Every Press Release Wire Carries a Different Kind of News
By the PR Gun Research desk. Updated November 1, 2026.
Press release wires don't carry the same news. In PR Gun's database of 129,938 releases published January 1 to October 31, 2026, 34.4% of GlobeNewswire's 6,085 releases were routine notices, meaning investor litigation notices, market reports, financial results or dividend releases, against 0.6% of PRWeb's 5,684. Investor litigation notices made up 13.7% of GlobeNewswire and 10.4% of Newswire.com. Market reports with growth forecasts were common on EIN Presswire. PRWeb carried the highest share of product launches at 19.0%.
Why does the mix of news on a wire matter?
Reporters build habits. A reporter who learns that a feed is mostly legal notices and market reports scans it differently from one full of company news. A lot of that sorting happens before anyone reads your headline.
No pickup report shows this. Your release was delivered. Whether it landed somewhere reporters still look is a separate question. So we measured what each wire actually carries.
How much of each wire is routine notices?
We flagged five kinds of routine content. Investor litigation notices are law firm releases about class actions and lead plaintiff deadlines. Market reports are headlines about market size, share or forecasts, and we also flagged bodies that cite a CAGR. Financial results are quarterly or annual earnings headlines. Dividend headlines are counted on their own. Forward-looking statements are the safe-harbor disclaimer public companies add. Each wire's coverage window in PR Gun's database differs, so each row carries its own dates.
| Wire | Releases | Window (2026) | Litigation notice | Market report headline | Cites a CAGR | Financial results | Forward-looking statements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR Newswire | 82,398 | Jan 5 to Oct 31 | 5.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 8.9% |
| ACCESS Newswire | 11,396 | Jul 10 to Oct 31 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 30.7% |
| EIN Presswire | 6,798 | Feb 19 to Oct 31 | 0.1% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| GlobeNewswire | 6,085 | May 7 to Oct 19 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 8.7% | 21.5% |
| PRWeb | 5,684 | Mar 31 to Oct 31 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 24-7 Press Release | 5,331 | Jan 1 to Oct 31 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Digital Journal | 3,364 | May 7 to Oct 31 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6.3% | 25.2% |
| Newswire.com | 3,251 | May 7 to Oct 31 | 10.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 51.0% |
| Business Wire | 2,784 | Sep 24 to Oct 19 | 5.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 14.3% | 15.7% |
| PRLog | 2,275 | Sep 21 to Oct 31 | 0.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Send2Press | 479 | May 7 to Oct 30 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
- In PR Gun's database, 13.7% of 6,085 GlobeNewswire releases published May 7 to October 19, 2026 were investor litigation notices.
- 14.4% of 6,798 EIN Presswire releases published February 19 to October 31, 2026 cited a compound annual growth rate, the mark of a syndicated market report.
- 51.0% of 3,251 Newswire.com releases carried a forward-looking statements disclaimer, against 0.3% of PRWeb releases and 0.1% of PRLog releases.
- 14.3% of 2,784 Business Wire headlines published September 24 to October 19, 2026 announced financial results.
Combining litigation notices, market reports, financial results and dividends gives a rough "routine" share for each wire.
| Wire | Releases | Routine share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobeNewswire | 6,085 | 34.4% | |
| Business Wire | 2,784 | 21.0% | |
| Newswire.com | 3,251 | 17.6% | |
| PR Newswire | 82,398 | 10.5% | |
| EIN Presswire | 6,798 | 8.5% | |
| Digital Journal | 3,364 | 7.8% | |
| ACCESS Newswire | 11,396 | 4.6% | |
| PRLog | 2,275 | 2.5% | |
| 24-7 Press Release | 5,331 | 1.8% | |
| Send2Press | 479 | 0.8% | |
| PRWeb | 5,684 | 0.6% |
GlobeNewswire tops the list at 34.4%, followed by Business Wire at 21.0% and Newswire.com at 17.6%. PRWeb, Send2Press and 24-7 Press Release were all under 2%. Those small-business wires carry almost no financial or legal notices.
Which wires carry company news?
We also sorted releases into five business types using headline keyword rules. Most releases match no rule, so the "other" column is large everywhere. The gaps between wires are what matter.
| Wire | Releases | Product launch | Partnership | Executive appointment | Acquisition | Funding | Litigation notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WIRES | 129,938 | 10.5% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 4.4% |
| PR Newswire | 82,398 | 10.5% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 5.3% |
| ACCESS Newswire | 11,396 | 9.3% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| EIN Presswire | 6,798 | 9.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| GlobeNewswire | 6,085 | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 13.7% |
| PRWeb | 5,684 | 19.0% | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 24-7 Press Release | 5,331 | 12.5% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Digital Journal | 3,364 | 10.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Newswire.com | 3,251 | 4.5% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 10.4% |
| Business Wire | 2,784 | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 5.4% |
| PRLog | 2,275 | 12.6% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Send2Press | 479 | 16.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
PRWeb had the highest share of product launches, 19.0% of 5,684, and of partnerships, 6.8%. Business Wire had the highest share of acquisitions (2.6%) and funding rounds (1.5%), in a short window of 2,784 releases, and PRWeb led executive appointments at 4.4%. PRLog and 24-7 Press Release had the lowest shares of executive appointments, 0.5% and 0.9%, and of acquisitions, 0.4% and 0.3%.
Where does each type of news get published?
PR Newswire is so large that it carries most of every type. Counting the eleven wires in the table, it published 63.4% of product launches, 68.6% of acquisitions, 70.2% of executive appointments, 73.1% of funding rounds and 76.0% of investor litigation notices in PR Gun's 2026 window.
The second place varies. For litigation notices it's GlobeNewswire, with 14.5% of all notices. For product launches and partnerships it's PRWeb, with 7.9% and 7.7%. For funding, acquisitions and executive appointments it's ACCESS Newswire, with 8.4%, 9.3% and 8.1%.
What changed since the earlier study?
The first version of this page used an earlier sample of 134,126 releases studied May 7 to August 15, 2026, with services reported by letter. It found one service devoting 24.8% of its volume to securities litigation language and another 12.9% to market research language. Forward-looking statements appeared in 45.9% of releases on one service and 0.2% on another.
The 2026 rerun uses stricter, headline-based rules for litigation notices and market reports, and the shares are lower. The top litigation share is now 13.7% (GlobeNewswire) and the top market report headline share 11.4% (also GlobeNewswire). Body mentions of a CAGR reach 14.4% on EIN Presswire. The forward-looking statements gap is wider, from 51.0% on Newswire.com to 0.1% on PRLog. The main finding held. Financial wires and small-business wires carry very different news.
How do you check a wire's feed before you buy?
You don't need a database to do this. It takes about ten minutes.
- Open the wire's public newsroom and read the 50 most recent headlines without filtering.
- Sort them into three piles. Company news, legal or regulatory notices, and syndicated content such as market reports.
- Count the first pile. That share is roughly what a reporter sees when they open the feed.
- Search the wire's name plus your industry. See whether any coverage came from real publications or only from the wire's own archive and its partner sites.
- Match the wire to the news. Earnings and material disclosures belong on a financial wire. A product launch may sit better among other launches.
Here's how that plays out by sender. A startup launching a product wants a feed full of other launches and tech news, not litigation notices. A small business with local or trade news can use a small-business wire where its release isn't buried under financial filings. An agency should match each client to the wire that carries similar news. A public company needs a wire built for disclosure, and the mix of neighbors matters less.
Related studies cover duplicate releases across wires, contact details by wire and the hour each wire peaks. Wire-by-wire reviews include PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, PRWeb and EIN Presswire. The type studies cover funding, product launch, partnership, acquisition and executive appointment releases.
Frequently asked questions
- Do all press release distribution services carry the same news?
- No. In PR Gun's 2026 data, litigation notices, market reports, financial results and dividend releases made up 34.4% of GlobeNewswire releases and 0.6% of PRWeb releases. Each wire has its own mix.
- Which wire carries the most investor litigation notices?
- By share, GlobeNewswire, at 13.7% of 6,085 releases in PR Gun's 2026 window. By count, PR Newswire, which carried 76.0% of all litigation notices because it is the largest wire.
- What are forward-looking statements in a press release?
- A legal disclaimer public companies add when a release talks about future results. In PR Gun's 2026 data it appeared in 11.7% of all releases, and in 51.0% of Newswire.com releases.
- Which wire is best for a product launch?
- It depends on your audience and budget. In PR Gun's 2026 data, PRWeb had the highest share of product launches at 19.0%, and PR Newswire carried the most by count. See PR Gun's best services comparison to weigh price and reach.
- Why do some wires carry so many market reports?
- Market research firms publish forecasts at volume. In PR Gun's 2026 data, 14.4% of EIN Presswire releases and 13.3% of GlobeNewswire releases cited a compound annual growth rate.
How we researched this
- Source is PR Gun's database of published press releases, queried read-only on November 1, 2026.
- Window is releases with a publish date of January 1 to October 31, 2026. We kept one copy per wire and headline and required at least 50 words of body text, which left 129,938 releases. Each wire's window is shown in the first table. A window runs from the wire's first to last release date, and coverage inside it isn't continuous for every wire. Wire tables show wires with at least 300 releases, so PR.com (93 releases) counts in the all-wire totals but has no row.
- Litigation notice means the headline matches terms like "class action", "shareholder alert", "lead plaintiff" or "securities fraud". Market report means the headline mentions market size, share, report, research, analysis, forecast or outlook. CAGR means the body mentions a CAGR or compound annual growth rate. Financial results means the headline mentions a quarter, fiscal period or earnings together with results or reports. Forward-looking statements means the body contains that phrase.
- Business types come from headline keyword rules applied in priority order. Most releases match no rule.
- These are text rules, not hand labels, so some releases are misclassed. They're consistent across wires, which is what the comparison needs.
- The earlier figures come from a separate sample of 134,126 releases studied May 7 to August 15, 2026, with different definitions.
- PR Gun sells press release distribution and competes with the services on this page.
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