LES GLORIEUSES

What LES GLORIEUSES does

Les Glorieuses is an independent French feminist media company operated through Glorious Media SASU (previously Gloria Media SASU), a single-shareholder private company headquartered in Paris and founded in 2015 by Rebecca Amsellem. The company publishes a weekly Wednesday newsletter focused on economic equality between women and men, reaching over 126,000 Francophone subscribers, and operates an English-language counterpart, The Glorious Letter, for international audiences. Its product portfolio also includes the documentary podcast 'La Méthode' (co-produced with Louie Media), the annual #10Novembre11h31 salary equality campaign, an online boutique selling campaign-related merchandise, and the newly launched Laboratoire d'action (Action Laboratory), an advocacy initiative developed with founding corporate partners L'Oréal Group and La Banque Postale, and core partners AXA and the Fédération Hospitalière de France.

The underlying technology stack is conventional and lightweight: a WordPress-based public website, Brevo (Sendinblue) as the newsletter delivery and subscriber management platform, and Google Analytics for audience measurement under GDPR-compliant cookie consent. There is no proprietary platform, mobile application, API, or SDK; the core asset is editorial content and the subscriber relationship. Revenue is generated through voluntary reader donations, sales from the online boutique, and what appear to be corporate sponsorship or partnership contributions tied to the Action Laboratory; the newsletter itself is free.

The company's commercial posture is that of a mission-driven independent media outlet rather than a venture-backed technology business. With a headcount in the 1-10 range, €100 in share capital, and no external funding rounds disclosed, Les Glorieuses relies on its founder-led brand, a decade of editorial authority, and an expanding institutional partner ecosystem to drive impact and modest revenue. Its strategic direction in 2026 has shifted from pure newsletter publishing toward multi-stakeholder policy advocacy through the Action Laboratory.

Name

LES GLORIEUSES

Legal name

Glorious Media SASU

Website

https://lesglorieuses.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Glorieuses is an independent French feminist media company publishing a weekly newsletter on economic equality between women and men to over 126,000 subscribers, complemented by a podcast, an annual pay-equality campaign, an online boutique, and a newly launched Action Laboratory advocacy initiative backed by corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feminist Newsletter Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Feminist newsletter media
• Gender equality content
• Economic equality journalism
• Feminist podcast production
• Women empowerment media

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Newsletter Subscriptions: Les Glorieuses generates revenue through its newsletter subscriber base. While the core newsletter is free, the company builds a large audience that can be monetized through various means.
2. Online Boutique: Sale of merchandise and products through the online boutique section of the website, featuring collaborative products with partners like L'Indéprimeuse.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations from supporters to fund its mission of economic equality between women and men.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Les Glorieuses publishes a free weekly feminist newsletter in French every Wednesday, reaching over 126,000 subscribers, focused on economic equality between women and men. The brand extends into an English-language newsletter (The Glorious Letter), a six-episode documentary podcast (La Méthode) co-produced with Louie Media, an online merchandise boutique, and the Action Laboratory initiative that translates economic inequality research into policy advocacy through corporate and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

Les Glorieuses is an independent feminist media company (Glorious Media SASU) operating primarily as a newsletter-first publication with over 126,000 subscribers. Its product portfolio consists of a core French-language newsletter (Les Glorieuses newsletter) and its English counterpart (The Glorious Letter), supplemented by a documentary podcast (La Méthode, co-produced with Louie Media), an annual salary equality campaign (#10Novembre11h31), a newly launched Action Laboratory (Laboratoire d'action) for translating inequality research into policy advocacy, and an online merchandise shop. The publications serve as the primary audience engagement channel, while the Action Laboratory represents a shift toward activist-driven impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Glorieuses newsletter A free weekly feminist newsletter published every Wednesday by Glorious Media SASU, focused on economic equality between women and men, with over 126,000 French-language subscribers.
• The Glorious Letter The English-language edition of the Les Glorieuses newsletter, delivering the publication's feminist economic equality content to an international audience.
• La Méthode podcast A six-episode documentary podcast co-produced with Louie Media, exploring feminist methods, philosophy, and pathways to a feminist utopia through interviews with scholars, activists, and artists.
• Boutique (Online Shop) An online store selling merchandise, including items supporting the salary equality campaign and other feminist-themed products, with collaborative products from partners such as L'Indéprimeuse.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 million people sensitized through campaign media coverage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered founding partner, core partner and minor.

• L'Oréal Groupfounding partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerL'Oréal Group is a founding partner of the Action Laboratory, supporting the organization's work on economic autonomy and equality between women and men.
• La Banque Postalefounding partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Banque Postale is a founding partner of the Action Laboratory, focusing on financial autonomy and economic equality for women. Sandrine Pierrot, Directrice Générale de la banque de détail, is quoted supporting the initiative.
• AXAcore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAXA partners with Les Glorieuses on the women's health axis of the Action Laboratory, supporting campaigns on gender health disparities. Ulrike Decoene, Directrice de la communication, de la marque et du développement durable, represents AXA.
• Fédération Hospitalière de Francecore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Fédération Hospitalière de France partners on the women's health axis of the Action Laboratory, working to address health disparities and promote women's health as a priority. Zaynab Riet, Déléguée générale, represents FHF.
• Louie Mediacore partnerTechnology or IntegrationLouie Media is the co-production partner for the La Méthode podcast, a six-episode documentary series exploring feminist methodologies and utopias.
• L'IndéprimeuseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partnership for the 2026 equality campaign, creating engaged merchandise and content supporting the fight for salary equality.
• Cité de l'Économie (CITECO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for the 'Femmes et argent : un pouvoir à soi' event series organized March 5-8, 2026, focusing on women's financial emancipation.
• Bibliothèque Publique d'Information (Bpi)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer with CITECO of the 'Femmes et argent : un pouvoir à soi' event, hosting programs on women's economic empowerment at their Paris location.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• The Conversation France: French edition of the global academic-news publication, edited by academics and covering politics, economics, and society. Comparable as a French digital publication producing expert analysis on economic and gender topics for an engaged reader base.
• Slate.fr: French-language online magazine covering news, politics, and society with strong opinion and editorial newsletter components. Comparable editorial format and target audience demographic as an independent French digital opinion publication.
• Usbek & Rica: French independent media outlet publishing a long-form, newsletter-driven magazine on the future of economics, society, and ecology. Comparable as an independent French editorial media brand leveraging subscriptions and partnerships rather than advertising mass-reach.

Others

• Numerama: French independent digital media outlet covering technology, society, and policy, with a newsletter-heavy audience model. Less direct overlap but comparable as a French independent newsletter-led editorial business monetizing through partnerships and audience reach.
• Louie Media: French independent podcast production company that co-produces Les Glorieuses' La Méthode. An ecosystem partner and comparable as a French narrative/podcast-led independent media company pursuing similar audience and partnership models.

Direct peers

• Cheek Magazine: French digital-first feminist magazine targeted at younger women covering politics, culture, and gender equality. Comparable as an independent French feminist digital publisher competing for the same activist, media-savvy audience.
• MadmoiZelle: French independent digital media targeted at young women, covering feminism, gender equality, sexuality, and pop culture. Closest direct competitor to Les Glorieuses within the Francophone women's-interest digital publishing space, though slightly younger-skewing.
• Causette: Long-running French independent feminist magazine (print and digital) covering gender equality, sexuality, and societal issues. Directly comparable as an independent Francophone feminist publication with subscription and newsstand revenue models.

Broad incumbents

• Marie Claire (France): Established French women's-interest magazine (print and digital) operated by Groupe Marie Claire. Competes in the same women's media category as Les Glorieuses but with broader lifestyle coverage and significantly larger scale.
• Elle (France): Established French edition of the global Elle women's-interest magazine brand, owned by Lagardère. Overlaps with Les Glorieuses on women's content but at much larger scale and breadth, serving as a broad incumbent competing for advertising and reader attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/lesglorieuses
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-glorieuses
• Instagraminstagram.com/lesglorieuses

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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