The New York Times
Also known as New York Times, NYT
New York daily newspaper founded in 1851; one of the US newspapers of record.
At a glance
Who owns it
Controlled by The New York Times Company.
People
A. G. Sulzberger (publisher), Joseph Kahn (executive editor) and 3 others
See all 9
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- The New York Times is a daily newspaper in Manhattan, founded in 1851 as the New-York Daily Times.
- It covers local, national and international news and publishes opinion and reviews.
- It is owned by The New York Times Company, chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family from 1896; A.
- G.
- Sulzberger is publisher.
- In June 2026 it had 13.35 million subscribers, 12.8 million of them digital.
Why it matters
- It is one of the most read and most cited newspapers in the world.
Key facts
- Founded
- 18 September 1851, as the New-York Daily Times, by Henry Jarvis Raymond, George Jones and Edward B. Wesley1
- Headquarters
- The New York Times Building, Midtown Manhattan1
- Owner
- The New York Times Company; chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family from 18961
- Subscribers
- 13.35 million (June 2026): 550,000 print and 12.8 million digital1
- Mission
- "To seek the truth and help people understand the world"2
- Reach
- Reports on the ground from more than 160 countries in a typical year2
- Also publishes
- Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic2
Who owns it
Controlled by The New York Times Company.
Parent company
- The New York Times Company
People
People
- Yotam OttolenghiPersonwrites recipes for a column
- Maggie HabermanPersonWhite House correspondent; hired in early 2015 as a political correspondent · since 2015
- Ezra KleinPerson
opinion columnist and host of The Ezra Klein Show (as of October 2026); joined from Vox · since 2021 4
Before
People until 2026
Ross Douthat (op-ed columnist, replacing Bill Kristol, until he joined CBS)
People until 2014
Catherine Rampell (economics reporter and editor, Sunday Magazine columnist and theater critic, before joining The Washington Post)
People until Jul 2013
Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight ran on NYTimes.com under a three-year licence until ESPN bought it; he was not on the paper's staff) 3
People until Aug 2026
Casey Newton (co-host of the Hard Fork podcast with Kevin Roose, until the show ended) 5
Links
Sources
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