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Founded by Jim VandeHei and Michael Allen in 2017.1
Private company
Axios
Logo: Axios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American news website
Axios (styled ΛXIOS in the logo) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2017Founded1
- HeadquartersArlington County1
- Websitewww.axios.com
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Axios (styled ΛXIOS in the logo) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz.2
Leadership
Who has led Axios, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderJim VandeHei1
- FounderMichael Allen1
- Chief executive officerJim VandeHei1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Cox Enterprises since 2022
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.axios.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/axios1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/axios1
- WikipediaAxios (website)
- WikidataQ28230873
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAxios on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAxios on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAxios logo by Axios, Public domain