Insider is a global digital media organization known for Business Insider, Insider, and a portfolio of industry-specific verticals. The company employs about 621 people, with 49 recent hires and 92 recorded departures, resulting in a modest net decline in overall staff size. Employees span content creation, product development, commercial operations, and corporate support functions, reflecting the firm’s need to balance journalism with a scalable technology and revenue platform.
Headcount is spread across ten primary departments. Marketing and Product is the largest group at roughly 139 employees, representing about 22% of total staff and underscoring Insider’s emphasis on audience growth and product innovation. Business Management follows with 114 employees (18%), supporting advertising, subscriptions, and partnership revenue. Engineering houses 81 employees (13%), maintaining the publishing platform and internal tooling. Customer-facing Sales and Support functions total 68 employees (11%), while Operations, and Finance & Administration each account for 46 employees (7% apiece). Publishing, Editorial and Reporting teams include 39 employees (6%), Legal maintains 16 employees (3%), and Information Technology has 14 employees (2%). An additional 58 employees are categorized in Other roles, covering cross-functional or emerging initiatives. Overall hiring and attrition are distributed across these groups, with net reductions suggesting careful cost management rather than aggressive expansion.
Insider’s workforce is geographically diverse, combining major office hubs with a large remote contingent. New York City hosts the biggest concentration at 237 employees—about 38% of total headcount and the center for editorial, leadership, and commercial teams. Another 272 employees (44%) are classified under Other locations, indicating a sizable remote or flexible workforce that allows the company to tap into talent beyond traditional media centers. Smaller offices are located in Los Angeles (31 employees), London (24), San Francisco (14), Atlanta (11), Boston (9), Washington, DC (9), Houston (7), and Chicago (7). This distributed model supports 24-hour news coverage and localized market expertise while containing real-estate costs.