News Corp's $250m and what publishers really get paid for AI data
The biggest publisher deal reported so far, News Corp's with OpenAI, is valued at more than $250m over five years, but most publishers were reportedly offered between $1m and $5m a year.
Reported annual value of selected content dealsWSJ, Reuters, The Information (2024); per-year figures derived from reported totals
What drives the gap
Volume and uniqueness: decades of archive beat a small site.
Ongoing supply: fresh content every day adds value.
Leverage: several interested buyers, or a credible lawsuit, raise the price.
For company records
Company archives are smaller, so prices are lower, but the same drivers apply. Competition matters most: see why several buyers beat one.
