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The Daily Wire

Type of site	News, opinion, and media
Headquarters	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Owner	Bentkey Ventures, LLC
Created by	Ben Shapiro Jeremy Boreing
Key people	Ben Shapiro (editor emeritus) Jeremy Boreing (co-CEO) Caleb Robinson (co-CEO) John Bickley (editor-in-chief)
Employees	115 (full-time)
Subsidiaries	Bentkey
Launched	September 21, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-21)
Current status	Active

The Daily Wire is an American conservative news website and media company. It was started in 2015 by political writer Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing. The company is very popular on Facebook. It also creates many podcasts, like The Ben Shapiro Show.

The Daily Wire has also made different films and video series. In 2022, they launched DailyWire+, which is a video platform where you can watch their shows. In 2023, they started Bentkey, a special video platform just for kids. The Daily Wire is located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Some people who check facts have said that some stories from The Daily Wire might not be fully checked. They also say that sometimes facts are changed to support a certain point of view.

How The Daily Wire Started

Ben Shapiro, who helped start The Daily Wire

The Daily Wire was an idea from Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing. They both used to work for another news website called TruthRevolt. Some wealthy brothers, Dan and Farris Wilks, gave them money to start The Daily Wire. It officially began in 2015. Farris Wilks helps manage the company that owns The Daily Wire.

At first, the company was in Los Angeles, California. It mainly made money from advertisements. In 2020, Ben Shapiro announced that The Daily Wire would move its main office to Nashville, Tennessee.

The Daily Wire's Popularity

The Daily Wire quickly became one of the most popular news sites on Facebook. It got a lot of attention from people. In 2018, a company called NewsWhip said The Daily Wire was the top right-wing publisher on Facebook. By 2019, it was one of the top English-language publishers on Facebook overall.

In 2021, stories from The Daily Wire received more likes, shares, and comments on Facebook than any other news publisher. This was reported by NPR.

Their podcast, The Ben Shapiro Show, also became very popular. In 2019, it was ranked as the second most listened-to podcast in the U.S.

Changes and New Projects

In June 2020, Ben Shapiro stepped down from being the main editor. He became an "editor emeritus," which means he still has an important role but not the daily managing one. John Bickley became the new editor-in-chief.

In 2021, The Daily Wire announced they would start making TV shows and films. Their goal was to create content that did not promote certain political ideas they disagreed with. Their first movie, Shut In, came out in 2022.

The company also started a new book publishing part called DW Books. They planned to release books by their writers and other conservative authors.

In early 2022, The Daily Wire made a lot of money and had many employees. They announced plans to invest a lot of money into making children's entertainment. This was a response to Disney's stance on a law in Florida.

In June 2022, The Daily Wire launched DailyWire+. This is a video platform where subscribers can watch all their podcasts and video productions. By November 2022, they had over 1,000,000 paid subscribers.

Podcasts and Radio Shows

Besides written articles, The Daily Wire produces several podcasts. These include:

• The Ben Shapiro Show
• The Michael Knowles Show
• The Matt Walsh Show
• The Andrew Klavan Show

The Ben Shapiro Show also started being played on radio stations across the U.S. in 2018. By 2019, it was on over 200 stations.

In 2020, The Daily Wire also got all the content from PragerU, another conservative media group.

In 2021, activist Candace Owens joined The Daily Wire with her own show called Candace. It features interviews with famous guests like former president Donald Trump.

In 2022, they started a YouTube channel called The Comments Section with Brett Cooper. DailyWire+ also began airing The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast.

Current Personalities

• Ben Shapiro (also co-founder)
• Michael Knowles
• Matt Walsh
• Andrew Klavan
• Brett Cooper
• Jordan Peterson

Former Personalities

• Candace Owens (2021–2024)

Documentaries and Films

The Daily Wire has created several documentaries. One well-known one is What Is a Woman? by Matt Walsh, released in 2022. Other documentaries include Convicting a Murderer with Candace Owens, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold, and Logos and Literacy with Dr. Jordan Peterson.

They also produce feature films. In 2021, they released Run Hide Fight, a drama about a school shooting. Their first original film, Shut In, came out in 2022. They also released a western film called Terror on the Prairie in 2022.

In 2022, The Daily Wire launched DailyWire+, their video platform. It features many of their podcasts and video productions. They also announced an animated preschool series called Chip Chilla.

In November 2022, The Daily Wire shared plans to make TV shows based on famous books. These include Atlas Shrugged and The Pendragon Cycle. The Pendragon Cycle started filming in 2023.

On October 16, 2023, they launched Bentkey, a new service for kids' content. This service includes shows like Chip Chilla. Bentkey also announced a live-action movie version of Snow White, called Snow White and the Evil Queen.

Films

Television Series

Other Products

In March 2022, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing started a line of shaving razors called Jeremy's Razors. This was to compete with another company that used to sponsor The Daily Wire. In March 2023, he also started selling Jeremy's Chocolate bars. This was after a chocolate company hired a trans woman as a spokesperson for International Women's Day.

See also

In Spanish: The Daily Wire para niños