The 2026 edition

No. 30 overallNo. 3 in Business & Finance

Barron's

Investment journalism for serious money, with the rigour and standards of Dow Jones behind it.

85.4out of 1002026 score
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2026 scorecard

Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score

Editorial quality25%
8.8
Influence20%
8.7
Trust & transparency15%
9.0
Design & craft15%
7.8
Digital experience15%
8.4
Reach10%
8.2

8.8 × 25% + 8.7 × 20% + 9.0 × 15% + 7.8 × 15% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.2 × 10% = 85.4

At a glance

Founded
1921
Publisher
Dow Jones & Company (News Corp)
Ownership
Published by Dow Jones & Company, part of News Corp.
Based in
New York, United States
Published
Weekly
Format
Print and digital
Language
English
Website
barrons.com

Ranking history

How Barron's has placed in each annual edition.

EditionOverallIn categoryScoreChange
2026No. 30No. 3 in Business & Finance85.4First edition

About the magazine

A weekly covering US and global financial markets, investing and economic news for investors. It was founded by Clarence W. Barron as Barron's National Financial Weekly.

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