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The Weather Channel's top competitors include BBC, Nexstar, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Accuweather.
| Save Comparison |  The Weather Channel The Weather Channel provides weather forecasts, data, insights and stories to consumers and businesses. |  Nexstar Nexstar Media Group is a television broadcasting company focused on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations in medium-sized markets. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1982 | Founding Date 1922 | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 1986 | Founding Date 1962 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Private |
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Locations | Locations Brookhaven, US HQ London, GB Atlanta, US Chicago, US Los Angeles, US | Locations Irving, US HQ New York, US | Locations Cockeysville, US HQ | Locations State College, US HQ Beijing, CN Mumbai, IN Dublin, IE Shinjuku City, JP Seoul, KR Edmond, US see more | |
Employees | Employees 825 | Employees 28,979 | Employees 13,58965% increase | Employees 11,80031% increase | Employees 583 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 6.9 b | Valuation ($) 1.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 4 m | Twitter followers 1.9 m | Twitter followers 1.9 k | Twitter followers 17.3 k | Twitter followers 1 m |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 206 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 86 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 8 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 238 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 62.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 838.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 23 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 97.57% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 98.74% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 405 | Alexa Website Rank 182 | Alexa Website Rank 181326 | Alexa Website Rank 244691 | Alexa Website Rank 648 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating 3.8 | Employee Rating 2.8 | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating 3.4 |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) £4.9b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $4.5b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $5.9b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income (£69m) (FY, 2019) | Net income $808.1m (FY, 2020) | Net income ($2.4b) (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A |
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Television Markets | Television Markets N/A | Television Markets N/A | Television Markets 100 (FY, 2017) | Television Markets 81 (Q1, 2017) | Television Markets N/A |
Television Stations | Television Stations N/A | Television Stations N/A | Television Stations 170 (FY, 2017) | Television Stations 173 (Q1, 2017) | Television Stations N/A |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 5.7m | Total funding raised $ 2.5m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A |
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BBC
HQ
London, GB
Employees
28,979
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates as a public service broadcaster.
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HQ
Irving, US
Employees
13,589
Nexstar Media Group is a television broadcasting company focused on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations in medium-sized markets.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group
HQ
Cockeysville, US
Employees
11,800↑ 31% increase
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a television broadcasting company.
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Accuweather
HQ
State College, US
Employees
583
Accuweather is a company that provides weather forecasts and warnings.
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