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MarketBeat

U.S. center — financial/market data focus, minimal political content

Owned byPrivately owned by founder Matthew Paulson (100%); no outside investors

FundingApproximately 90% advertising revenue and 10% paid subscriptions (MarketBeat All Access premium tier); bootstrapped with no venture capital or outside funding

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

MarketBeat traces its roots to a personal finance blog called American Consumer News, started by Matthew Paulson in 2006 while he was a student at Dakota State University in Mitchell, South Dakota. The venture pivoted toward stock market and investing data, was incorporated in 2011 under the name Analyst Ratings Network, and rebranded as MarketBeat in 2015. The company is headquartered in Sioux Falls and has been described as South Dakota's largest digital media company by the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. Paulson has retained 100% ownership and built the business without raising outside capital, reaching roughly $50 million in annual revenue by 2025 with projections of $60–65 million for 2026. MarketBeat appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies for at least eight consecutive years through 2023. Its editorial output aggregates financial data — analyst ratings, earnings summaries, corporate buybacks, SEC filings, IPOs, and stock splits — supplemented by republished wire copy, primarily from the Associated Press. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'Least Biased' with high factual accuracy, consistent with its data-aggregation rather than opinion-driven model.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-20; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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