Epoch Times

What Epoch Times does

The Epoch Times is an international multi-language media organization headquartered in New York and operating as The Epoch Times Association Inc. Founded in 2000, it publishes news, opinion, and feature content across 36 countries in 23 languages through regional editions (United States, Canada, Australia, UK/Europe, plus dedicated country sites in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East). Its core technology is a digital news platform comprising a website, native iOS and Android mobile applications, an EpochTV video streaming service, a podcast network, and a digital e-reader (reader.epoch.cloud), supplemented by physical print newspaper distribution via newsstands.

The company serves a broad consumer readership across political news, world events, business, health (EpochHealth), lifestyle (Bright), and specialized China-related coverage. Audience segments include general news consumers, politically oriented readers seeking alternative perspectives, health-conscious readers, and diaspora audiences interested in China. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via self-serve digital channels, with no enterprise or B2B customer relationships disclosed.

The revenue model combines digital subscriptions (monthly/annual billing), reader donations, advertising on owned digital properties, and one-time print newspaper sales. Ancillary monetization comes from sub-brands: EpochBuy (e-commerce for home goods and personal care), Epoch Fun (casual gaming), and EpochTV (video). The company operates as a privately held entity with no disclosed venture capital or private equity investment, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no public listing. Leadership comprises founder John Tang and CEO John Xiao. A 2025 staff resignation (Andrew Thornebrooke) over the publication's editorial direction signals internal tensions around newsroom policy but does not materially alter the operating model.

Name

Epoch Times

Legal name

The Epoch Times Association Inc.

Website

https://theepochtimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Epoch Times is a privately held international multi-language media organization founded in 2000, operating across 36 countries in 23 languages. It publishes news, opinion, video (EpochTV), podcasts, lifestyle content, casual games, and e-commerce, serving global consumer readership through digital subscriptions, donations, advertising, and print sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Information (51)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI), Rolling News & Breaking News Channels (MPABAIAH), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Online news publication
• Multi-language journalism
• Video news platform
• News subscription service

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: The Epoch Times generates revenue through digital subscription services offering premium content, with options for monthly and annual billing cycles
2. Donations: Reader donations supported through the platform's donation system
3. Advertising: Revenue from advertisements displayed on the website and digital properties
4. Print Newspaper Sales: Physical newspaper sales through newsstands and direct distribution

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Epoch Times is an international digital news publication that delivers breaking news, world news, US politics, business, opinion, China-related coverage, and lifestyle content through a multi-platform operation spanning a website (theepochtimes.com), native mobile apps, video streaming (EpochTV), podcasts, and a print newspaper. The organization operates in 36 countries and publishes content in 23 languages, and monetizes through digital subscriptions, reader donations, advertising, and print newspaper sales.

Product overview

The Epoch Times is a multi-platform news organization operating as a single unified media brand with multiple content verticals and digital products. The core offering is its online newspaper (The Epoch Times) providing breaking news, world news, US politics, business, opinion, and specialized China coverage. The portfolio includes EpochTV for video/documentary content, Epoch Health for wellness coverage, Bright for lifestyle content, Epoch Fun (Epoch Games) for casual gaming, EpochBuy for e-commerce, Epoch Podcasts for audio content, and a digital e-reader subscription service. The company also publishes mobile applications and maintains 36 international editions in 23 languages across multiple global markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EpochTV: The company's television and streaming video platform featuring news broadcasts, documentaries, talk shows, and original programming.
• EpochHealth
• EpochFun
• EpochBuy
• Bright
• The Morning Brief
• American Thought Leaders

Products and services

• The Epoch Times (Main Publication) Flagship online newspaper providing breaking news, world news, US politics, business, opinion, and specialized China-related coverage across 36 countries and 23 languages for general news consumers, political readers, and diaspora audiences.
• EpochTV Video streaming sub-brand featuring talk shows, news broadcasts, documentaries, cinema, lifestyle, and arts and culture content, including exclusive documentary series targeted at general news consumers and Epoch Times readers.
• Epoch Podcasts Podcast network featuring shows including American Thought Leaders, Epoch Reports, China Watch, and The Morning Brief, covering current events, politics, and geopolitics for general news consumers and political readers.
• EpochBuy E-commerce sub-brand offering accessories, bathroom, cleaning, home decor, home garden, and personal care products to Epoch Times readers and general online consumers.
• e-Reader / Digital Newspaper Digital newspaper subscription service allowing subscribers to access The Epoch Times content through the reader.epoch.cloud e-reader platform.
• Mobile Applications Native iOS and Android applications enabling on-the-go access to Epoch Times news content for individual subscribers and general news consumers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Daily Wire: The Daily Wire is a conservative digital media company producing news, opinion, podcasts (Ben Shapiro Show), and original video content — directly comparable to Epoch Times' EpochTV and podcast strategy. Both serve ideologically-aligned audiences via subscription-driven, multi-platform models.
• Newsmax: Newsmax is a U.S. conservative news outlet operating a website, cable channel, and digital subscription products. It competes head-to-head with Epoch Times for the same politically-aligned readership and uses a comparable subscription + advertising + multi-platform distribution model.
• Breitbart News: Breitbart is a right-leaning digital news publisher with strong social-media-driven traffic and a focus on politics and culture. It overlaps with Epoch Times' political opinion and U.S. politics coverage and follows a similar direct-to-consumer digital publishing model.
• The Daily Caller: The Daily Caller is a conservative news and opinion site founded by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel. It targets the same politically conservative audience as Epoch Times and monetizes through advertising, subscriptions, and original video content — a comparable direct peer in the right-leaning digital news space.
• One America News (OAN): OAN is a conservative U.S. cable and digital news network with strong ideological alignment to Epoch Times. Both compete for the same right-of-center audience and have faced similar platform-distribution and advertiser-acceptance challenges.
• The Blaze: The Blaze is a conservative digital media company producing news, opinion, and original video programming. It competes with EpochTV for conservative video audiences and uses an overlapping subscription, advertising, and content-vertical strategy.
• National Review: National Review is a longstanding conservative news and opinion publication operating a digital subscription model. It competes with Epoch Times' political opinion and policy analysis content for the same conservative readership, though with a more establishment orientation.
• The Drudge Report: The Drudge Report is a conservative news aggregation site that drives substantial political-media traffic. It is comparable to Epoch Times as a destination for politically-engaged readers seeking curated conservative news, though Drudge is primarily an aggregator rather than an original publisher.

Broad incumbents

• Fox News Digital: Fox News Digital is the online arm of Fox News and a much larger incumbent in conservative-leaning news. It overlaps significantly with Epoch Times' U.S. political coverage but operates at substantially greater scale with broader brand reach and deeper advertiser relationships.

Regional players

• The Epoch Times Chinese-language editions are comparable to NTD News (New Tang Dynasty Television), the Falun Gong-affiliated broadcaster, but as a regional scope match; broader multilingual digital publishers such as BBC News and DW also serve similar global multi-language news audiences via web and app. NTD News is a Chinese-language media outlet affiliated with Falun Gong that directly mirrors Epoch Times' editorial orientation and Chinese-diaspora audience focus. It is a direct competitor in Chinese-language news coverage globally, particularly in markets where Epoch Times operates Chinese and Mandarin editions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/epochtimes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheEpochTimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/epochtimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-epoch-times
• Instagraminstagram.com/epochtimes

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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