August 1927; 96 years ago (1927-08) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Founder
Bill Ziff Sr. Bernard Davis
Headquarters
New York City, New York, U.S.
Key people
Vivek Shah (CEO)
Bret Richter (CFO)
Products
Multimedia, software, video games, data licensing
Revenue
US$1.38 billion (2021)
Number of employees
4,900[1]
Website
ziffdavis.com
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, online shopping-related services, internet connectivity services, gaming and entertainment brands, and cybersecurity and martech tools.[2][3][4] Previously, the company was predominantly a publisher of hobbyist magazines.
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ZiffDavis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily...
Bernard George Davis (December 11, 1906 – August 28, 1972) was an American publishing executive. He and William Bernard Ziff Sr. founded ZiffDavis Inc. in 1927...
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IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2011. "IGN PS3: Best Voice Acting 2008". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived...
from ZiffDavis and evolved into an enterprise IT–focused online publication. ZDNET began as a subscription-based digital service called "ZiffNet" that...
ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Dyer, Mitch (30 September 2013). "When Can We Start Playing GTA Online". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived...
Purslow, Matt (6 December 2023). "99 Details From the GTA 6 Trailer". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023...
Time". IGN. ZiffDavis. 8 May 2003. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016. "IGN's Top 100 Games". IGN. ZiffDavis. 2005. Archived...
entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of ZiffDavis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa district...
IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2013-06-13. "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived...
LLC, and hosted at TechnicaCuriosa.com. The magazine was started by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in October 1954 for electronics hobbyists and experimenters...
YouTube channel CineFix from Whalerock Industries. In December 2017, ZiffDavis bought Mashable for $50 million, a price described by Recode as a "fire...
America". IGN. ZiffDavis. Retrieved May 28, 2018. Gantayat, Anoop (November 13, 2000). "Sega of Japan to Charge Fee for PSO". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from...
Dan (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: All The Winners". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6...
the sale of Gernsback's publishing company to B. A. Mackinnon. In 1938, Ziff-Davis Publishing acquired the magazines. In 1904 Hugo Gernsback established...
Creatures". IGN. ZiffDavis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2019-01-23. "Impossible Creatures Bonus Animals". IGN. ZiffDavis. 2003-05-03...
magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to ZiffDavis in 1993. It expanded greatly through the 1990s and became one of the largest...
its digital media division with the acquisition of digital publisher ZiffDavis for $167 million in cash. On February 4, 2013, J2 Global acquired IGN...
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US$1.38 billion (2021)