Digiday+ Research: How Dow Jones, Forbes, The Guardian and other publisher revenue streams are shifting in 2026

01 Introduction Over the past year, publishers have grappled with a volatile economic climate including persistent inflation and cautious consumer spending. Many publishers have accelerated efforts to diversify their revenue streams through ads, events and bundled subscriptions and have started to shift search strategies in the face of AI-driven, zero-click search. Bearing all of this in mind, Dig