Reuters
Reuters' headquarters at 5 Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London | |
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | October 1851 |
| Founder | Paul Julius Reuter |
| Headquarters | 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Owner | Thomson family |
Number of employees | 25,000[3] |
| Website | reuters |
Reuters (/ˈrɔɪtərz/ ⓘ ROY-tərz) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.[4][5] It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages.[6] Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world.[7][8]
The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German baron Paul Reuter. The Thomson Corporation of Canada acquired the agency in a 2008 corporate merger, resulting in the formation of the Thomson Reuters Corporation.[8]
In December 2024, Reuters was ranked as the 27th most visited news site in the world, with over 105 million monthly readers.[9]
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