2025 has been a transformational year for Newsmax. And CEO Chris Ruddy is excited about what still lies ahead.
In an interview with NYSE Live, Ruddy shared that the company has seen growth in multiple facets throughout the calendar year.
“We’re seeing growth in almost every segment of the company,” he said. “Cable TV, streaming, digital platform, print publications, Newsmax Plus service. Everything’s up pretty much this year.”
Ruddy’s comments on the program come after the tremendous IPO the network featured earlier this year. In the days following the debut of the company’s trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the price soared to over $250 per share.
Additionally, Ruddy remarked that he believed the company’s availablity to consumers — after carriage deals with the likes of Hulu + Live TV, Verizon Fios, and digital outlets like Roku, Pluto, Samsung, and Vizio — have made it more competitive with other cable networks.
“60 million’s the magic number,” Ruddy said. “We’re on par with Fox (News) and CNN as a top-tier cable channel in terms of reach. And our ratings have been fantastic. We’ve been No. 4 in cable news, No. 5-10 overall in cable out of several hundred cable channels.”
Ruddy added that internal figures show an increase in viewership for the Newsmax 2 streaming and over-the-air television network in 2025, saying “viewership is way up.”
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