The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a business and financial newspaper. The paper states that it was founded in July 1889. It is published by Dow Jones and is reported by News Corporation as the flagship news product of the company’s Dow Jones segment, alongside Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily and the Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva and Risk & Compliance businesses.

Circulation

News Corp reports average daily subscriptions for the Journal of approximately 4,827,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2026 — about 4,465,000 digital-only and 362,000 print. These are company-reported internal figures and are not independently audited here. The Dow Jones segment reported revenue of $2,497 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026.

Stated Mission

The Journal publishes its own statement of purpose: to be “the definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money,” and it states that “we provide facts, data and information, not assertions or opinions.” Its editor in chief is Emma Tucker.

The paper runs a separately staffed opinion section with its own editorial board and columnists, listed apart from the newsroom on its masthead. This page does not characterize the political position of either section.

Distribution

The Journal is sold online, through mobile apps and in print, and News Corp also distributes Dow Jones content off-platform through third parties and licensing arrangements, including for artificial intelligence applications. Dow Jones also sells bundled print-and-digital subscriptions; where a bundle provides daily print access, News Corp counts it once, as a print subscription.