Murai writes, “Tokyo-based Uzabase surprised the journalism world earlier this month when it announced the acquisition of U.S.-based business news website Quartz LLC from Atlantic Media for $75 million to $110 million, depending on Quartz’s performance for the full year.
“‘Quartz has 20 million readers that perfectly fit NewsPicks’ target. This was something we desperately needed in order to expand our business overseas,’ the former UBS investment banker said.
“With the acquisition, NewsPicks aims to become ‘the world’s most influential business media’ outlet by picking up 1 million paid members and 10 million active monthly users in the next five years.
“Launched in 2013, NewsPicks has become popular in Japan as a social media-based outlet. It boasts more than 3 million registered users, including businesspeople, academics, journalists and other professionals.”
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