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| defunct = One Liberty Plaza, New York City, New York (state)>New York| hq_location_country = U.S.| area_served = Barbara PengSRIRAM >FIRST=AKASH TITLE=INSIDER CO-FOUNDER HENRY BLODGET TO STEP DOWN AS CEO WORK=REUTERS Chief executive officer>CEO)TITLE=NICHOLAS CARLSON NAMED GLOBAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF BUSINESS INSIDER DATE=OCTOBER 16, 2017 ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 18, 2017 URL-STATUS=LIVE WEBSITE=BUSINESS INSIDER, (editor-in-chief)}}| products = | owners = | num_employees = 551| num_employees_year = 2019| parent = Axel Springer SE| website = {{Official URL}}}}Insider Inc. (formerly Business Insider Inc.) is an American online media company known for publishing Business Insider and other media websites. It is a subsidiary of the German publisher Axel Springer SE, the largest in Europe.

History

Business Insider was founded in 2007 by Henry Blodget and Kevin P. Ryan.MAGAZINE, Auletta, Ken,weblink Business Outsider, The New Yorker, April 8, 2013, July 20, 2018, In 2013, Jeff Bezos led an effort to raise {{currency|5|USD}} million for Business Insider Inc. through his investment company Bezos Expeditions.NEWS, Lee, Edmund,weblink Amazon CEO invests in Blodget's news site, Crain's New York Business, Bloomberg News, April 5, 2013, February 5, 2023, February 5, 2023,weblink live, subscription, On September 29, 2015, Axel Springer SE announced that it had acquired 88% of the stake in Business Insider Inc. for a reported {{currency|343|USD}} million ({{currency|306|EUR}} million).NEWS, Spangler, Todd,weblink Germany's Axel Springer Buys Business Insider in $343 Million Deal, September 29, 2015, Variety, July 20, 2018, NEWS,weblink US-Nachrichtenseite: Springer kauft "Business Insider" für 300 Millionen Euro, Der Spiegel, September 29, 2015, de, September 29, 2015, September 30, 2015,weblink live, subscription, After the purchase, Axel Springer SE held a stake of approximately 97%, and Jeff Bezos held the remaining shares through Bezos Expeditions.NEWS, Sawers, Paul,weblink Axel Springer splurges $343M to acquire Business Insider, but Jeff Bezos retains 3% stake, September 29, 2015, VentureBeat, February 5, 2023, As of 2018, Axel Springer owns a 100% stake in Insider Inc.NEWS, Killoran, Ellen, Is Business Insider Really Worth $343 Million To Axel Springer?,weblink 30 September 2015, May 3, 2019, Forbes, en, February 5, 2023,weblink live, registration, Business Insider Inc.'s name was changed to Insider Inc. in December 2017 as the company planned on becoming a general interest news publisher.WEB, Moses, Lucia, Business Insider shifts to focus on business as Insider brand takes lifestyle, general news content,weblink Digiday, August 22, 2018, August 22, 2018, Nicholas Carlson is Global Editor-in-Chief of Insider. In January 2018, the firm moved its global headquarters in New York City from the Flatiron District to the Financial District.WEB, Cain, Aine, Jacobs, Sarah,weblink Take a tour of the brand new global headquarters of Insider Inc., steps away from Wall Street, Business Insider, January 26, 2018, July 20, 2018, In March 2018, it launched its first advertising campaign, with the tagline "Get in."WEB, Fuller, Melynda,weblink Insider Inc. Debuts First Ad Campaign To Unify Brand, MediaPost, March 29, 2018, July 20, 2018, The firm started using the Digital Content Ratings of Nielsen Holdings to measure its digital video audience in July 2018.WEB, Willens, Max,weblink Aiming for TV dollars, digital publishers adopt Nielsen's Digital Content Ratings, Digiday, July 30, 2018, July 30, 2018,

Websites

Business Insider and Tech Insider

Business Insider is the original publication of Insider Inc., focusing on business and financial news. The website Tech Insider originally started as a standalone technology-focused news website in 2015,NEWS,weblink Business Insider Broadens Ambitions With New Tech Site, July 27, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, but it was eventually incorporated into a section of Business Insider.NEWS,weblink Business Insider Inc. Drops 'Business' From Its Name as Company Broadens Coverage, Distribution, The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2017, Mullin, Benjamin,

Insider

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| commercial = YesOnline newspaper>news website| language = English| launch_date = | current_status = Active}}In 2015, Business Insider started establishing a social media presence on Twitter and Facebook for Insider, its general news site comparable to BuzzFeed.WEB, Moses, Lucia,weblink With its news brand, Business Insider takes a page from BuzzFeed, Digiday, September 1, 2015, July 20, 2018, The website Insider.com launched in May 2016 and focuses on news and lifestyle articles and video.WEB, Blodget, Henry,weblink Announcing the launch of 'Insider' — because there's more to life than work!, Business Insider, May 25, 2016, July 20, 2018, WEB, Benes, Ross,weblink How Business Insider's distributed brand Insider is diversifying from Facebook, Digiday, April 18, 2017, July 20, 2018,

Markets Insider

In October 2016, Business Insider started Markets Insider, a globally-focused markets data and news service. Data is provided by Germany-based finance portal Finanzen.net, another Axel Springer holding.NEWS, Alpert, Lukas I.,weblink Business Insider Launches Markets Data Site With Help From Axel Springer, October 24, 2016, The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2018,

Insider Reviews

In 2015, the company launched Insider Picks, the precursor to what is now Insider Reviews, to help shoppers navigate the complex retail industry and make the best purchasing decisions.WEB,weblink How we test products at Insider Reviews, Insider, June 19, 2021, August 21, 2023,

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External links

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