps, podcasts, video, and a paid subscription product called Breitbart Fight Club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Conservative news media
• Political news coverage
• Digital news publishing
• News aggregation
• Political commentary

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The site displays targeted advertisements and uses cookies and tracking technologies to serve relevant ads both on-site and elsewhere. Third-party advertising companies collect information to deliver tailored advertisements.
2. Subscription Content (Breitbart Fight Club): Subscription-based news and content service offering premium content to paying subscribers.
3. Newsletter and Breaking News Alerts: Voluntary subscription services for newsletters and breaking news alerts, collected as part of user data.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Breitbart News Network operates the breitbart.com digital news platform, delivering conservative-leaning news coverage, opinion, and analysis across politics, economy, world events, entertainment, tech, and sports. The company monetizes this content via on-site targeted advertising and supplements it with podcasts (The Alex Marlow Show, Breitbart News Daily), video programming (Breitbart TV), email newsletters, and a paid subscription service (Breitbart Fight Club).

Product overview

Breitbart News Network operates primarily as a digital news media company with its core product being the breitbart.com website, which provides news coverage across Politics, Entertainment, Media, Economy, World, Tech, Sports, and other categories. The company offers supplementary content through podcasts including The Alex Marlow Show and Breitbart News Daily, video content via Breitbart TV, and specialized coverage sections such as America 250/Freedom 250 for the nation's 250th anniversary celebration. A subscription-based service called Breitbart Fight Club provides premium content and breaking news alerts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Alex Marlow Show: A radio/podcast show hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow.
• Breitbart News Daily
• Breitbart Fight Club

Products and services

• Breitbart.com News Website The main digital news platform providing news coverage across Politics, Entertainment, Media, Economy, World, Tech, Sports, and other categories, featuring article content, video content, and multimedia for general news consumers.
• The Alex Marlow Show A podcast/radio show hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, available at thealexmarlowshow.com with video and audio content for news consumers seeking on-air political commentary.
• Breitbart News Daily A daily podcast providing news updates and commentary, available through the podcasts section of the Breitbart website for general news consumers.
• America 250 / Freedom 250 A special coverage section dedicated to America's 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial), including news articles, American tributes, historical content, and event coverage such as the Great American State Fair for general news readers.
• Breitbart Fight Club Subscription-based premium news and content service offering breaking news alerts and exclusive content to paying subscribers.
• Breitbart TV Video content section featuring news clips, interviews, and original video programming available across the Breitbart website.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Daily Wire: Conservative digital media company producing news, opinion, podcasts, and original video. Directly comparable as a multi-format right-leaning outlet monetizing via subscription (Bentkey/DailyWire+), advertising, and podcasts serving the same audience as Breitbart.
• The Daily Caller: Conservative online news publication founded by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel. Directly comparable as a digital-first news outlet with editorial alignment to Breitbart, monetized through advertising and offering news, opinion, and original video content.
• Newsmax: Conservative news media company operating a website, cable channel, and newsletter. Directly comparable as a multi-platform conservative news brand competing for the same readers and advertisers as Breitbart.
• The Federalist: Conservative online magazine covering politics, culture, and religion. Directly comparable as a digital-first conservative opinion/news outlet monetized through advertising and subscription, serving a similar ideological audience.
• One America News (OANN): Conservative cable and digital news network with strong online presence. Comparable as a right-leaning multi-platform news brand competing for the same audience segment, with overlapping coverage of U.S. politics and culture.
• Drudge Report: Conservative news aggregation website with high traffic and political influence. Directly comparable as a digital-first conservative news destination monetized largely through advertising, with similar audience overlap to Breitbart.
• Washington Examiner: Conservative news and political commentary outlet with digital and print editions. Comparable as a politically-focused news publisher covering Washington politics with similar editorial perspective and advertising-supported business model.
• Townhall: Conservative news, opinion, and political commentary website. Directly comparable as a digital conservative news outlet with vertical coverage (politics, culture, entertainment) and advertising-driven monetization serving a similar readership.
• National Review: Long-established conservative magazine and digital publication covering politics, culture, and opinion. Comparable as a right-leaning editorial brand with both legacy and digital presence monetized through subscriptions and advertising.

Broad incumbents

• Fox News Digital: Digital arm of Fox News, the largest U.S. conservative cable news network. Comparable as a broad incumbent in conservative news offering news, opinion, video, and podcasts; competes for overlapping audience and advertiser budgets at much larger scale than Breitbart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BreitbartNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/breitbart-news
• Facebookfacebook.com/Breitbart
• Instagraminstagram.com/breitbart
• YouTubeyoutube.com/breitbart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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