Owner of the daily mail

The owner of the Daily Mail is DMGT (Daily Mail and General Trust), a British media company. DMGT is a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The company was founded in 1901 by Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, who was a British newspaper proprietor and politician. At the time, the company was known as the Northcliffe Newspapers Ltd.

Over the years, DMGT has expanded its portfolio of newspapers and magazines, and today it owns a range of titles, including:

• The Daily Mail
• The Mail on Sunday
• Metro
• i
• The Lady
• Country Life
• The Field
• The Spectator

DMGT is also a significant player in the digital media space, with a range of online properties, including Mail Online, which is one of the most popular news websites in the world.

The company is led by a board of directors, which includes:

• Lord Rothermere, Chairman
• Paul Zwillenberg, Chief Executive
• Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, Deputy Chairman

Lord Rothermere is a member of the Harmsworth family, which has owned the Daily Mail since its founding. He is the great-grandson of Harold Harmsworth, the company's founder.