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 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 |
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| Owner | Thomson family |
Number of employees | 25,000[3] |
| Website | reuters |
Reuters (/ˈrɔɪtə(r)z/ ⓘ ROY-tə(r)z) 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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- ^ Gazette, Press (19 December 2024). "Top 50 news websites in the world: AP and NBC see more than 50% monthly surge". Press Gazette. Retrieved 8 January 2025.