This article contains a list of major international wire services.
| Abbreviation | Name | Origin | Headquarters | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Anadolu Agency | Turkey | Ankara | State-owned enterprise |
| AFP | Agence France-Presse | France | Paris | State-owned enterprise |
| ANP | Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau | Netherlands | The Hague | Public company (since 2000) |
| ANSA | Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata | Italy | Rome | Not-for-profit cooperative |
| AP | Associated Press | USA | New York | Non-profit cooperative[1] |
| BNO | BNO News | Netherlands | Tilburg | Public company[2] |
| DPA | Deutsche Presse-Agentur | Germany | Hamburg | Public company (with a limit that no shareholder may own more than 1.5% of the shares)[3] |
| EFE | Agencia EFE | Spain | Madrid | State-owned enterprise |
| JTA | Jewish Telegraphic Agency | USA | New York | Not-for-profit news agency[4] |
| KNW | Korea Newswire | South Korea | Seoul | Private corporation[5] |
| PA | Press Association | UK | London | Non-profit cooperative[6] |
| Reuters | Reuters | UK | London | Public company |
