Industry · Form 5500 business code 519100
Other Information Services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting): retirement plans
Plans whose sponsor entered this principal business activity code on Form 5500.
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. The business code is chosen by the filer from the list in the Form 5500 instructions.
300 retirement plans in other information services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting) with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 for plan year 2024 (292 defined contribution, 8 defined benefit). All Form 5500 pension filers in the group reported 607,143 participant records and $108.8B in net assets.
The median defined contribution plan held $69,875 per participant, well above the national median of $53,031, and its employer put in $3,223 per active participant (national: $2,174). Among plans reporting Schedule C compensation the median was $106 per participant against $123 nationally.
Employers contributed $2.88B and participants $7.74B during the year, and the plans paid out $5.99B in benefits.
In 2009 the same group numbered 173 plans with $8.17B; by 2024 it was 300 plans (up 73%) and $108.8B (up 1231%). From plan year 2023 the 100-participant line counts participants with account balances, which moved many plans to the short form.
Medians compared with all US plans
| Median plan, plan year 2024 | Industry: DC | US: DC | Industry: DB | US: DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $69,875 | $53,031 | $103,280 | $86,234 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $3,223 | $2,174 | $77,300 | $10,244 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $106 | $123 | $372 | $344 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $101 | $116 | $670 | $527 |
Medians across plans with 100 or more participants (290 DC and 8 DB plans with a Schedule H here). Fee medians cover plans reporting an amount. DC: defined contribution, such as 401(k) and 403(b). DB: defined benefit pension.
Distribution of DC plans
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $43,040 | $69,875 | $101,364 | 290 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $1,946 | $3,223 | $5,008 | 268 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $49.45 | $106 | $207 | 280 |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $46.66 | $101 | $200 | 279 |
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans 100+ | Participants | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Median DC assets / participant | Median DC Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025partial | 46 | 134,795 | $29.5B | $943M | $2.37B | $87,709 | $143 |
| 2024 | 300 | 607,143 | $108.8B | $2.88B | $7.74B | $69,875 | $106 |
| 2023 | 293 | 598,692 | $89.3B | $2.85B | $7.26B | $59,777 | $87.28 |
| 2022 | 304 | 588,438 | $68.0B | $2.64B | $6.68B | $44,189 | $86.70 |
| 2021 | 280 | 524,341 | $74.0B | $1.93B | $5.51B | $58,717 | $77.28 |
| 2020 | 273 | 469,440 | $59.4B | $1.75B | $4.57B | $52,382 | $72.67 |
| 2019 | 277 | 459,118 | $48.4B | $1.44B | $3.82B | $43,819 | $70.72 |
| 2018 | 273 | 427,951 | $36.4B | $1.27B | $3.09B | $36,804 | $60.64 |
| 2017 | 276 | 394,966 | $36.0B | $1.10B | $2.53B | $37,221 | $49.11 |
| 2016 | 269 | 328,972 | $21.3B | $1.02B | $1.24B | $28,797 | $39.03 |
| 2015 | 252 | 373,315 | $25.7B | $841M | $1.83B | $29,332 | $34.92 |
| 2014 | 236 | 346,109 | $23.2B | $633M | $1.44B | $29,247 | $26.07 |
| 2013 | 225 | 281,683 | $16.1B | $1.02B | $1.14B | $28,146 | $18.94 |
| 2012 | 213 | 290,689 | $12.9B | $409M | $979M | $26,384 | $22.65 |
| 2011 | 184 | 266,154 | $10.7B | $358M | $824M | $23,199 | $26.89 |
| 2010 | 172 | 242,422 | $10.0B | $305M | $709M | $24,341 | $29.05 |
| 2009 | 173 | 228,578 | $8.17B | $279M | $637M | $21,905 | $25.08 |
Plan year is the year in which the plan year began. The drop in large plans from 2023 follows a rule change: the 100-participant line now counts participants with account balances, so many plans moved to the short form.
Provider share
Service provider organisations named most often on the Schedule C of the 302 plans on this page's list, by number of plans. A plan usually names several providers.
Largest plans
The 40 largest by participants of 302 plans with a page on this site.
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Type | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan | Google LLC | CA | DC | 155,598 | $48.7B | $313,231 | $10,615 | $19.30 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Meta Platforms, Inc. | CA | DC | 93,515 | $22.4B | $239,517 | $12,384 | $9.85 |
| Relx Inc. US Salary Investment Plan | Relx Inc. | NY | DC | 20,442 | $4.75B | $232,397 | $6,339 | $98.86 |
| Thomson Reuters 401(k) Savings Plan | Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc. | MN | DC | 20,290 | $4.47B | $220,448 | $5,955 | $123 |
| The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of S&P Global Inc. and Its Subsidiaries | S&P Global, Inc. | NY | DC | 20,240 | $5.74B | $283,791 | $12,071 | $29.30 |
| Bytedance 401(k) Plan | Bytedance Inc. | CA | DC | 16,156 | $919M | $56,879 | $7,524 | $5.75 |
| Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Iac Inc. | NY | DC | 15,146 | $1.57B | $103,891 | $4,320 | $50.55 |
| Fox Savings Plan | Fox Corporation | NY | DC | 14,341 | $2.53B | $176,387 | $6,721 | $35.70 |
| Netflix 401(k) Plan | Netflix, Inc. | CA | DC | 12,137 | $2.35B | $193,490 | $9,570 | $35.17 |
| Thomson Reuters Group Pension Plan | Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc. | MN | DB | 11,810 | $1.40B | $118,583 | $0 | $292 |
| Ciox Health 401(k) Plan | Ciox Health, LLC | AZ | DC | 10,343 | $119M | $11,551 | $0 | $97.87 |
| Employee Retirement Plan of S&P Global Inc. and Its Subsidiaries | S&P Global Inc. | NY | DB | 10,010 | $1.13B | $112,764 | — | $429 |
| Yelp Inc. 401(k) Plan | Yelp Inc. | CA | DC | 7,255 | $364M | $50,199 | $3,628 | $54.64 |
| Icon Retirement Plan | Icon Information Consultants, LP | TX | DC | 7,218 | $63.5M | $8,796 | $0 | $49.86 |
| Informa USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Informa USA, Inc. | NY | DC | 6,744 | $763M | $113,182 | $2,431 | $91.62 |
| Corelogic, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | Corelogic, Inc. | CA | DC | 6,283 | $779M | $123,982 | $3,868 | $25.06 |
| Airbnb 401(k) Plan | Airbnb, Inc. | CA | DC | 6,267 | $982M | $156,664 | $6,628 | $6.22 |
| X Corp. 401(k) Plan | X Corp. | CA | DC | 5,480 | $574M | $104,791 | $4,102 | $136 |
| The Cengage Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | Cengage Learning, Inc. | KY | DC | 5,086 | $660M | $129,788 | $3,590 | $85.14 |
| The Associated Press Consolidated Retirement Plan | Associated Press | NY | DB | 4,141 | $430M | $103,844 | — | $201 |
| Factset Research Systems Inc. Plan | Factset Research Systems Inc. | CT | DC | 4,030 | $863M | $214,225 | $5,933 | $34.07 |
| Yahoo 401(k) Savings Plan | Yahoo Holdings Inc. | NY | DC | 3,921 | $1.19B | $303,146 | $12,565 | $55.74 |
| Ziff Davis, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Ziff Davis, Inc. | NY | DC | 3,848 | $273M | $70,849 | $1,951 | $71.50 |
| Clarivate Analytics 401(k) Savings Plan | Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC | MI | DC | 3,730 | $520M | $139,314 | $4,632 | $95.49 |
| Roblox Corporation 401(k) Plan | Roblox Corporation | CA | DC | 3,613 | $570M | $157,750 | $11,179 | $2.14 |
| Amadeus North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Amadeus North America, Inc. | FL | DC | 3,177 | $485M | $152,625 | $4,548 | $89.09 |
| Cloudflare 401(k) Plan | Cloudflare, Inc. | CA | DC | 2,960 | $178M | $60,060 | $0 | $76.39 |
| Cvent, Inc. | Cvent, Inc. | VA | DC | 2,958 | $241M | $81,350 | $2,124 | $70.46 |
| 401(k) Tech Collective Plan | HR Benefits Inc. | WA | DC | 2,916 | $88.6M | $30,401 | $1,064 | $76.32 |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings & Investment Plan | CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. | IL | DC | 2,718 | $374M | $137,431 | $3,292 | $106 |
| West Technology Group, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan | West Technology Group, LLC | NY | DC | 2,681 | $214M | $79,992 | $1,274 | $70.80 |
| Cision US, Inc. Retirement Plan and Trust | Cision US, Inc. | IL | DC | 2,584 | $156M | $60,413 | $2,147 | $60.57 |
| The Associated Press 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Associated Press | NY | DC | 2,354 | $881M | $374,303 | $7,107 | $213 |
| Sharecare, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Sharecare, Inc. | GA | DC | 2,313 | $90.8M | $39,236 | $758 | $34.65 |
| Verint Systems Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | Verint Systems Inc. | NY | DC | 2,263 | $415M | $183,543 | $1,716 | $48.16 |
| Match Group Retirement Savings Plan | Match Group, Inc. | TX | DC | 2,244 | $378M | $168,516 | $10,022 | $65.81 |
| Ascend Learning LLC 401(k) Plan | Ascend Learning LLC | KS | DC | 2,216 | $184M | $82,989 | $2,771 | $86.94 |
| Gerson Lehrman Group Inc. Plan | Gerson Lehrman Group | NY | DC | 2,210 | $168M | $75,840 | $2,584 | $48.79 |
| Reddit 401(k) Plan | Reddit, Inc. | CA | DC | 2,202 | $251M | $114,112 | $6,815 | $59.86 |
| Jamf Software, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Jamf Software, LLC | MN | DC | 2,141 | $166M | $77,448 | $3,994 | $166 |
By plan size
By state
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans are there in other information services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting)?
300 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 for plan year 2024, out of 425 pension plans on the full form. Smaller plans file Form 5500-SF and are counted separately where shown.
What is the typical 401(k) balance in other information services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting)?
The median defined contribution plan reported $69,875 in net assets per participant (middle half of plans: $43,040 to $101,364); nationally it was $53,031. This is a plan-level average that includes former employees, not a typical person's balance.
What do employers contribute in other information services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting)?
The median defined contribution plan received $3,223 in employer contributions per active participant, against $2,174 nationally. Plans with no employer contribution are included at zero.
What are average 401(k) fees in other information services (including news syndicates, libraries, internet publishing & broadcasting)?
Among defined contribution plans that report any Schedule C compensation, the median was $106 per participant and 0.18% of net assets (nationally $123 and 0.26%). Schedule C leaves out fund expense ratios and fees the employer pays, so it understates total cost.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports in the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Medians are computed by this site across plans with 100 or more participants.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Totals count every pension plan on the full form; medians and the plan list cover plans with 100 or more participants. See the methodology.