Publishing of newspapers companies in Ecuador · ISIC J5813

255 registered companies · 204 active (80%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code J5813.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue: $67 M
Share of the country: <0.1%
Companies that filed statements: 180
Median margin: 1%

Of the 180 companies that filed statements for 2025, 100 recorded sales and 68 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $52 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 1,165 a month. Women hold 33% of the jobs, companies provide 60% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 1.5% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · +122.1%

$30 M

$186 M

$67 M

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

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2000: $30 M
2001: $53 M
2002: $72 M
2003: $74 M
2004: $83 M
2005: $93 M
2006: $110 M
2007: $114 M
2008: $123 M
2009: $111 M
2010: $125 M
2011: $150 M
2012: $172 M
2013: $186 M
2014: $119 M
2015: $117 M
2016: $104 M
2017: $107 M
2018: $106 M
2019: $84 M
2020: $61 M
2021: $69 M
2022: $53 M
2023: $79 M
2024: $75 M
2025: $67 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $141 k declared · 15 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: $34 k declared · 3 companiesCañar: $144 k declared · 7 companiesChimborazo: $8,175 declared · 11 companiesCotopaxi: $30 k declared · 1 companiesEl Oro: no dataEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: no dataGuayas: $40 M declared · 54 companiesImbabura: $90 k declared · 3 companiesLoja: $1.7 M declared · 2 companiesLos Ríos: $150 k declared · 6 companiesManabí: $4.4 M declared · 12 companiesMorona Santiago: $99 k declared · 4 companiesNapo: $12 k declared · 2 companiesOrellana: no dataPastaza: $0 declared · 1 companiesPichincha: $19 M declared · 39 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $348 k declared · 10 companiesSucumbíos: $38 k declared · 3 companiesTungurahua: $375 k declared · 7 companiesZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$8,175 $40 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 56.7% the other 95: 43.3%

Concentration index (HHI): 852, unconcentrated; the largest takes 17.0% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet 132

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company	RUC	Location	Revenue 2025 · USD	Status
Compañia Anonima el Universo Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0990019657001	Guayaquil, Guayas	11.4 M	Active
Telecuatro Guayaquil Ca	0990325693001	Guayaquil, Guayas	10.3 M	Active
Publicidad de Medios Publimedios S.A.	0992863234001	Guayaquil, Guayas	6.3 M	Active
Organizacion Ecuatoriana de Television Ortel S.A.	1790615510001	Quito, Pichincha	5.4 M	Active
Asesores Ecuador PN S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0992980400001	Guayaquil, Guayas	4.6 M	Active
Sistemas Guia S.A. Guiasa	1791094735001	Quito, Pichincha	4.3 M	Active
El Diario Ediasa Sa Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1390057691001	Portoviejo, Manabi	3.8 M	Active
Gujoal S.A.	1792297532001	Guayaquil, Guayas	2.7 M	Active
Touche Films Creadores Audiovisuales Cia. Ltda.	1792394821001	Quito, Pichincha	1.9 M	Active
Ediloja Cia. Ltda. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1191743705001	Loja, Loja	1.7 M	Active
Levascan Cia.ltda. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1792780225001	Quito, Pichincha	1.4 M	Active
Llamingofilms S.A.	1792229499001	Quito, Pichincha	1.3 M	Active
A2graph S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793206811001	Quito, Pichincha	1.2 M	Active
Mas Comunicacion y Masbtl Cia. Ltda.	1792029422001	Quito, Pichincha	1.0 M	Active
Asesoservi S.A.	0993390394001	Guayaquil, Guayas	903 k	Active
Television Independiente Indetel S.A.	0991296433001	Guayaquil, Guayas	719 k	Active
Andivision S.A.	0991296425001	Guayaquil, Guayas	681 k	Active
Manthra Editores Cia. Ltda.	1791976193001	Quito, Pichincha	544 k	Active
Radio y Television 44 Sa	0990808171001	Samborondón, Guayas	541 k	Active
Galamedios S.A.S.	0993401088001	Guayaquil, Guayas	506 k	Active
Radiodifusion America Quito Radfamerqui S. A.	1792487293001	Quito, Pichincha	479 k	Active
Clasico Consultores S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1791923227001	Quito, Pichincha	357 k	Active
Quipus Media Quipusec S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793086268001	Quito, Pichincha	350 k	Active
Megacomunications S.A.	0992314079001	Guayaquil, Guayas	324 k	Active
Editora Corpachi S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0992871938001	Samborondón, Guayas	322 k	Active
Machdeportes Cia. Ltda.	1792374197001	Quito, Pichincha	310 k	Active
Radiodifusora Kashmir del Ecuador S.A.	0991357335001	Guayaquil, Guayas	283 k	Active
Television Manabita Somospartedeti S.A.	1391837852001	Manta, Manabi	282 k	Active
Ecuaserviprodu S.A.	0992318503001	Guayaquil, Guayas	280 k	Active
Comercializadora de Medios Gallegos & Custode S.A.	1792475651001	Quito, Pichincha	183 k	Active
Innfopress S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1891801447001	Ambato, Tungurahua	179 k	Active
Notimercio S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793210498001	Quito, Pichincha	150 k	Active
Reditor S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793212357001	Quito, Pichincha	135 k	Active
Radio Macarena Makarenazofm S.A.	2390015782001	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	125 k	Active
Radioeventos S.A.	1792151627001	Ambato, Tungurahua	116 k	Active
Radio Marejada Elpodermusical S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1391837933001	Manta, Manabi	116 k	Active
Tresunonueve Medios S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0993395773001	Guayaquil, Guayas	110 k	Active
Sweet-solutions- Sweetsolutionsweet S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793228027001	Quito, Pichincha	88 k	Active
Lastenia Aguirre S.a	2390015928001	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	87 k	Active
Infoaldia Bricang S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0992839678001	Babahoyo, Los Rios	86 k	Active
Thebestposts S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1793210250001	Quito, Pichincha	86 k	Active
Servicios de Radiodifusion Chuva & Buele S.A.	1990913672001	Gualaquiza, Morona Santiago	70 k	Active
Radiomegacom S.A.	2390015723001	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	68 k	Active
Ke Buena FM Radio Kebuerad S. A.	1792483719001	Ibarra, Imbabura	66 k	Active
Faroec S.A.S. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1291790437001	Quevedo, Los Rios	61 k	Active
Sistema de Radio Estelar Sistecomestelar S.A.	0190396509001	Azogues, Cañar	60 k	Active
Pefevolante Periodico y Ferias al Volante S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	0992836733001	Guayaquil, Guayas	57 k	Active
Continental Radio Contiradio S.A.	1891753884001	Ambato, Tungurahua	56 k	Active
El Mercurio de Manta Editora Mercumanta S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1391837739001	Manta, Manabi	54 k	Active
Magioracom S.A. Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet	1792523699001	Quito, Pichincha	53 k	Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from