In this article we are going to list the 5 largest media companies in the world in 2022. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 16 largest media companies in the world in 2022.
5. Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA)
Total market cap of the company as of 26th November 2022 (in millions): 13,039
Total sales of the company (in millions): 28,586
Total profits of the company (in millions): 4,543
Total assets of the company (in millions): 58,620
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) is easily one of the biggest media companies in the world and owns Paramount Pictures, the CBS Entertainment Group, which includes CBS and the CW television networks, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, BET, Paramount Network and Showtime. Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) has more than 170 networks currently and has more than 700 million subscribers in around 180 countries.
4. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)
Total market cap of the company as of 26th November 2022 (in millions): 127,071
Total sales of the company (in millions): 30,402
Total profits of the company (in millions): 5,007
Total assets of the company (in millions): 45,331
Arguably the pioneer of global streaming, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has had a torrid year in 2022 after being the top-performing S&P 500 stock in the 2010s.
3. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)
Total market cap of the company as of 26th November 2022 (in millions): 60,729
Total sales of the company (in millions): 51,682
Total profits of the company (in millions): 4,654
Total assets of the company (in millions): 143,392
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is an American mass media company which has more than 32 million customers in around 41 states.
2. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
Total market cap of the company as of 26th November 2022 (in millions): 176,087
Total sales of the company (in millions): 72,982
Total profits of the company (in millions): 3,082
Total assets of the company (in millions): 203,311
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has been in the news recently its ex-CEO Bob Iger made a comeback to help the company turn around.
1. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
Total market cap of the company as of 26th November 2022 (in millions): 154,130
Total sales of the company (in millions): 116,385
Total profits of the company (in millions): 14,159
Total assets of the company (in millions): 275,905
Topping the list of the 16 largest media companies in the world in 2022 is Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA). Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is the second largest cable television and broadcasting company in the U.S. as well as the biggest Internet service provider in the nation.
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