National World, a publicly owned entity headquartered in the United Kingdom, operates in the media and telecommunications sector. Founded in 2019, the company employs approximately 210 individuals and reported $122.7M in revenue as of 2024. The company focuses on consolidating audience reach, digital focus, and modernization within the UK publishing and digital media sector, aiming to establish an online platform for reliable news content. It comprises multiple regional newspapers and publishers consolidated into a single entity.
National World plc was admitted to the standard segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on August 26, 2026, following a £5 million placing, having formed to acquire companies in the news publishing and digital media sector and/or in associated complementary technologies. Previously, on June 26, 2026, Iconic Media Group Limited, which owns three dozen Irish newspaper titles including the Belfast News Letter and Derry Journal, reported a £3.6 million loss for 2025. The group incurred a £6.5 million hit from exceptional items last year, following its acquisition of 22 former National World newspapers. This followed National World's withdrawal of over 200 publications from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) on October 14, 2025, when it also rebranded as Iconic Media, with its titles subsequently listed as 'no longer registered' on ABC's website.
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