Hearst Publications

Hearst Communications Inc.

Hearst Tower in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	March 4, 1887; 130 years ago (1887-03-04) San Francisco, California, United States
Founder	William Randolph Hearst
Headquarters	Hearst Tower Midtown Manhattan New York City, New York , United States
Key people	William Randolph Hearst III (Chairman) Frank A. Bennack Jr. (Executive Vice Chairman) Steve Swartz (President and CEO)
Revenue	US$10.8 billion (2016)
Owner	Hearst family (100%)
Number of employees	20,000 (2016)
Divisions	Hearst Television Hearst Magazines Hearst Ventures Hearst Business Media Hearst Entertainment & Syndication Hearst Newspapers Verizon Hearst Media Partners (50%)
Subsidiaries	A+E Networks (50%) ESPN, Inc. (20%) King Features Syndicate Fitch Ratings (80%) Litton Entertainment (majority share) NorthSouth Productions (50%)
Website	hearst.com

Hearst Communications Inc. (often referred to as simply Hearst) is an American mass media and business information conglomerate based in New York City, New York.

Hearst owns a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, 50% of broadcasting firm A&E Networks, and 20% of the sports broadcaster ESPN—the last two both co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.

Despite being better known for the above media holdings, Hearst makes most of its profits in the business information section, where it owns companies including First Databank, Homecare Homebase, MOTOR Information Systems, 80% of Fitch Ratings, and others.

The Hearst company is based in the Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, and the Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management.