The Guardian is a privately owned company headquartered in the UK. Founded in 1821, the company, with approximately 2,470 employees, specializes in book and periodical publishing. Functioning as a newspaper group, it operates theguardian.com, The Guardian newspaper, and The Observer.
On September 10, 2026, Guardian staff threatened a walkout, with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) holding an indicative ballot of members in protest against the company's latest pay offer, even as the newspaper reported its highest-ever revenues. Earlier on the same day, Liz Wynn, Chief Support Officer at The Guardian, participated in a panel discussion titled "Maximising audience yield – and engagement," where she addressed the definition and implications of visitor yield. This follows The Guardian's announcement on September 8, 2026, that it would close Guardian Jobs, its long-running recruitment platform. The company cited a fundamental shift in the UK hiring market and vacancies being at their lowest level in five years as reasons for the closure.
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