The Weekly Journal

What The Weekly Journal does

The Weekly Journal is a privately held digital news publication serving readers in Puerto Rico and the broader Caribbean. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it operates as a small editorial outlet with approximately 5 employees, producing coverage across top stories, markets, business, politics, lifestyle, weather, and opinion. The publication runs on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, with its content distributed via the wjournalpr.com website, email newsletter alerts, and social media channels including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and Instagram. A partnership with Inteligencia Económica, Inc. supplies economic indicators content within its Markets section.

The business model is not publicly disclosed: no subscription pricing, paywall, or advertising inventory is documented in the source data, and content is presented as free to access. The company's geographic scope is explicitly Caribbean, with a globally accessible website suggesting intent to serve both local readers and the Puerto Rican diaspora. Editorial verticals include a Tech Talk & Innovation section and a Small Business Spotlight within the Business Gallery, indicating incremental expansion beyond traditional local news categories. The publication is actively operating as of July 2026, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding history, or M&A activity.

Name

The Weekly Journal

Legal name

The Weekly Journal

Website

https://theweeklyjournal.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Weekly Journal is a small digital local news outlet founded in 2019 and based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that publishes free coverage of Puerto Rico and Caribbean news, business, markets, politics, lifestyle, and weather to general public readers via its website and social channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Digital News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Local news coverage
• Digital news publishing
• Caribbean news media
• Regional journalism
• Online news content

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Weekly Journal is a digital local news publication serving Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It provides free online access to news content organized into sections including Top Stories, Markets, Lifestyle, Business Gallery, Opinion, Politics, Photo Booth, and Weather. The publication also offers user accounts, saved items, and email newsletter alerts for ongoing engagement with readers in Puerto Rico and the wider Caribbean region.

Product overview

The Weekly Journal is a local news website for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean that delivers digital news content across multiple sections including Top Stories, Markets, Business, Politics, Lifestyle, and Weather. The publication uses the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital to power its digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Weekly Journal Digital News Publication (wjournalpr.com)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• News is my Business: Puerto Rico business-focused digital news outlet covering local economy, startups, and corporate news. Comparable as a small, digitally native English-language news publication serving the Puerto Rico business audience that The Weekly Journal also courts.
• Caribbean Business: English-language Puerto Rico business publication covering markets, economic indicators, and corporate news. Overlaps with The Weekly Journal's Markets and Business Gallery sections and competes for English-reading business audiences in PR.
• NotiCel: Puerto Rico-based digital-first news outlet covering politics, business, and general news. Closely comparable as a digital-native news platform serving the same Puerto Rico audience as The Weekly Journal.
• Primera Hora: Major Puerto Rico daily newspaper covering local news, politics, business, entertainment, and lifestyle. Directly competes for the same Puerto Rico reader and advertiser base as The Weekly Journal across overlapping sections.
• El Nuevo Día: Puerto Rico's leading Spanish-language daily newspaper covering local news, business, lifestyle, politics, and weather. Most direct incumbent competitor for the same Puerto Rico general-news audience that The Weekly Journal targets, with a much larger newsroom and brand.
• Metro Puerto Rico: Free Puerto Rico digital/print news outlet covering lifestyle, entertainment, and general news with a similar free-access model to The Weekly Journal. Directly comparable as a free local news product serving Puerto Rico readers.
• The San Juan Daily Star: English-language daily newspaper based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, covering local news, politics, and Caribbean affairs. Competes for the same English-reading Puerto Rico audience that The Weekly Journal targets with its 'Local News for Global Views' positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Yahoo News: Large aggregator that distributes general and regional news including coverage of Puerto Rico events. Comparable as a digital news destination that competes for the same reader attention in the broader news category, though without Puerto Rico specialization.
• Associated Press (AP News): Global wire service and digital news outlet producing general, political, business, and lifestyle coverage that often includes Caribbean and Puerto Rico stories. Comparable as a digital news source competing for reader attention on the same topic categories.

Others

• BLOX Digital: Provider of the BLOX Content Management System that The Weekly Journal uses to run its digital publishing operation. Comparable as the underlying technology vendor powering the company's core platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wjournalpr
• Facebookfacebook.com/wjournalpr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-weekly-journal
• Instagraminstagram.com/wjournalpr

Revenue estimate

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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