Ziff Davis

American publisher and Internet company
Organization business Q199296
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 18 annual filings
Revenue
$1.45B
▲ 3.5% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$47.35M
▼ 24.9% YoY FY2025
Assets
$3.66B
▼ 1.1% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$1.15
▼ 19.0% YoY FY2025
$0.00$399.10M$798.20M$1.20B$1.60B FY2008: $241.51M · NI $72.56M (30.0% margin)FY2009: $245.57M · NI $66.83M (27.2% margin)FY2010: $255.39M · NI $83.05M (32.5% margin)FY2011: $330.16M · NI $114.77M (34.8% margin)FY2012: $371.40M · NI $121.58M (32.7% margin)FY2013: $520.80M · NI $107.52M (20.6% margin)FY2014: $599.03M · NI $124.34M (20.8% margin)FY2015: $720.82M · NI $133.64M (18.5% margin)FY2016: $874.25M · NI $152.44M (17.4% margin)FY2017: $1.12B · NI $139.43M (12.5% margin)FY2018: $1.21B · NI $128.69M (10.7% margin)FY2019: $1.05B · NI $218.81M (20.8% margin)FY2020: $1.16B · NI $150.67M (13.0% margin)FY2021: $1.42B · NI $496.71M (35.1% margin)FY2022: $1.39B · NI $63.76M (4.6% margin)FY2023: $1.36B · NI $41.50M (3.0% margin)FY2024: $1.40B · NI $63.05M (4.5% margin)FY2025: $1.45B · NI $47.35M (3.3% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001084048-26-000005

Ziff Davis

Summary

Ziff Davis is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ziff Davis's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Ziff Davis's instance of is recorded as enterprise[4].
  • Ziff Davis's instance of is recorded as publishing house[5].
  • Ziff Davis's founder is recorded as William Bernard Ziff, Sr.[6].
  • Ziff Davis's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].
  • Ziff Davis's child organization or unit is recorded as Q131287870[8].
  • Ziff Davis's Commons category is recorded as Ziff Davis[9].
  • Ziff Davis's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[10].
  • Ziff Davis's industry is recorded as Internet industry[11].
  • 1927 marks the founding of Ziff Davis[12].
  • Ziff Davis's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[13].
  • Ziff Davis's parent organization or unit is recorded as J2 Global[14].
  • Ziff Davis's official website is recorded as http://www.ziffdavis.com/[15].
  • Ziff Davis's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/ziff-davis-media-inc-history/[16].
  • Ziff Davis's product or material produced is recorded as software[17].
  • Ziff Davis's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company[18].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as Q207708[19].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as TechTV[20].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as PCMag[21].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as Computer Gaming World[22].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as TeamXbox[23].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as Expert Gamer[24].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as Creative Computing[25].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as AskMen[26].
  • Ziff Davis's owner of is recorded as ExtremeTech[27].

Body

Founding

Ziff Davis's founder is recorded as William Bernard Ziff, Sr.[6]. 1927 marks the founding of it[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[13].

Operations

Ziff Davis's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as J2 Global[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q131287870[8].

Industry

Ziff Davis's industry is recorded as Internet industry[11].

Ownership

Ziff Davis's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[10]. Its product or material produced is recorded as software[17].

Why It Matters

Ziff Davis ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,399 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PC. Retrieved . books.google.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Littlesis organization id 341613
    Overdrive publisher id ziff-davis-inc
    Computerlanguage.com definition ['Ziff+Davis+Inc.', 'Ziff+Davis']
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  2. 6d ago · Animalparty · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced software
    Website
    Subsidiary
    Instance of business, enterprise, publishing house
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P244]]: n98059299"
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