Introduction
A News Agency, also referred to as a Wire Service, News Wire, or News Service is an organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, including newspapers, magazines and radio and television broadcasters. Example: Hindusthan Samachar is a multilingual news agency in India subscribed by more than 200 newspapers and almost all the news channels. The article World News Agencies presents the list of widely followed News Agencies in different countries across the world.
News Agency
News Agencies that are widely followed across the globe:
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghan Islamic Press |
| Bakhtar News Agency | |
| Khaama Press | |
| Pajhwok Afghan News | |
| Albania | Albanian Telegraphic Agency |
| Algeria | Algeria Press Service |
| Angola | Angola Press News Agency |
| Argentina | Télam |
| Armenia | Armenpress |
| PanARMENIAN.Net | |
| Australia | Australian Associated Press |
| Austria | Austria Press Agency |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Press Agency |
| AzerTac | |
| Trend News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Bahrain | Bahrain News Agency |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |
| United News of Bangladesh | |
| Belarus | BelaPAN |
| BelTA | |
| Belgium | Belga |
| Bhutan | Bhutan News Service |
| Bolivia | Agencia Boliviana de Información |
| Bolpress | |
| Brazil | Agência Brasil |
| Agência Estado | |
| Agência O Globo | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Cambodia | Agence Kampuchea Press |
| Canada | The Canadian Press (La Presse Canadienne) |
| China | China News Service |
| Xinhua | |
| Croatia | Croatian News Agency |
| Cuba | Prensa Latina |
| Cyprus | Cyprus News Agency |
| Czech Republic | Czech News Agency |
| Cape Verde | Inforpress |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Denmark | Ritzau |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Agence Congolaise de Presse |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| East Timor | Timor-Leste News Agency |
| Ecuador | Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America |
| Egypt | Middle East News Agency |
| Estonia | Baltic News Service |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Fiji | Pacnews |
| Finland | Suomen Tietotoimisto |
| France | Agence France-Presse |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Germany | Deutsche Presse-Agentur |
| Georgia | GHN |
| Ghana | Ghana News Agency |
| Greece | Athens-Macedonian News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Hungary | Magyar Távirati Iroda |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Italy | Adnkronos |
| Agenzia Giornalistica Italia | |
| Agenzia Giornalistica RCS | |
| Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata | |
| Agenzia Stefani | |
| Ansa Mediterranean | |
| APCOM | |
| ASCA | |
| AsiaNews | |
| II Sole 24 Ore Radiocor | |
| Inter Press Service (IPS) | |
| India | Asian News International |
| Hindusthan Samachar | |
| Indo-Asian News Service | |
| Press Trust of India | |
| Samachar Bharti | |
| United News of India | |
| Iran | Fars News Agency |
| Iranian Labour News Agency | |
| Islamic Republic News Agency | |
| Iranian Students' News Agency | |
| Mehr News Agency | |
| Tasnim News Agency | |
| Iraq | National Iraqi News Agency |
| Peyamner News Agency | |
| Israel | ITIM |
| Jewish Telegraphic Agency | |
| Indonesia | Antara |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Japan | Jiji Press |
| Kyodo News | |
| Jordan | Jordan News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | Kazinform |
| Kenya | Kenya News Agency |
| Kosovo | Kosova Press |
| Kuwait | Kuwait News Agency |
| Kyrgyzstan | AKIpress news agency |
| Kabar |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Laos | Lao News Agency |
| Latvia | LETA |
| Lithuania | ELTA |
| Lebanon | Lebanese National News Agency |
| Lesotho | Lesotho News Agency |
| Libya | Libyan News Agency |
| Tawasul News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Macedonia | Macedonian Information Agency |
| Makfax | |
| Malawi | Malawi News Agency |
| Malaysia | Bernama |
| Mexico | Notimex |
| Moldova | Moldpres |
| Mongolia | Montsame |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin News Agency |
| Morocco | Maghreb Arabe Presse |
| Myanmar | Myanmar News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Namibia | Namibia Press Agency |
| Nepal | Rastriya Samachar Samiti |
| Netherlands | Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) |
| Sunshine News Agency | |
| Nigeria | News Agency of Nigeria |
| North Korea | Korean Central News Agency |
| Norway | Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå |
| Norsk Telegrambyrå |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Oman | Oman News Agency |
| Country | News Agencies |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | Associated Press of Pakistan |
| Associated Press Service | |
| Pakistan Press International | |
| Palestinian Territories | Ma'an News Agency |
| Wafa | |
| Peru | Andina |
| Philippines | Philippines News Agency |
| Poland | Polish Press Agency |
| Portugal | Agência Lusa |
| Via News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Qatar | Qatar News Agency |
| Country | News Agencies |
|---|---|
| Romania | Agerpres |
| Mediafax | |
| Russia | Interfax |
| Rossiya Segodnya | |
| Russian News Agency TASS (TASS) |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | International Islamic News Agency |
| Saudi Press Agency | |
| Senegal | PanaPress |
| Serbia | Beta News Agency |
| Tanjug | |
| Seychelles | Seychelles News Agency |
| Singapore | Channel NewsAsia |
| Slovakia | News Agency of the Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Press Agency |
| South Africa | African News Agency |
| South Korea | Newsis |
| Yonhap News Agency | |
| South Sudan | South Sudan News Agency |
| Spain | Agencia EFE |
| Catalan News Agency | |
| Europa Press | |
| Sri Lanka | Lankapuvath |
| Sudan | Sudan News Agency |
| Sweden | Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå |
| Switzerland | Swiss Telegraphic Agency |
| Syria | Hawar News Agency |
| Syrian Arab News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | Central News Agency |
| Tajikistan | Khovar |
| Thailand | Thai News Agency |
| Tunisia | Tunis Afrique Presse |
| Turkey | Anadolu Agency |
| ANKA news agency | |
| Doğan News Agency | |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan State News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Independent Information Agency |
| Ukrainian News Agency | |
| Ukrinform | |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirates News Agency |
| United Kingdom | Press Association |
| Reuters | |
| United States | All Headline News |
| Associated Press | |
| Bloomberg News | |
| Catholic News Agency | |
| Catholic News Service | |
| Conservative News Agency of New York (CNA-NY) | |
| Religion News Service | |
| United Press International | |
| Uruguay | MercoPress |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan National News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Vatican City | Agenzia Fides |
| Venezuela | Agencia Venezolana de Noticias |
| Vietnam | Vietnam News Agency |
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| Yemen | Saba News Agency |