Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell shared the following with the staff:
– 50 colleagues joined the fortune newsroom in 2022. We had members join us from all over, including CNBC, NYT, Quartz, Reuters, Insider CNN and Forbes
– We successfully returned to live events, including a new event — the Impact Initiative — plus the return of MPW Next Gen.
– We launched new verticals, including Well, Crypto, Recommends and Success
– We launched new newsletters, including CHRO Daily, Impact Report and Trust Factor –
We launched new social handles and on new social platforms, including building a Fortune500 handle.
– We launched on TikTok and in 7 weeks have amassed over 320,000 likes
– We launched a new franchise this year, Great Places to Live for Families
– We won 10 journalism awards, 8 design awards, plus a dozen finalists or honorable mentions
– Our on-site readership grew 259% YoY
– Our off platform readership on sites like MSN and Yahoo grew 133% YoY
– Our social engagement improved 331% across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
– Our videos are now getting 5 million monthly views across Twitter, Reels and TikTok, up from 0 as of Q3
– Our Instagram followers have nearly doubled to over 420,000 in the last year.
In addition, Fortune’s revenue increased 20 percent in 2022.
