We published stories by 1,139 authors in two years. Here’s what the data shows

Mongabay is a U.S.-based nonprofit, but our journalism is produced far from a single center. Analysis of byline data from 2024 and 2025 offers a view into the global nature of our reporting.

Across those two years, Mongabay published work from 1,139 distinct bylines, excluding commentaries. Of these, 121 belonged to staff journalists and editors, while 1,018 were contributors. That balance reflects a newsroom designed to operate through regional hubs rather than a headquarters assigning stories outward. Staff and contributors together span more than 30 countries and almost 90 countries, respectively.

Asia accounts for the largest share of bylines, followed by North and Central America, South America, and Africa. Europe plays a smaller role, and Australia/Oceania a small one, but one that is set to grow. At the national level, India led all countries with 228 authors, followed by the United States (160), Indonesia (97), Brazil (77), and Colombia (49). 

More than 80% of all stories were authored by journalists based in Global South countries, led by Indonesia.

Production figures reinforce this structure. In 2025 alone, Mongabay published more than 7,300 stories across its network. The largest volumes came from regional and language-specific sites, including those serving Spanish-speaking Latin America (1,100+), India (886), and Indonesia (1,700+), alongside the global English team (2,800+).

This model is often described as “grassroots to global.” It allows Mongabay to report at the village and district level while also aggregating patterns that only become visible across borders. The byline data points to ownership: stories are produced by journalists embedded in the places they cover, operating within a shared editorial framework but with local autonomy. For those accustomed to centralized newsrooms, the numbers clarify a simple fact: Mongabay is global not just in reach, but in authorship.