Company Summary
dmg media is parent company of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday MailOnline, Metro and Metro.co.uk and the consumer media division of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT). Together, dmg media’s titles reach one in five UK adults every single day and 70% of the population per month.
Since the Daily Mail was first published in 1896, the company has been a pioneer of popular journalism, attracting the industry’s best talent and reaching new audiences through innovation and technology.
Key Facts
The Daily Mail has more than 3 million daily readers and is the UK’s most-read newspaper on Saturday
MailOnline is the world’s biggest English language newspaper website
Metro is the UK’s most widely circulated weekday newspaper
DMG Media history
The Daily Mail was founded in 1896 by brothers Alfred and Harold Harmsworth. DMGT was incorporated in 1922 and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1932.
In 1982, dmg media launched The Mail on Sunday and debuted its free title, Metro, in 1999. The current Chairman is the fourth Viscount Rothermere.
