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Discovery main competitors are A+E Networks, Hemisphere Media Group, and Discover.

Competitor Summary. See how Discovery compares to its main competitors:

  • News has the most employees (24,000).
  • Employees at A+E Networks earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $70,962.
  • The oldest company is National Geographic, founded in 1888.
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Discovery vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1985
4.7
Silver Spring, MD12$33.8B9,800
2013
4.3
New York, NY1$30.4B22,400
1984
4.8
New York, NY1$890.0M1,047
2013
4.5
Coral Gables, FL1$195.7M314
2003
4.1
Silver Spring, MD1$20.5M50
1888
4.7
Washington, DC1$499.2M1,500
2019
4.6
New York, NY22$14.5B12,700
1985
4.4
Riverwoods, IL48$13.0B17,600
2013
4.5
New York, NY1$10.1B24,000

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Discovery salaries vs competitors

Among Discovery competitors, employees at A+E Networks earn the most with an average yearly salary of $70,962.

Compare Discovery salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
Discovery
$66,912$32.17-
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
$59,666$28.69-
A+E Networks
$70,962$34.12-
Hemisphere Media Group
$70,649$33.97-
TV One
$55,894$26.87-
National Geographic
$55,015$26.45-

Compare Discovery job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
Discovery
$85,009$40.87
A+E Networks
$119,890$57.64
ViacomCBS
$111,231$53.48
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
$106,869$51.38
TV One
$96,695$46.49
National Geographic
$83,956$40.36
Discover
$64,404$30.96
Hemisphere Media Group
$60,619$29.14
News
$47,828$22.99

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Discovery demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Discovery vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Discover43%57%
National Geographic47%53%
Discovery47%53%
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.48%52%
News52%48%
ViacomCBS52%48%

Compare race at Discovery vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
53%16%16%10%4%
9.7
60%17%12%8%4%
9.5
63%15%8%10%4%
9.9
60%15%11%10%4%
9.9
62%16%11%7%3%
9.4
53%14%19%9%5%
9.5

Discovery and similar companies CEOs

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Robert M. Bakish
ViacomCBS

Robert Marc Bakish (born December 14, 1963) is an American business executive. He has been President and CEO of ViacomCBS since December 4, 2019, formerly holding the same position at Viacom before the merger with CBS Corporation.

Robert Thomson
News

Robert Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian journalist. Since January 2013 he has been chief executive of News Corp.

Walter Williams is a Chief Executive Officer at TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC. and is based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as Vice President - Consumer Real Estate Account Executive at Bank of America. Walter studied at UCLA, Louisiana State University - LSU, and Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge between 1998 and 2001.

Nancy Dubuc
A+E Networks

Nancy Dubuc works at A+E Networks and a CEO at A+E Networks and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Alfred Liggins
TV One

Alfred Liggins is a Chairman/President/Interim CEO at TV One Lcc and Board Member at Reach Media Inc. He has worked as Manager:Account at URBAN ONE, INC.; President/CEO/Treasurer at URBAN ONE, INC.; and Board Member at URBAN ONE, INC.. Alfred works or has worked as TRUSTEE at Alfred C Liggins Dynastic Trust, TRUSTEE at Liggins Revocable Trust, and BOARD MEMBER at Natl Assn of Black Owned Broadcasters. He attended The Wharton School.

Jill Tiefenthaler
National Geographic

As chief executive officer at the National Geographic Society, Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler oversees the development and implementation of the Society’s mission-driven work and programmatic agenda. She leads our global community of Explorers: scientists, innovators, educators, and storytellers-in our mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. Jill sits on the Society’s Board of Trustees and the board of National Geographic Partners. Before joining the National Geographic Society, Jill spent nine years as the president of Colorado College. During this time, she helped set a new direction for the school, executed the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the college’s history, and developed and implemented a comprehensive strategic plan that expanded and cultivated an engaged and globally connected academic community. She developed a Campus Master Plan, executed an alliance to make the world-class Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center part of the college, and led the college’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. She also drove significant increases in diversity among the faculty and student body and led the campus community in an external review of racism at the college that resulted in an Antiracism Implementation Plan. Before leading Colorado College, Jill was provost of Wake Forest University, where she redesigned the admissions process to include an SAT-optional policy, integrated the university’s undergraduate and graduate business schools, established the Institute for Public Engagement and The Humanities Institute, and implemented “Living Our Values,” a plan to strengthen residential life and campus vibrancy. Jill began her academic career at Colgate University, where she was a full professor of economics before holding various administrative roles, including consultant to the president; associate dean of the faculty; founding director of the Upstate Institute; and chair of the department of economics. Originally from Iowa, Jill grew up on a farm and worked for her family’s popcorn business before attending Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Duke University.

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