Ecuador News

What Ecuador News does

Ecuador News (legal name Semanario Ecuador News) is a privately held bilingual (Spanish/English) weekly newspaper founded in 2017 that serves the Ecuadorian diaspora community, with a primary audience in the United States and a secondary audience in Ecuador. The publication operates a WordPress CMS-based website (ecuadornews.com.ec) covering categories including Politics, Economy, Sports, Chronicle, Special Reports, Community, Opinions, Entertainment, US News, Migration, Health, and Tourism, and currently distributes its 1,393rd weekly edition in both print and digital PDF formats.

The company maintains a dual-office footprint with its headquarters at 34-18 Northern Blvd, Suite 2/6B, Long Island City, NY (US contact: [email protected], (718) 205-7014) and a sales/operations office in Guayaquil, Ecuador at Av. 9 de Octubre 109 y Malecón, Edif. Santistevan, Piso 3, Ofi. 1 (contact: [email protected], +593 993683742). The technology stack is conventional: a WordPress-based web platform with a digital PDF edition archive system spanning 738 pages of historical content. The company has no subsidiaries, no parent, no disclosed investors, and no public listing.

The business model is advertising-led supplemented by individual print edition sales. Online content is provided free of charge (freemium model); print editions are sold as individual copies at unlisted prices. Commercial revenue is generated through display advertising on the website and a Media KIT sales channel; named advertisers include Nuvei (payment processing partner) and Image Tech (digital economy partner). The publication has no disclosed subscription pricing, no enterprise contracts, and no disclosed revenue or headcount figures.

Name

Ecuador News

Legal name

Semanario Ecuador News

Website

https://ecuadornews.com.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecuador News (Semanario Ecuador News) is a privately held bilingual Spanish/English weekly newspaper founded in 2017 that serves the Ecuadorian diaspora community in the United States and Ecuador via a WordPress-based website, weekly print edition, and digital PDF downloads, monetized primarily through advertising and individual print sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Spanish-language news
• Diaspora journalism
• Weekly newspaper
• Ecuadorian community news
• Bilingual news publication

Headquarters

HQ city

Nueva York

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

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. Digital and Print Advertising: The publication generates revenue through advertising, as evidenced by sponsored content sections, advertiser logos (Nuvei, Image Tech), and the existence of a Media KIT page for advertising inquiries. Both online display advertising and print advertising appear to be available.
2. Print Edition Sales: The publication sells print editions (currently Edition #1393) to readers, with past editions available for purchase through the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ecuador News (Semanario Ecuador News) is a bilingual Spanish/English weekly newspaper that publishes news content covering Ecuador and the United States for the Ecuadorian diaspora community. The publication offers free digital access via its website ecuadornews.com.ec and a paid print edition (Edición Impresa, currently at Edition #1393), with coverage spanning politics, economics, sports, community news, migration, health, and tourism.

Product overview

Semanario Ecuador News is a Spanish-language news publication (weekly newspaper) that serves the Ecuadorian diaspora, particularly in the United States. The company operates a digital news website offering news content across multiple categories including Politics, Economics, Sports, Chronicle, Special Reports, Community, Opinions, and Entertainment. Additionally, the company produces a printed edition (Edición Impresa) available as PDF downloads. The publication covers both Ecuadorian and U.S. news, with a focus on stories relevant to Ecuadorians living abroad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Semanario Ecuador News A Spanish-language digital and printed weekly news publication targeting the Ecuadorian diaspora, covering news from Ecuador and the United States across categories including politics, economics, sports, community, migration, health, and tourism. Distributed through a free online website (ecuadornews.com.ec) and a paid print edition (Edición Impresa), currently at Edition #1393.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Image TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImage Tech is identified as a Partner in Digital Economy, appearing as a sponsor/advertiser on the publication's website. The partnership appears to be related to digital transformation and technology services.
• EuropolminorOthersEcuador News reported on a macro-operation against child pornography coordinated by Europol, which involved cooperation with Ecuadorian police. This represents journalistic coverage of international law enforcement partnerships rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• El Extra (Ecuador): Popular Ecuadorian tabloid-style newspaper published by El Universo in Guayaquil. Comparable as a Spanish-language Ecuadorian news publication with print and digital editions, but with a sensationalist mass-market focus rather than diaspora orientation.
• Diario Extra (Ecuador): Ecuadorian print and digital newspaper. Comparable to Ecuador News as a Spanish-language Ecuadorian publication, but with a primarily domestic rather than US-diaspora audience.

Direct peers

• El Diario NY: Spanish-language newspaper serving Spanish-speaking immigrants in New York City. Comparable as a small-scale Spanish-language weekly newspaper serving a Latin American diaspora in the US, with similar print and digital distribution model.
• El Diario: Spanish-language newspaper serving the Ecuadorian and broader Latin American immigrant community in New York. Directly comparable as a print and digital publication targeting a similar Hispanic diaspora audience in the same US metro area.

Broad incumbents

• El Nuevo Herald: Major Spanish-language daily newspaper published by McClatchy serving the Cuban and broader Latin American diaspora in South Florida. Comparable as a Spanish-language printed newspaper for a Hispanic diaspora community in the US, but at significantly larger scale.
• La Opinión: Long-running Spanish-language daily newspaper in Los Angeles serving the Mexican and broader Latin American diaspora. Comparable in operating model (Spanish print + digital news for diaspora), though with much larger scale and Mexican-centric focus.
• El Comercio (Ecuador): Largest national daily newspaper in Ecuador. Comparable as a paid Spanish-language news publisher covering Ecuadorian politics, economy, and culture, but with national circulation rather than diaspora focus.
• El Universo (Ecuador): Major Ecuadorian national newspaper based in Guayaquil — the same city where Ecuador News has its Ecuador office. Directly comparable in country coverage and Spanish-language news publishing, but at national scale.

Emerging players

• Queens Latino: Digital-first Spanish-language news outlet covering the Queens, NY area — the same borough where Ecuador News has its US headquarters. Comparable as a Spanish-language community news source targeting the same geographic market.
• Ecuador en USA: Digital media platform focused on Ecuadorian community news in the United States. Comparable as a niche Ecuadorian-diaspora-focused news outlet serving the same audience as Ecuador News, though primarily digital.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecuanewsus
• Facebookfacebook.com/SomosEcuadorNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecuador-news-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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