El Diario, LLC

What El Diario, LLC does

El Diario, LLC is a privately held Spanish-language media company that publishes El Diario NY, the oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States (founded 1913) and the most widely read Spanish-language daily in New York. The company operates a digital-first news platform at eldiariony.com covering local New York, U.S. national, Latin American, and international news across verticals including politics, immigration, entertainment, sports, health, money, food, and lifestyle. Supplementary products include a free daily email newsletter, an online classifieds section (Clasificados), a print edition accessible globally via PressReader, live lottery results, a weather/climate service, and a 2026 FIFA World Cup themed content hub with tournament simulator.

The company serves the Hispanic and Spanish-speaking community in the New York metropolitan area and the broader U.S. market, targeting readers who prefer Spanish-language coverage of news relevant to their communities. Distribution occurs through the eldiariony.com website, an email newsletter, social media (including Instagram), the PressReader platform, and the Latino Wire community platform. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but appear to derive from advertising (the listed advertising contact is [email protected], indicating an ad-sales arrangement through the Impremedia network), a subscription portal, classified ad placements, and ancillary content services. The company employs 11–50 staff and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, with no identified parent company, institutional investors, or public filings.

The business is a community-focused legacy media property with a multi-channel distribution model. El Diario holds significant brand equity from its century-long operating history and an unmatched position as the oldest continuously operating Spanish-language daily in the U.S. The company has maintained active daily publication through July 2026, with editorial coverage spanning time-sensitive content around major events such as the 2026 World Cup, U.S. political developments (Trump administration, ICE, T-MEC trade policy), New York municipal news (Mayor Mamdani, NYC security), and regional weather and immigration issues central to its audience.

Name

El Diario, LLC

Legal name

El Diario, LLC

Website

https://eldiariony.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

El Diario, LLC publishes El Diario NY, the oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States (founded 1913), serving the Hispanic community of New York and the broader U.S. through its website, newsletter, classifieds, print edition, and event-themed content hubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spanish-language newspaper and digital news publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Spanish-language newspaper
• Hispanic news media
• Daily news publishing
• Digital news platform
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

El Diario, LLC operates El Diario NY, a Spanish-language daily newspaper and digital news platform serving the Hispanic community of New York since 1913, making it the oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. The company publishes news across categories including New York, U.S., world news, politics, immigration, entertainment, sports, money, health, food, and lifestyle, delivered through a website, email newsletter, classified ads section, and print edition.

Product overview

El Diario NY operates as a digital news platform serving the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community of New York since 1913, making it the oldest Spanish-language newspaper in the United States. The core product is the digital news website offering comprehensive coverage across multiple categories including New York, United States, World, Politics, Immigration, Entertainment, Sports, Money, Health, Food, and Lifestyle. The platform integrates several supplementary services: a free email newsletter subscription for daily news alerts, an online classifieds section (Clasificados) for jobs and other categories, a printed edition accessible via PressReader, live lottery results, and a weather/climate service. The platform also features a Mundial 2026 simulator and various themed topic pages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• El Diario NY Digital News Platform Spanish-language digital news website serving the Hispanic community of New York, offering comprehensive coverage of local New York news, U.S. national news, world news, politics, immigration, entertainment, sports, money, health, food, and lifestyle content.
• Newsletter Subscription Service Free daily email newsletter service that delivers breaking news alerts and the most important headlines directly to subscribers' inboxes.
• Clasificados (Online Classified Ads) Standalone online classified advertising portal offering job listings and other categories, accessible at clasificados.eldiariony.com.
• Edición Impresa (Printed Edition) Print edition of the Spanish-language newspaper, accessible digitally through PressReader at impremedia.pressreader.com/el-diario, allowing readers to view the printed newspaper online.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• La Opinión: Los Angeles-based Spanish-language daily newspaper, also part of the ImpreMedia network historically. It is the closest direct peer to El Diario in format, audience (U.S. Hispanic), and editorial scope.

Regional players

• El Nuevo Herald: Spanish-language daily in Miami targeting the Cuban/Latino community in South Florida. Comparable format and audience but in a different regional market.
• Diario Las Américas: Spanish-language newspaper serving the Hispanic community in Miami and beyond. Comparable editorial mission (Spanish-language news for U.S. Latinos) but regionally focused on South Florida.
• Hoy (Chicago Tribune): Spanish-language daily serving the Hispanic community in Chicago. Same general-interest Spanish daily format as El Diario but concentrated in a different metro, making it a strong regional comparable.

Others

• ImpreMedia: Hispanic media company that has historically operated El Diario's print distribution network and partners with it (e.g., the impremedia.pressreader.com print portal). Ecosystem/affiliated partner rather than a direct editorial competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Telemundo: Major Spanish-language broadcast network with a strong digital news offering. Competes with El Diario for the same Hispanic audience, especially for politics, immigration, and entertainment coverage.
• Univision Noticias: Largest Spanish-language media company in the U.S. with a major digital news property. Overlaps heavily with El Diario in audience and editorial coverage but operates at significantly greater scale across TV, digital, and streaming.
• The New York Times: General-interest New York daily that competes for overlapping English- and Spanish-speaking NY audiences on local, national, and immigration coverage. Broader and far larger, but operates in the same metro and editorial categories.
• CNN en Español: Spanish-language digital news brand of CNN. Competes with El Diario for U.S. Hispanic and Latin America news readership via a global, well-funded editorial operation.

Emerging players

• Remezcla: Digital-first English/Spanish bilingual media brand targeting young U.S. Latinos. Represents an emerging peer competing for the same demographic through a more modern, social-native format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eldiariony
• Facebookfacebook.com/ElDiarioNY

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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