The New York Times

American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
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The New York Times
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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. Founded on September 18, 1851, it has grown to become one of the most widely circulated and influential newspapers in the United States. [1][2][3] The publication covers domestic and international news, opinion pieces, cultural content, and various other topics. As of 2021, the organization employs approximately 1.7 thousand people. [4]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Pulitzer Prize[3], Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[4], Marion Dönhoff Award[5], George Polk Award[6], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech[7]
  • Member of: New York News Publishers Association[8], Alliance for Audited Media[9], JournalList[10]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[11]
  • Country: United States[12]
  • Instance of: media company[13], website[14]
  • Editor: Joseph Kahn[15]
  • Founder: George Jones[16], Henry Jarvis Raymond[17]
  • Publisher: The New York Times Company[18], A. G. Sulzberger[19]
  • Owned by: The New York Times Company[20]
  • Headquarters location: New York Times Building[21]
  • Place of publication: Manhattan[22], New York City[23]
  • Child organization or unit: International Herald Tribune[24]
  • Part of: Semantic Web[25]
  • Commons category: The New York Times[26]
  • Language of work or name: English[27]
  • Industry: publishing[28]
  • Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Has part(s): New York Times Editorial Board[31], New York Times Op-Ed[32], The New York Times Magazine[33], The New York Times Best Seller list[34], The New York Times Archival Library[35], Overlooked[36], The New York Times Games[37], The Athletic[38], Wirecutter[39], New York Times obituary[40]
  • Inception: September 18, 1851[41]
  • Start time: 1851[42]
  • Official website: https://nytimes.com[43], https://cn.nytimes.com[44], https://nytimes.com/es[45], https://cn.nytimes.com/zh-hant[46], https://nytimes.com/ca[47], http://query.nytimes.com/search/advanced/[48], https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.sgp/npe.sn00061556[49], http://www.nytimes.com/[50], https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.sgp/roto.sn78004456[51]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The New York Times[52]
  • Commons gallery: New York Times[53]
  • Described at URL: http://www.namebase.net:82/names/nn01.cgi/CW[54]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The New York Times include Times Square[55], a square[56], in United States[57], founded in 1905[58] and One Times Square[59], a skyscraper[60], in United States[61], founded in 1904[62].

Why It Matters

The New York Times has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for it include Times Square[55], a square[56], in United States[57], founded in 1905[58] and One Times Square[59], a skyscraper[60], in United States[61], founded in 1904[62].

FAQs

What awards did The New York Times receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize[3], Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[4], Marion Dönhoff Award[5], and George Polk Award[6].

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  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14932 → nytimes
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  2. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → New York News Publishers Association, Alliance for Audited Media, JournalList
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  5. 9w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → daily newspaper, media company, website
    Member of → New York News Publishers Association, Alliance for Audited Media, JournalList
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  6. 12w ago · IagoQnsi · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → NewYorkTimes.svg, NewYorkTimes-white.svg
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  7. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → CvCel
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  8. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-york-times, new-york-times-american-newspaper, the-new-york-times
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  9. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject New York Public Library
    Headquarters location → One Times Square, The Times Square Building, New York Times Building
    Total produced → {'amount': '+1122400'}, {'amount': '+1132000'}, {'amount': '+1103600'} +2
    Described by source → Wikipedia:Vaccine safety/Perennial sources
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