19 years
as CEO of the FT Group, May 2006 to June 2025
£ 844m
what Nikkei paid Pearson for the FT in 2015
57 %
fall in US newspaper newsroom employment between 2008 and 2020, per Pew
2.9m
the FT Group’ s global paying audience when John stepped down
£ 540m
FT Group revenue in 2024, up 6 %
John Ridding Honorary Chairman
Financial Times