What SCREENSHOT Media does

SCREENSHOT Media is a London-based, privately held digital media publisher founded in 2018 and operating as part of SCREENSHOT Media Group. The company produces editorial content targeted at Gen Z audiences (18-24 years old) across five core verticals: Gen Z News, Politics, Technology, Culture, and The Future. The primary product is the screenshot-media.com website, supported by two sub-brands — Offtrend (trends and cultural commentary) and Sportd (sports coverage) — and by original SCREENSHOT Snapchat Shows distributed through Snapchat. The technology stack is described as a standard digital media publishing platform with social media integration; no proprietary AI, algorithms, or platform features are disclosed.

The company's revenue model is advertising-based, consistent with free, ad-supported digital publishers. No subscription, paywall, e-commerce, or marketplace monetization is indicated. Content is distributed globally across an owned web platform and six social media channels (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest), plus a weekly email newsletter for political and current-events content. The audience is described as reaching the broad 18-24 demographic across both the UK and US markets, though no audience size, engagement metrics, or advertiser logos are disclosed.

SCREENSHOT Media employs 11-50 people and is led by Head of Content Alma Fabiani, whose background spans fashion journalism and Gen Z cultural analysis. The company has no disclosed patents, awards, certifications, regulatory actions, mergers, acquisitions, or named institutional investors beyond a single 2023 funding event involving V Ventures. Revenue, funding amounts, headcount trends, and traffic figures are not disclosed in the available data, limiting visibility into financial scale.

Name

SCREENSHOT Media

Legal name

SCREENSHOT Media

Website

https://screenshot-media.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCREENSHOT Media is a London-based digital publisher producing news, culture, politics, technology, and lifestyle content for 18-24 year-old Gen Z audiences across its website, sub-brands Offtrend and Sportd, original Snapchat shows, and six social media platforms, monetizing primarily through advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The platform operates as a next-gen publisher generating revenue through advertising. The website contains 'Advertise' and 'Contact' links in the footer, indicating a primary advertising-based revenue model typical of digital media publishers targeting the 18-24 demographic.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SCREENSHOT Media is a next-generation digital media publisher that creates editorial content targeted at 18-24 year-old (Gen Z) audiences. The company operates a website-based publishing platform with editorial verticals covering Gen Z News, Politics, Technology, Culture, and The Future, complemented by sub-brands (Offtrend, Sportd) and original video content distributed via Snapchat Shows and major social media platforms.

Product overview

SCREENSHOT Media operates as a next-generation digital publisher with a platform-based architecture. The core product is the SCREENSHOT website (screenshot-media.com), which publishes editorial content across five main verticals: Gen Z News, Politics, Technology, Culture, and The Future. Supporting the main platform are sub-brands and content formats including Offtrend (trends-focused sub-brand) and SCREENSHOT Snapchat Shows (original video content on Snapchat). The company also maintains a dedicated US Presidential Elections 2024 hub and produces topic-specific content pages spanning diverse categories including AI, apps, social media, dating, fashion, wellness, and more. SCREENSHOT Media Group serves as the parent organization, with the brand positioning itself at the forefront of Gen Z news and culture coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCREENSHOT A digital media publishing website delivering editorial content across five main verticals — Gen Z News, Politics, Technology, Culture, and The Future — for 18-24 year-old readers.
• Offtrend

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCREENSHOT Media GroupcoreOthersSCREENSHOT Media is identified as 'A part of SCREENSHOT Media Group', indicating it is a subsidiary or brand under the SCREENSHOT Media Group corporate umbrella. The group also includes sub-brands like Offtrend (lifestyle) and Sportd (sports), suggesting a media group structure with multiple vertical properties.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NME: Global youth culture and music publication with strong digital presence covering music, film, TV, and pop culture. Targets similar Gen Z demographic with editorial content and operates comparable multi-platform distribution strategy.
• Complex: US-based youth culture media brand covering sneakers, streetwear, music, and pop culture for Gen Z audiences. Similar content mix spanning trends, culture, and youth lifestyle with comparable social-first distribution model.
• Dazed Media: UK-based digital culture and fashion publication targeting Gen Z and millennial audiences with editorial content. Both operate as digital-first publishers with strong social media presence covering culture, fashion, and youth trends.
• The Tab: UK-based student news platform targeting Gen Z university audiences with news, culture, and lifestyle content. Both focus on Gen Z news coverage in the UK market with a digital-first editorial model.
• i-D Magazine: Digital fashion and youth culture magazine covering emerging trends, fashion, music, and pop culture. Targets a similar Gen Z audience with editorial content spanning fashion, music, and culture verticals, comparable in editorial voice and demographic.
• The Face: UK-based youth culture magazine covering music, fashion, film, and politics for Gen Z and millennial audiences. Both operate as digital-first culture publications in the UK market with similar content mix and audience.
• Gal-Dem: UK-based digital publication for women and non-binary people of color, covering culture, politics, and lifestyle for Gen Z audiences. Comparable in editorial approach and Gen Z demographic targeting within the UK digital media market.
• Highsnobiety: Global youth culture publication covering fashion, sneakers, music, and lifestyle for Gen Z audiences. Comparable in targeting young, trend-conscious consumers with editorial content and multi-platform social distribution.

Broad incumbents

• BuzzFeed: Large digital media publisher with significant Gen Z and millennial reach, covering news, entertainment, quizzes, and culture. Operates at much larger scale with overlapping content categories and stronger institutional advertiser relationships.
• Vice Media: Large global youth-oriented media company covering news, culture, and lifestyle for Gen Z and millennial audiences. Operates a portfolio of brands including i-D, Refinery29, and Vice News with much larger scale, deeper archives, and stronger brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/screenshothq_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmrH6b_iO2WRg6Y7nsiUrZw
• Facebookfacebook.com/screenshothq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/screenshot
• Instagraminstagram.com/screenshothq
• TikToktiktok.com/@screenshothq?
• Pinterestpinterest.co.uk/SCREENSHOTHQ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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