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J2 Global

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American publicly traded technology company based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

J2 Global, Inc. was an American technology holding company based in Los Angeles, California. The company provided Internet services through two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media.3 It was founded by Jaye Muller.1 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol ZD.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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  • TickerZD on Nasdaq1
  • Industrydigital media1
  • HeadquartersLos Angeles1
  • Websitewww.j2global.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Business address360 Park Ave South, 17Th Floor, New York, Ny 100106
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • LEI5493008OJYGLHD7MXA184
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O Corporation Service Company, 19808 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 55420704

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J2 Global, Inc. was an American technology holding company based in Los Angeles, California. The company provided Internet services through two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

12.6%Operating margin9
3.3%Net margin9
3.5%Revenue growth, 20259
2.7%Return on equity9
0.41×Debt to equity9
$287.9MFree cash flow9

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Health And Wellness brought in 28% of the revenue J2 Global broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Health And Wellness$402.4M928%up 11% from 2024
  2. Technology and Shopping$356.6M925%down 1% from 2024
  3. Cybersecurity and Martech$278.0M919%down 2% from 2024
  4. Connectivity$230.7M916%up 8% from 2024
  5. Gaming and Entertainment$183.6M913%up 2% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Health And Wellness$361.9M$362.4M$402.4M
Technology and Shopping$330.6M$361.9M$356.6M
Cybersecurity and Martech$291.2M$283.5M$278.0M
Connectivity$211.5M$213.6M$230.7M
Gaming and Entertainment$168.8M$180.3M$183.6M

Regions

United States brought in 84% of the revenue J2 Global broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$1.2B984%up 5% from 2024
  2. Outside the United States$232.0M916%down 2% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
United States$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
Outside the United States$226.2M$236.1M$232.0M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue14¢$206.6M
  • Research and development4¢$62.0M
  • Other costs74¢$1.1B
  • Interest3¢$37.6M
  • Income tax2¢$25.4M
  • Profit3¢$47.4M

Out of $1.5B in revenue.9

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending29¢$119.2M
  • Share buybacks43¢$173.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere28¢$114.1M

Out of $407.1M of cash from operations.9

Financial statements

Revenue101112139$1.5B in 2025+38% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $1.1B$1.1B20192020: $1.2B$1.2B2020+10%2021: $1.4B$1.4B2021+22%2022: $1.4B$1.4B2022−2%2023: $1.4B$1.4B2023−2%2024: $1.4B$1.4B2024+3%2025: $1.5B$1.5B2025+4%
Gross profit10$1.2B in 2021+42% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $863.1M$863.1M20192020: $980.4M$980.4M2020+14%2021: $1.2B$1.2B2021+25%
Operating income101112139$183.1M in 2025+108% since 2019
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M2019: $88.2M$88.2M20192020: $138.3M$138.3M2020+57%2021: $167.3M$167.3M2021+21%2022: $198.9M$198.9M2022+19%2023: $132.6M$132.6M2023−33%2024: $113.6M$113.6M2024−14%2025: $183.1M$183.1M2025+61%
Net income101112139$47.4M in 2025−78% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2019: $218.8M$218.8M20192020: $150.7M$150.7M2020−31%2021: $496.7M$496.7M2021+230%2022: $63.8M$63.8M2022−87%2023: $41.5M$41.5M2023−35%2024: $63.0M$63.0M2024+52%2025: $47.4M$47.4M2025−25%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total revenues$1.5B$1.4B$1.4B
Direct costs$206.6M$200.3M$185.7M
Sales and marketing$543.3M$519.7M$487.4M
Research, development, and engineering$62.0M$67.4M$68.9M
General, administrative, and other related costs$210.0M$203.5M$195.7M
Depreciation and amortization$228.7M$211.9M$237.0M
Goodwill impairment$17.6M$85.3M$56.9M
Total operating costs and expenses$1.3B$1.3B$1.2B
Income from operations$183.1M$113.6M$132.6M
Interest expense, net-$25.9M-$14.0M-$20.0M
Loss on sale of businesses-$58.0M-$3.8M$0
Gain (loss) on investments, net$5.0M-$7.7M-$28.1M
Provision for credit losses on investments-$17.6M$0$0
Other (loss) income, net-$5.9M$5.0M-$9.5M
Income before income tax expense and (loss) income from equity method investment$80.7M$93.2M$75.0M
Income tax expense-$25.4M-$41.4M-$24.1M
(Loss) income from equity method investment, net of tax-$7.9M$11.2M-$9.3M
Net income$47.4M$63.0M$41.5M
Basic (in dollars per share)$1.16$1.42$0.89
Diluted (in dollars per share)$1.15$1.42$0.89
Basic (in shares)41.0M shares44.5M shares46.4M shares
Diluted (in shares)41.1M shares44.5M shares46.5M shares

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Corporate structure

J2 Global sits at the top of its group. 125 entities, 20 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of J2 Global

  • J2 Global Los Angeles, California, United States
    • IGN Subsidiary · San Francisco
      • IGN Germany Subsidiary
    • StrongVPN Subsidiary
    • Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. Stake · Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 2.4 Family Marketing Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Aberdeen Market Intelligence France SAS Subsidiary · France
    • Advanced Messaging Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. Subsidiary · Iowa, United States
    • AskMen Subsidiary
    • BabyCenter, L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Castle Connolly Medical Ltd Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cell Rebel AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Cell Rebel Sociedad Limitada Subsidiary · Spain
    • Cloak Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CNET Media, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Demandshore Media Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiary · India
    • Demandshore Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiary · India
    • DW Prime Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Ekahau Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Electric Mail (Ireland) Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • emedia Communications, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • EVERYDAY HEALTH INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • Everyday Health Media, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Everyday Health, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Excel Micro, LLC Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Families Online Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • and 98 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What J2 Global reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$676.8M9 Dec 31, 2025$558.9M9 Dec 31, 2024+21.1%
Accumulated depreciation$463.6M9 Dec 31, 2025$361.7M9 Dec 31, 2024+28.2%
Property and equipment, net$213.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$197.2M9 Dec 31, 2024+8.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$22.3M9 Dec 31, 2025$26.2M9 Dec 31, 2024−15.0%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$607.0M9 Dec 31, 2025$505.9M9 Dec 31, 2024+20.0%
Marketable securities, current$013 Dec 31, 2024$27.1M13 Dec 31, 2023−100.0%
Debt securities available for sale$09 Dec 31, 2025$15.6M11 Dec 31, 2022−100.0%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$93.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$115.0M9 Dec 31, 2024−19.0%
Long-term investments$93.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$158.2M9 Dec 31, 2024−41.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$1.6B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.6B9 Dec 31, 2024+1.7%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$1.6B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.6B9 Dec 31, 2024−1.6%
Accumulated amortization$1.3B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.2B9 Dec 31, 2024+4.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$344.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$425.7M9 Dec 31, 2024−19.2%

Properties, in its own words

Our global headquarters is in New York City, where we lease approximately 23,000 square feet of office space pursuant to a lease that extends through December 2030. Additionally, we have smaller leased offices throughout Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.

All of our network equipment is housed at one of multiple co-location facilities around the world. We believe our current facilities are generally in good operating condition and are sufficient to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026.17

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Jaye Muller in 1995.1

J2 Global was founded in December 1995 as JFax.com by Jaye Muller and Jack Rieley. The company changed its registered name to J2 Global Communications, Inc. in August 2000, and again to J2 Global on December 7, 2011, dropping "Communications" from its official name to reflect "…expansion from phone-number-centric services…into complementary lines of non-phone-number-centric services."

On November 12, 2012, J2 Global launched its digital media division with the acquisition of digital publisher Ziff Davis for $167 million in cash. On February 4, 2013, J2 Global acquired IGN Entertainment from News Corporation. Terms of the IGN acquisition were not publicized.

On March 18, 2013, the company announced it had acquired MetroFax, a Bellevue, Washington, provider of Internet faxing services. On April 17, 2013, the company acquired Backup Connect BV, a Dutch provider of online backup services. On 19 November 2013, its media division Ziff Davis announced it acquired electronics aggregating website TechBargain.com.

In February 2014, J2 Global announced the acquisition of several companies: City Numbers, a UK-based worldwide provider of inbound toll-free numbers in over 80 countries; Livedrive, a UK-based provider of online backup; and Australian companies OzeFax and Faxmate. On 3 April 2014 J2 Global announced that it acquired Business Critical Software (also known as iCritical), a UK-based email security and management company. In July 2019, J2 Global acquired the SaferVPN brand, bringing its total number of consumer VPN services to five.

In April 2021, J2 Global announced its intent to spin off part of its cloud services business as a new publicly traded company known as Consensus, with the remainder of the company (consisting primarily of its media assets) being retained under the J2 Global name. It was later announced that J2 Global would be renamed Ziff Davis Inc. upon its completion of the spin-off: the transaction was approved by J2 Global's board in September 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on J2 Global, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led J2 Global, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Nehemia Zucker2009–2018
  2. Vivek Shah2018–now

President

  1. Nehemia Zucker2006–2008
  2. R. Scott Turicchi2006–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. R. Scott Turicchi2006–2021
  2. Kathleen Griggs2007–2014
  3. Bret Richter2022–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Nehemia Zucker2006–2007
200020052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (20)

Products and brands

The company operates two divisions; the "Business Cloud Services" division includes firms such as eFax, Onebox, eVoice, VIPRE, FuseMail, Campaigner, KeepItSafe, VaultLogix, Callstream, Yotta280, Mailout Interactive, GDV, BackUp Solutions, SugarSync, Nuvotera, UnityFax, Firstway Digital, Excel Micro, Web24 Group, MXSweep, City Numbers, IPVanish, Livedrive, Moz, MetroFax, FoneBox, TrustFax, RapidFax, Send2Fax, SFax, SRFax, and Fax.com. The company's digital media division, Ziff Davis, includes brands such as Mashable, PCMag, IGN and Everyday Health.

MyFax

MyFax is an Internet business communication tool launched by the Ottawa-based software company Protus IP Solutions in 2009.

An alternative to fax machines, it enables users to send and receive faxes from any location through the internet, as well as directly from Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Windows-based applications including Google Docs, OpenOffice.org, and Intuit QuickBooks. A program was released that allows for iPhone and BlackBerry applications to be fully compatible with smartphones.

Before its acquisition by J2 Global, MyFax had received a few favorable reviews including an Internet Telephony magazine product of the year for 2009.

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On December 6, 2010, MyFax announced that it had been acquired by J2 Global Communications, Inc., owners of eFax, which subsequently imposed restrictive terms and conditions on the client's right to local number portability. Among the restrictions is a $40 US charge per number if J2 permits the number to be ported out; the company imposes many arbitrary restrictions on portability and has attempted to claim the numbers as its own property, in some cases imposing inflated penalties and unilaterally taking numbers back after they've been ported to another provider by clients.

StrongVPN

StrongVPN is a commercial VPN service owned by J2 Global. It was founded in 2005, and is one of the oldest VPN services. It supports various protocols, including IPsec, OpenVPN and WireGuard. It was acquired by J2 Global in 2019 from its former owner StackPath.

ZDNet described StrongVPN as "a clear and easy-to-use VPN ideal for coffee shop use". Meanwhile, Tom's Hardware considered it strong and simple but noted the lack of information on its no-log policy. PC World considered it "a good VPN for most people".

StrongVPN has not directly answered questions about logging, but they are able to match an IP address to a customer.

From Wikipedia’s article on J2 Global, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • 2.4 Family Marketing Limited United Kingdom8
  • Aberdeen Market Intelligence France SAS France8
  • Advanced Messaging Technologies, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. Iowa, United States8
  • BabyCenter, L.L.C. Delaware, United States8
  • CNET Media, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Castle Connolly Medical Ltd Delaware, United States8
  • Cell Rebel AB Sweden8
  • Cell Rebel Sociedad Limitada Spain8
  • Cloak Holdings, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • DW Prime Holdings, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Demandshore Media Pvt. Ltd. India8
  • Demandshore Solutions Pvt. Ltd. India8
  • Ekahau Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Electric Mail (Ireland) Limited Ireland8
  • Everyday Health India Private Limited India8
  • Everyday Health Media, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • Excel Micro, LLC Pennsylvania, United States8
  • FCS (UK) Limited United Kingdom8
  • FCS Technologies Limited Ireland8
  • Families Online Limited United Kingdom8
  • FitNow, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Forensic and Compliance Systems Limited Ireland8
  • GMG Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. Delaware, United States8
All 120 listed subsidiaries
  • Gamer Network Limited United Kingdom8
  • Hookshot Media Ltd United Kingdom8
  • IGN Entertainment, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • IPVanish, Inc. Florida, United States8
  • Inspired eLearning, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • J2 Cloud Co-Obligor, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • J2 Global Canada, Inc. Canada8
  • J2 Global Denmark A/S Denmark8
  • J2 Global Sweden AB Sweden8
  • J2 Global UK Limited United Kingdom8
  • J2 Global Ventures, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • J2 Global Ventures, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • J2 Martech Corp. Delaware, United States8
  • J2 Web Services, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Know Ventures LLC Delaware, United States8
  • Lantern Technology, LLC Florida, United States8
  • Launch Gift Card UK Ltd United Kingdom8
  • Launch Gift Cards B.V. Netherlands8
  • Launch Gift Cards Canada Limited Canada8
  • Launch Gift Cards K.K. Japan8
  • Launch Gift Cards NZ Ltd New Zealand8
  • Launch Gift Cards Pty Ltd Australia8
  • Launch Gift Cards, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd United Kingdom8
  • Lifecycle Marketing Group Ltd United Kingdom8
  • Livedrive Internet Limited United Kingdom8
  • Logiva A/S Denmark8
  • Magic Lamp Technologies Limited United Kingdom8
  • Mashable, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • MedPage Today, L.L.C. New Jersey, United States8
  • NCSG Holding AB Sweden8
  • Netprotect MX, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Netprotect VPN, LLC Florida, United States8
  • Netprotect, Inc. Florida, United States8
  • Offers.com, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • OnTargetJobs, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Ookla Antarabangsa Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia8
  • Ookla Middle East United Arab Emirates8
  • Ookla, LLC Washington, United States8
  • Out There Gaming Limited United Kingdom8
  • Overplay, Inc. Florida, United States8
  • Prime Education, LLC Florida, United States8
  • Prime Implementation Science Mobilized, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • Red Ventures Interactive Limited United Kingdom8
  • RetailMeNot India Private Limited India8
  • RetailMeNot Limited United Kingdom8
  • RetailMeNot UK Limited United Kingdom8
  • RetailMeNot, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Root Wireless, Inc. Washington, United States8
  • SEOmoz, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Secured Connectivity, LLC Florida, United States8
  • Semantic Acquisition, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • Semantic Holdings, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Semantic Labs LLP United Kingdom8
  • Serinus42 B.V. Netherlands8
  • Solar Archive Limited United Kingdom8
  • SpatialBuzz Limited United Kingdom8
  • Spiceworks IT Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. India8
  • Spiceworks UK Ltd. United Kingdom8
  • Spiceworks, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Strong Technology, LLC Florida, United States8
  • TCI Acquisition, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • TDS Cards, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • TDS Holdco, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • TDS Intermediate Holdco, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • The Aberdeen Group, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • The Communicator Corporation Limited United Kingdom8
  • ThreatTrack Security Holdings, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • UU, Inc. Barbados8
  • VIPRE AS Norway8
  • VIPRE SG India Private Limited India8
  • VIPRE Security Group Philippines, Inc. Philippines8
  • VIPRE Security Group, Inc Florida, United States8
  • VIPRE Security Limited United Kingdom8
  • YSL Ventures, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • ZD Canada Digital Media I, ULC Canada8
  • ZD Canada Digital Media II, ULC Canada8
  • ZD Cybersecurity Netherlands B.V. Netherlands8
  • ZD Ireland Holdco I Unlimited Ireland8
  • ZD Ireland Holdco II Unlimited Ireland8
  • Ziff Davis Australia Pty Ltd Australia8
  • Ziff Davis B2B Focus, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Ziff Davis Canada, Inc. Canada8
  • Ziff Davis Deutschland GmbH Germany8
  • Ziff Davis International, Ltd. United Kingdom8
  • Ziff Davis Ireland Limited Ireland8
  • Ziff Davis Performance Marketing Private Limited India8
  • Ziff Davis Performance Marketing, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Ziff Davis Procurement, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • Ziff Davis US, LP Delaware, United States8
  • Ziff Davis, Inc. Delaware, United States8
  • Ziff Davis, LLC Delaware, United States8
  • emedia Communications, LLC California, United States8
  • j2 Global Ireland Limited Ireland8
  • j2 Global Treasury Services Limited Ireland8
  • the Skimm Inc. Delaware, United States8

From Wikidata.1 The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • J2 GLOBAL, INC.Dec 6, 2011 to Oct 4, 20216
  • J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INCDec 29, 2000 to Nov 8, 20116
  • JFAX COM INCAug 5, 1999 to Dec 21, 20006

Timeline

  1. Aug 7, 20268-K Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure44
  2. Jun 22, 20268-K Financial statements and exhibits45
  3. Jun 17, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale46
  4. May 18, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure47
  5. May 8, 20268-K Results of operations; Shareholder vote; Regulation FD disclosure48
  6. Mar 4, 20268-K Entered a material agreement49
  7. Mar 3, 20268-K Other events50
  8. Feb 26, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure51
  9. Feb 24, 20268-K Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure52
  10. Dec 10, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure53
  11. Dec 3, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure54
  12. Nov 19, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure55
  13. Jan 2, 2018New chief executive Vivek Shah becomes CEO18
  14. Mar 6, 2009New chief executive Nehemia Zucker becomes CEO19
  15. 1995Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 5, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.52 a share, on Nov 6, 2025.56

When it reported results

  1. Aug 7, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results44
  2. May 8, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results48
  3. Feb 24, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results52
  4. Nov 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results57
  5. Aug 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results58
  6. May 9, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results59
  7. Feb 25, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results60
  8. Nov 8, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results61

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

323 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 69 major events, 159 insider forms, 36 large holders, 39 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Sep 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  3. Aug 20, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. Aug 18, 2026144 EDGAR
  5. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  6. Aug 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  7. Aug 13, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. Aug 12, 2026144 EDGAR
  9. Aug 11, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  10. Aug 10, 2026144 EDGAR
  11. Aug 7, 202610-Q EDGAR
  12. Aug 7, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Jun 22, 20268-K/A EDGAR
  14. Jun 17, 20268-K EDGAR
  15. Jun 11, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Jun 10, 2026144 EDGAR
  17. Jun 8, 2026144 EDGAR
  18. Jun 8, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jun 5, 2026144 EDGAR
  20. Jun 5, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 323 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

27 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 15 buys and 12 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 18, 2026KRETZMER W BRIANDirectorSale2,513$55.31$139.0KForm 4
Aug 12, 2026TANSLEY LORI A.Chief Accounting OfficerSale1,400$54.76$76.7KForm 4
Aug 10, 2026ROSSEN JEREMYEVP/General CounselSale3,819$54.93$209.8KForm 4
Jun 10, 2026RICHTER BRETChief Financial OfficerSale18,000$46.88$843.8KForm 4
Jun 8, 2026McDonald Kirk PDirectorSale1,075$46.65$50.1KForm 4
Jun 5, 2026ROSSEN JEREMYEVP/General CounselSale8,000$47.00$376.0KForm 4
Jun 3, 2026Barsten JanaDirectorSale3,347$45.00$150.6KForm 4
Jun 2, 2026KRETZMER W BRIANDirectorSale1,968$44.51$87.6KForm 4
May 28, 2026ROSSEN JEREMYEVP/General CounselSale4,347$45.75$198.9KForm 4
Sep 15, 2025FAY SARAH ANNDirectorBuy1,354$36.89$49.9KForm 4
Mar 6, 2025KRETZMER W BRIANDirectorBuy653$38.33$25.0KForm 4
Mar 5, 2025RICHTER BRETChief Financial OfficerBuy2,500$39.21$98.0KForm 4
Mar 5, 2025ROSSEN JEREMYEVP/General CounselBuy1,000$38.02$38.0KForm 4
Mar 4, 2025Shah VivekChief Executive OfficerBuy12,636$39.56$499.9KForm 4
Mar 4, 2025Barsten JanaDirectorBuy1,000$38.08$38.1KForm 4
Mar 4, 2025FAY SARAH ANNDirectorBuy1,282$39.00$50.0KForm 4
Feb 27, 2025Harris Teresa ADirectorBuy593$42.11$25.0KForm 4
Aug 27, 2024Harris Teresa ADirectorBuy1,000$46.76$46.8KForm 4
Feb 29, 2024ROSSEN JEREMYEVP/General CounselSale4,162$69.43$289.0KForm 4
May 31, 2023RICHTER BRETChief Financial OfficerBuy2,000$59.13$118.3KForm 4

All 27 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Stakes it holds

J2 Global has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Vivek ShahPresident & Chief Executive Officer52$1.0M$11.8M73
2025Bret RichterChief Financial Officer$750.0K$4.8M73
2025Jeremy D. RossenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$500.0K$2.6M73
2025Lori TansleyChief Accounting Officer$400.0K$1.1M73
2024Vivek ShahPresident & Chief Executive Officer52$1.0M$12.7M73
2024Bret RichterChief Financial Officer$750.0K$6.4M73
2024Jeremy D. RossenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$500.0K$2.3M73
2024Lori TansleyChief Accounting Officer$33.3K$284.7K73
2023Bret RichterChief Financial Officer$625.0K$3.3M73
2023Jeremy D. RossenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$500.0K$1.8M73
2023Vivek ShahPresident & Chief Executive Officer52$1.0M$1.7M73

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.5,770,828$302.2M0.0%−365,456
Jupiter Topco LLC3,587,806$187.9M0.1%New
Pale Fire Capital SE2,660,554$139.3M9.9%−122,812
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,254,978$118.1M0.0%+183,430
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2,190,873$114.7M0.0%−72,435
Legal & General Group Plc1,800,921$94.3M0.0%−175,616
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,656,506$86.8M0.0%−40,423
State Street Corp1,617,349$84.7M0.0%−63,320
First Trust Advisors LP1,012,739$53.0M0.0%+38,148
Geode Capital Management, LLC965,877$50.6M0.0%−40,290
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.829,818$43.5M0.0%+153,920
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC821,496$43.0M2.1%+21,678
Morgan Stanley758,679$39.7M0.0%+146,934
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc746,848$39.1M0.0%−93,968
Nuveen, LLC701,777$36.8M0.0%−70,005
American Century Companies Inc670,979$35.1M0.0%+592,299
Varde Management, L.P.624,028$32.7M48.7%+90,000
CastleKnight Management LP596,254$31.2M1.1%+173,780
Goldman Sachs Group Inc552,407$28.9M0.0%+23,181
Brave Asset Management Inc470,282$24.6M5.3%No change
Northern Trust Corp463,449$24.3M0.0%−21,384
Allianz Asset Management GmbH455,352$23.8M0.0%+49,727
CDAM (UK) Ltd453,502$23.7M6.1%−110,165
Whitefort Capital Management, LP418,389$21.9M5.6%New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp312,409$16.4M0.0%−7,866

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How J2 Global is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARZIFF DAVIS, INC.2
  • CIK0001084048
  • Employer ID (EIN)47-105345717
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company17
  • Incorporated inDelaware17
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)4822 Telegraph & Other Message Communications2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Technology, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address360 Park Ave South, 17Th Floor, New York, NY 100102
  • Phone212-503-35002
  • Shares outstanding34,287,208 as of Aug 4, 202615
  • Public float$883.5M as of Jun 30, 202517
  • AuditorKPMG LLP, New York, New York PCAOB ID 185; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting17
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 16, 19992
  • Filings1,859 in all: 4 (881), 8-K (424), SC 13G/A (110), 10-Q (82), SC 13G (36), 5 (28), 4/A (27), DEF 14A (27)2
    All 54 form types

    10-K (24), 3 (21), CORRESP (16), UPLOAD (16), 144 (15), 8-K/A (13), DEFA14A (13), SCHEDULE 13G/A (12), SC 13D/A (9), S-1/A (8), S-8 (8), S-8 POS (7), SC TO-T/A (6), 425 (5), DEFR14A (4), EFFECT (4), NT 10-K (4), POS AM (4), PRE 14A (4), 10-K405 (3), ARS (3), SC TO-C (3), SC TO-I/A (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), 10-K/A (2), 10-K405/A (2), 424B3 (2), 5/A (2), DEFS14A (2), NT 10-Q (2), PRES14A (2), S-1 (2), S-3 (2), S-3ASR (2), S-4 (2), S-4/A (2), SC TO-I (2), SC TO-T (2), 424B2 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12G (1), ANNLRPT (1), DFAN14A (1), FWP (1), SC 13D (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 24, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 7, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 26, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 7, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueZDThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).17

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks J2 Global names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026: 53 risks under these headings, as written.17

  • Risks Related To Our Business
  • Risks Related To Our Industries
  • Risks Related To Our Liquidity and Indebtedness
  • Risks Related To Our Stock
  • If we are unable to identify and execute new acquisitions or execute on investment strategies, our growth may be negatively impacted.
  • We have made and expect to continue to make acquisitions that could disrupt our operations and harm our operating results.
  • The majority of our revenue within our Digital Media Businesses is derived from short-term advertising arrangements, and a reduction in spending by or loss of current or potential advertisers would cause our revenue and operating results to decline.
  • If we are unable to develop, commission, or acquire compelling content for our Digital Media Businesses at acceptable prices, our expenses may increase, the number of visitors to our online properties may not grow, or may decline, and/or visitors’ level of engagement with our websites may decline, any of which could harm our operating results.
  • In our Digital Media Businesses, if we are unable to prove that our advertising and sponsorship solutions provide an attractive return on investment for our customers, our financial results could be harmed.
  • A system failure, security breach, cyberattack, or other technological risk could delay or interrupt service to our customers, harm our reputation and business, lead to a loss of customers, or subject us to significant liability.
  • We face a wide variety of cyberattacks including attempts to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts.
  • Generative AI and related technologies could present risks and challenges to our business.
The other 45 risks
  • The use of AI by our workforce may present risks to our business.
  • Changes in our tax rates, changes in tax treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce, the adoption of new U.S. or international tax legislation, or exposure to additional tax liabilities may adversely impact our financial results.
  • Taxing authorities may successfully assert that we should have collected, or in the future should collect sales and use, telecommunications, or similar taxes, and we could be subject to liability with respect to past or future tax, which could adversely affect our operating results.
  • Weakened global and U.S. economic conditions, volatility in the economy, and political instability may adversely affect us and certain of our customers, which may result in, among other things, decreased usage and advertising levels, as well as decreased customer acquisition and customer retention rates and, in turn, could lead to a decrease in our revenues or rate of revenue growth.
  • Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business.
  • The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and some of our competitors may have greater resources to commit to growth, superior technologies, cheaper pricing, or more effective marketing strategies. Also, we face significant competition for users, advertisers, publishers, developers, and distributors.
  • Our growth will depend on our ability to develop, strengthen, and protect our brands, and these efforts may be costly and have varying degrees of success.
  • If the distribution of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (“Consensus”) equity, together with certain related transactions, does not qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Ziff Davis, Consensus and Ziff Davis stockholders could be subject to significant tax liabilities.
  • Our business is highly dependent on our billing systems.
  • If our business experiences excessive credit and debit card declines, fraudulent activity, or cannot meet evolving credit card company merchant standards, we could incur substantial costs and lose the right to accept credit cards for payment and our subscriber base could decrease significantly.
  • As a creator and a distributor of content over the internet, we face potential liability for legal claims based on the nature and content of the materials that we create or distribute.
  • We may be engaged in legal proceedings that could cause us to incur unforeseen expenses and could divert significant operational resources and our management’s time and attention.
  • If we are unable to continue to attract visitors to our websites from search engines, then consumer traffic to our websites could decrease, which could negatively impact the sales of our products and services, our advertising revenue and the number of purchases generated for our retailers through our Digital Media marketplaces.
  • As we continue to grow our international operations, adverse currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
  • We may be subject to risks from international operations.
  • We may be found to infringe the intellectual property rights of others, and we may be unable to defend our proprietary technology, content, and intellectual property.
  • The successful operation of our business depends upon the supply of critical business elements and relationships from other companies.
  • Our success depends on our retention of our executive officers and senior management and our ability to hire and retain key personnel.
  • We are exposed to risk if we cannot maintain or adhere to our internal controls and procedures.
  • Divestitures or other dispositions could negatively impact our business, and contingent liabilities from businesses that we have sold could adversely affect our financial statements.
  • Potential indemnification liabilities to third-parties could materially and adversely affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
  • ESG matters, as well as related reporting obligations, expose us to risks that could adversely affect our reputation and performance.
  • We may fail to meet our publicly announced guidance or other expectations about our business and future operating results, which may cause the price of our securities to decline.
  • We are subject to a variety of new, existing and changing laws and regulations, across both domestic and international markets, which could subject us to claims, judgments, monetary liabilities, and other remedies, to increased compliance and defense costs, and to limitations on our business practices.
  • Privacy and cybersecurity laws, as well as self-regulatory developments may have uncertain interpretations and/or impose conflicting obligations on us and could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business, and may lead to regulatory investigations, government enforcement, and private actions.
  • Online applications are subject to various laws and regulations relating to children's privacy and protection, which if violated, could subject us to an increased risk of litigation and regulatory actions.
  • We face potential liability related to the privacy and security of health-related information we collect from, or on behalf of, our consumers and customers.
  • Developments in the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business.
  • Government regulation of healthcare creates risks and challenges with respect to our compliance efforts and our business strategies with our Everyday Health Group set of brands.
  • Our business could suffer if providers of broadband internet access services block, impair, or degrade our services.
  • Technologies have been developed that are able to block certain of our advertisements or impair our ability to serve interest-based advertising which could harm our operating results.
  • If we or our third-party service providers fail to prevent click fraud or choose to manage traffic quality in a way that advertisers find unsatisfactory, our profitability may decline.
  • The industries in which we operate are undergoing rapid technological changes and we may not be able to keep up.
  • We are exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.
  • We maintain cash deposits in excess of federally insured limits and the collapse of certain banks and potentially other financial institutions may adversely impact us.
  • Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial flexibility and our competitive position.
  • To service our debt and fund our other capital requirements, we will require a significant amount of cash, and our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.
  • We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle conversions of our Convertible Notes or to repurchase such Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change or repurchase our senior notes upon change in control.
  • The fundamental change purchase features of our notes may delay or prevent an otherwise beneficial attempt to take over our Company.
  • Conversions of the Convertible Notes could dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders.
  • We are a holding company and our operations are conducted through, and substantially all of our consolidated assets are held by, our subsidiaries, which may be subject to certain restrictions on their ability to pay dividends to us to fund dividends on our stock, pay interest on our notes and fund other holding company expenses.
  • We cannot guarantee that our share repurchase program will be fully consummated or will enhance long-term stockholders value, and share repurchases could increase the volatility of the trading price of our common stock and diminish our cash reserves.
  • Future sales of our common stock may negatively affect our stock price.
  • Anti-takeover provisions could negatively impact our stockholders.
  • Our stock price may be volatile or may decline.

Legal proceedings

On April 24, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, unjust enrichment and trademark dilution as a result of OpenAI’s unlawful and unauthorized copying and use of the Company’s content. The Company is seeking monetary, injunctive and other relief. On May 14, 2025, the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation consolidated our case with others pending against OpenAI in the Southern District of New York. Although the Company intends to pursue all of its legal remedies in this litigation, there is no guarantee that it will be successful in its efforts.

On February 6, 2026, the Company filed a lawsuit against Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of antitrust laws, unlawful deceptive acts or practices, common law fraud and unjust enrichment, related to publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. The Company is seeking monetary relief, injunctive relief and other relief. The Company intends to vigorously pursue all of its legal remedies in this litigation, but there is no guarantee that it will be successful in its efforts.

See also the discussion under the caption “Litigation” in Note 11 — Commitments and Contingencies in Item 8 of Part II to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.17

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