What BusinessMirror does

BusinessMirror is a Philippine digital-first business news publication founded in 2005 and headquartered in Quezon City. It serves Filipino business professionals, government and policy stakeholders, and general readers through a WordPress-based website organized into editorial verticals covering News, Business (Banking & Finance, Agri-Commodities, Companies, Economy, Stock Market), Sports, Opinion, Lifestyle, and Features. The publication supplements its main website with a text-only edition (The Daily Scroll), a YouTube podcast, and a Mailchimp-based newsletter subscription, and sources international content through syndication agreements with the Associated Press and Bloomberg.

The core product is the BusinessMirror website, which has accumulated a 100,000+ article archive since 2005 and publishes daily content across 40+ sub-categories. Under the BMPlus sub-brand it has expanded into lifestyle, entrepreneur, marketing, CSR, and music (SoundStrip) coverage. The platform is built on standard WordPress infrastructure with no proprietary AI components, APIs, or mobile applications documented in the source material.

BusinessMirror generates revenue through two disclosed streams: digital advertising on its website and recurring newsletter subscriptions. Pricing is quote-based with no public tiers. The publication operates as a private, independent media entity with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no disclosed funding rounds. In March 2026 it signed an MOU with the Philippine Presidential Communications Office alongside eight other publishers to participate in the Anti-Fake News Desk initiative.

Name

BusinessMirror

Legal name

BusinessMirror

Website

https://businessmirror.com.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BusinessMirror is a Philippine digital business news publication founded in 2005, serving business professionals, policymakers, and general readers in the Philippines through a website, a text-only edition, a YouTube podcast, and a newsletter subscription, with content syndicated from AP and Bloomberg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Business news
• Digital publishing
• Online newspaper
• Financial journalism
• News media

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The website features 'Advertise with us' functionality, indicating revenue generation through display and content advertising on the digital platform.
2. Subscription/Newsletter: The publication offers newsletter subscription services with a 'Subscribe' CTA, suggesting recurring subscription revenue from email newsletter distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BusinessMirror is a Philippine digital-first business news publication that produces and distributes daily news across business, economy, politics, sports, and lifestyle categories through its website, text-only edition, newsletter, and podcast. The publication covers Philippine business intelligence including banking & finance, agri-commodities, stock market, and executive views, supplemented by syndicated content from Associated Press and Bloomberg.

Product overview

BusinessMirror is a Philippine business news publication offering a unified digital platform with multiple content categories spanning News (Top News, Nation, World), Business (Banking & Finance, Agri-Commodities, Companies, Economy), Sports, Opinion, Life (including Tech, Motoring, Tourism), Features (Science, Education, Health & Fitness), and BMPlus (SoundStrip music coverage, Marketing, CSR). The core offering is the main BusinessMirror Website, supplemented by The Daily Scroll text-only edition for accessible reading. The publication covers comprehensive business intelligence, market analysis, and current affairs for the Philippine market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Daily Scroll: Text-only edition of BusinessMirror news publication
• BMPlus
• SoundStrip
• The Broader Look

Products and services

• BusinessMirror Website

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Presidential Communications Office (PCO) of the PhilippinesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026BusinessMirror, along with eight other leading Philippine newspaper publishers including The Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, and Philippine Daily Inquirer, signed a memorandum of understanding with the PCO. The agreement commits to verified information dissemination, public trust in credible media, and coordinated responses to disinformation while upholding press freedom. The partnership includes participation in the Anti-Fake News Desk initiative.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reuters: Global wire/news brand with deep business and financial coverage. Comparable to BusinessMirror's syndicated international news and competes for premium business audiences.
• Nikkei Asia: Asia-focused business news brand covering the Philippines among other markets. Overlaps with BusinessMirror's international business/finance coverage and competes for premium reader attention.
• GMA News Online: Digital news portal of the GMA broadcast network in the Philippines. Wider entertainment-led portfolio but competes on national news eyeballs and ad inventory.
• ABS-CBN News: The digital news arm of the Philippines' largest media conglomerate; broader entertainment and news portfolio but overlaps directly on business and economy coverage.
• South China Morning Post: Asia-focused English-language business and current affairs publication. Covers Southeast Asia and competes for the same business-professional reader demographic.
• Bloomberg: Global business and financial news leader. Both a content syndication partner for BusinessMirror and a competitor for high-end business reader attention globally.

Direct peers

• The Manila Times: Major Philippine broadsheet with national and business news. Direct competitor and fellow PCO MOU signatory alongside BusinessMirror.
• Rappler: Philippine digital-first news outlet with strong business and economy coverage. Competes for the same advertising and subscription pool in the Philippine market.
• Manila Bulletin: One of the Philippines' oldest and broadest general-news broadsheets, with a large business section. Direct competitor and fellow PCO MOU signatory.
• Philippine Daily Inquirer: The Philippines' largest broadsheet, with extensive business and general news coverage. Direct competitor in the Philippine news market and co-signatory of the same PCO MOU in 2026.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLtJZwxtpdVd4u-0eC640TNXKPSsAUThK4
• Xx.com/businessmirror
• Facebookfacebook.com/BusinessMirror
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/businessmirrorofficial

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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