The Washington Post Just Keeps Bleeding Money — Over $100 Million Lost in 2025

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The financial problems facing The Washington Post just keep on mounting.Despite aggressive staff cuts and the backing of billionaire proprietor Jeff Bezos, the paper lost an additional $100 million in 2025, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.The company also posted losses exceeding $100 million last year, deepening a multiyear downturn that recently led to sweeping layoffs.The paper also lost roughly $100 million in 2024 and $77 million in 2023, continuing a trend of mounting red ink.Earlier this month, the company cut approximately 30 percent of its staff in an effort to reset operations and reduce costs.Jeff Bezos Says Far-Left Washington Post Will Now Focus on ‘Personal Liberties and Free Markets’ — Opinion Editor Resigns in Response/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i