ZIFF DAVIS, INC.
Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD) operates as a vertically focused digital media and internet company with a diversified portfolio spanning technology, shopping, gaming, entertainment, health and wellness, connectivity, cybersecurity, and marketing technology sectors. The company maintains its corporate website at… From the company’s description.
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What ZIFF DAVIS, INC. does
In the company’s own words
Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD) operates as a vertically focused digital media and internet company with a diversified portfolio spanning technology, shopping, gaming, entertainment, health and wellness, connectivity, cybersecurity, and marketing technology sectors. The company maintains its corporate website at www.ziffdavis.com.
The company generates revenues through five reportable segments. The Digital Media Businesses, comprising Technology & Shopping, Gaming & Entertainment, and Health & Wellness, derive primary revenue from advertising and performance marketing. The Connectivity segment, operating under the Ookla brand, provides broadband network intelligence and insights through data collection and analysis. The Cybersecurity & Martech segment delivers cloud-based subscription and licensed services to consumers and businesses.
Within Technology & Shopping, Ziff Davis operates leading brands including CNET, PCMag, Mashable, Lifehacker, Spiceworks, ZDNET, RetailMeNot, VoucherCodes, and Offers.com. The Gaming & Entertainment segment includes IGN Entertainment, which reaches over 440 million monthly users across 15 digital properties, and Humble Bundle, a digital subscription and storefront that has raised over $275 million for charitable causes since its inception. The Health & Wellness segment operates Everyday Health Group, featuring properties such as Everyday Health, MedPage Today, BabyCenter, and Lose It!, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, and expectant parents.
The Connectivity platform provides testing applications, analysis, and insights through Speedtest, Ekahau, Downdetector, and RootMetrics brands. The Cybersecurity & Martech business operates through the VIPRE Security Group and MOZ Group, offering endpoint security, email marketing, search engine optimization, and communication services.
As of December 31, 2025, Ziff Davis employed approximately 3,900 people, with 55 percent based in the United States and 45 percent internationally. The company has executed nearly 100 acquisitions between 2012 and 2025, deploying approximately $3.3 billion on this acquisition strategy. This programmatic M&A approach represents a core component of the company's capital allocation strategy, complemented by share repurchases and balance sheet strengthening.
Company details
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Communications
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1084048
- SIC
- 4822
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns ZIFF DAVIS, INC. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · ZIFF DAVIS, INC.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
ZIFF DAVIS, INC.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of ZIFF DAVIS, INC.’s debt, $164.59M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 3.05%, maturing 2026 to 2030.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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