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The New York Times is becoming subscription infrastructure for other publishers.

What FIPP's latest data reveals about who is winning the subscription race, and why.

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May 12, 2026
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FIPP’s latest data shows a digital subscription market growing 24.7% and concentrating fast. The winners are bundling, embedding, and reducing their dependence on search. The losers are still renting their audiences from Google.

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