Money Week

What Money Week does

MoneyWeek is a UK-based direct-to-consumer financial media brand operating as the UK's best-selling financial magazine and a multi-platform personal finance publisher founded in October 2000 by Merryn Somerset Webb, currently owned by Future plc through its subsidiary Future Publishing Limited (registered in England and Wales, company number 2008885; registered office Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA). The publication targets individual retail investors and personal-finance readers primarily in the UK, covering stocks and shares, funds, trusts, commodities, gold, pensions, ISAs, tax, property, mortgages, and the broader UK and global economy. Its core product set comprises a weekly print magazine, the moneyweek.com website, the MoneyWeek mobile app, a twice-daily email newsletter (Money Morning), the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, YouTube masterclasses, editorial share tips, quizzes, a financial glossary, and an annual MoneyWeek Wealth Summit event. Editorial is led by Editor-in-chief Andrew Van Sickle (joined at inception in 2000, editor since 2018) and Digital editor-in-chief Kalpana Fitzpatrick, with a named editorial bench of roughly 10-12 journalists drawn from The Economist, the Guardian, the FT, Bloomberg, and prior institutional finance roles.

MoneyWeek monetises primarily through recurring print and digital subscriptions sold direct to consumers in three tiers: Print (£42.99/quarter), Print & Digital (£48.99/quarter), and Digital-only (£32.99/quarter), each preceded by a 6-issue free trial and protected by a money-back guarantee and a pause-subscription option of up to three months. Secondary revenue streams include display and sponsored content advertising on the website and in print, and affiliate commerce commissions earned when readers purchase financial products or services through editorial links. Acquisition is direct-to-consumer via organic search, the Google News preferred-source listing, the newsletter funnel, social channels (X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp), and live events including the Wealth Summit.

The technology stack is a standard digital publishing platform: a proprietary website (moneyweek.com), native iOS and Android apps, and email newsletter delivery. The corporate technology platform and distribution backbone are provided by parent Future plc, an international media group listed on the London Stock Exchange. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary data products are described in the available information. Headcount sits in the 51-100 range, and the company self-reports 'over 20,000 readers' on its About page.

Name

Money Week

Legal name

Future Publishing Limited

Website

https://moneyweek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MoneyWeek is the UK's best-selling financial magazine and a multi-platform personal finance media brand, owned by Future plc, serving individual retail investors and personal-finance readers in the UK with a weekly print magazine, website, app, newsletter, podcast, and live events on a direct-to-consumer subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial News and Investment Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Financial journalism
• Investment news
• Personal finance
• Stock market analysis
• Financial media

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Revenue from print, digital-only, and print+digital subscription tiers. Subscribers pay quarterly or annually, with introductory offers of 6 free issues. Annual subscription comprises 52 issues with four extended issues throughout the year.
2. Affiliate Commerce: When readers purchase products or services through affiliate links in articles, MoneyWeek earns a commission. Featured products include financial instruments, financial services, and lifestyle items.
3. Advertising: Revenue from display advertising on the website and in the magazine, including sponsored content partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MoneyWeek publishes a weekly financial magazine and daily digital news platform that delivers investment advice, stock market analysis, personal finance guidance, and economic news to UK retail investors. Its offering spans a print magazine, a content website (moneyweek.com), a mobile app, twice-daily email newsletters, and a podcast, supported by editorial coverage of stocks, shares, ISAs, pensions, tax, property, and the broader economy.

Product overview

MoneyWeek is a UK-based financial media company offering a multi-platform portfolio of products centered around its flagship weekly magazine. The core offering consists of the MoneyWeek print magazine, the MoneyWeek.com website, and the MoneyWeek App, which together deliver investment advice, stock market analysis, personal finance guidance, and economic news. Supporting products include the MoneyWeek Newsletter (twice-daily email), MoneyWeek Podcast, MoneyWeek Live reports, MoneyWeek Quizzes, and the annual MoneyWeek Wealth Summit. Content covers stocks and shares, commodities, funds, trusts, gold, pensions, ISAs, tax, property, mortgages, and the broader economy. Subscriptions are available in three tiers: Digital-only, Print-only, and Print & Digital combined, with a 6-issue free trial offer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MoneyWeek Magazine Weekly print magazine providing investment advice, financial analysis, and personal finance coverage, delivered directly to subscriber doorsteps. Written by experienced and award-winning journalists plus expert columnists for UK retail investors.
• MoneyWeek.com

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Future plccoreOthersMoneyWeek is owned and operated by Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher headquartered in Bath, UK. Future plc provides corporate infrastructure, publishing platform, and distribution capabilities for MoneyWeek.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Financial Times: Global financial newspaper with deep coverage of markets, investing, and personal finance targeting affluent readers including UK retail investors. Operates a much larger subscription business with broader international reach than MoneyWeek.
• Interactive Investor: UK investment platform providing market news, analysis, and educational content to subscribers. Positioned as a broader investment platform but publishes extensive editorial content that overlaps with MoneyWeek's investor education offering.
• Hargreaves Lansdown: UK's largest retail investment platform with extensive free editorial, research, and market commentary. Operates as a broader financial services firm but its in-house news/research offering overlaps directly with MoneyWeek's content to UK retail investors.
• Bloomberg: Global financial data, news, and media company whose columns and editorial content overlap with MoneyWeek's investor-focused coverage. Operates at vastly larger scale across business news, market data, and analysis.

Emerging players

• Monevator: Niche UK personal finance and investing blog/website with subscription-supported content focused on investing, retirement, and wealth building for UK retail investors. Smaller scale than MoneyWeek but addresses the same audience.

Others

• The Week: Sister publication within Future plc covering news, current affairs, and business. Operates under the same parent and shares editorial infrastructure, but focuses on digest-style news rather than deep financial analysis.

Direct peers

• ThisIsMoney: MailOnline's personal finance and markets portal covering investing, savings, pensions, tax, and property for UK retail investors. Competes with MoneyWeek across the same UK personal finance editorial verticals.
• Investors Chronicle: Long-running UK weekly print and digital magazine focused on investment analysis and share tips for private investors. Operates the same DTC subscription model targeting UK retail investors with similar investment commentary and share tip products.
• Motley Fool UK: UK arm of the Motley Fool, providing investment recommendations, share tips, and personal finance education to retail investors via subscription products, offering comparable stock-picking content to UK audiences.
• The Times Money (Times & Sunday Times): The financial and personal finance section of UK national newspapers The Times and Sunday Times, providing investment commentary, market analysis, and personal finance coverage to UK subscribers behind a paywall.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/moneyweek
• Facebookfacebook.com/110326662354766
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moneyweek

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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