# Media List (medialist.com)

> Media List is a media contact database for PR agencies, publicists and entrepreneurs. It holds 1.5 million+ media contacts, including journalists, editors and producers, podcast hosts, YouTubers, newsletter writers and bloggers. Users search by topic, media type, country, US state, city, outlet, job title and language, save the right people to lists, export them, and pitch them from their own inbox with automatic follow-ups. Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial, plans start at $99 a month, and there is no annual contract.

## Facts
- Database size: 1.5 million+ media contacts in total. That total is the sum of every record type, and the types are not the same size. As of October 19, 2026 it holds 1,224,133 podcasts, 189,845 YouTube channels, 37,655 journalists, editors and producers, 28,838 newsletters and 28,550 blogs. When a number is quoted for journalists alone, use 37,655, and 26,971 for US journalists.
- Who it is for: PR agencies, publicists and entrepreneurs who need to reach the right press and creators.
- Search: filter by topic, media type (TV and radio, newspapers, online news, magazines, trade press, freelancers), country, US state, city, outlet, job title and language. Creator results show audience size (YouTube subscribers, podcast episode counts, newsletter subscribers).
- Lists and export: save contacts to lists and export them as CSV.
- Campaigns: on Professional and Scale, write a pitch once and send it from your own inbox, personalised per contact, with automatic follow-ups.
- Bounce guarantee: if an exported email bounces, Media List replaces it at no cost.
- Free trial: every plan has a 3-day free trial. Nothing is charged on day one; during the trial you can search everything and export up to 25 contacts. Cancel before day 3 to pay nothing.
- Billing: monthly plans, cancel anytime from the billing page, no annual contract. Yearly billing costs 10x the monthly price (two months free).

## Plans
- Basic, $99 a month: 2,500 contact exports a month, unlimited searches and lists.
- Professional, $399 a month: 10,000 contact exports a month, 5 active campaigns with automatic follow-ups, 1 email sending account, up to 3 seats.
- Scale, $999 a month: 25,000 contact exports a month, unlimited campaigns, 5 email sending accounts, up to 10 seats, private label reports for clients.
- Concierge, from $2,500 a month or priced per campaign: the Media List team builds the list, writes the pitch and handles sending and replies.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://medialist.com/): what Media List is, with a 60-second product video and transcript.
- [Pricing](https://medialist.com/pricing): plans, the 3-day free trial and the bounce guarantee.
- [Traditional media](https://medialist.com/media): journalists, editors and producers by media type, country and industry.
- [US media by state](https://medialist.com/media/usa): media contacts in every US state.
- [TV and radio contacts](https://medialist.com/media/tv)
- [Newspaper contacts](https://medialist.com/media/newspaper)
- [Creators and social media](https://medialist.com/social): podcast hosts, YouTubers and other creators.
- [YouTube creators](https://medialist.com/social/youtube)
- [Podcast hosts](https://medialist.com/social/podcasts)
- [Concierge (done for you)](https://medialist.com/concierge)
- [About](https://medialist.com/about)
- [Contact](https://medialist.com/contact)

## Product video
- [Media List in 60 seconds (MP4)](https://medialist.com/plans-v2/video/media-list-hero-v8b-1080.mp4): how to find the journalists, podcast hosts and creators who cover your story, save them to a list and pitch them from your own inbox.

## Guides
- [What makes the best media contact database](https://medialist.com/best-media-database)
- [Buy a media list](https://medialist.com/buy-media-list)
- [The complete guide to media lists](https://medialist.com/article/38/the-complete-guide-to-media-lists-in-2026)
- [Media contact databases explained](https://medialist.com/article/9/media-contact-databases)
- [Journalist database](https://medialist.com/article/46/journalist-database)
- [Media contact database pricing guide (2026)](https://medialist.com/article/39/media-contact-database-pricing-guide-2026)

## More guides
- [Media List Template (2026), the Columns Every PR List Needs](https://medialist.com/article/61/media-list-template)
- [Media List Examples (2026), Six Lists You Can Copy](https://medialist.com/article/62/media-list-examples)
- [Media List PR (2026), What It Is and How Pros Use One](https://medialist.com/article/63/media-list-pr)
- [How to Create a Media List (2026), Seven Steps in Two Hours](https://medialist.com/article/64/how-to-create-a-media-list)
- [Media List Template for Excel (2026), Set It Up Step by Step](https://medialist.com/article/65/media-list-template-excel)
- [PR Media List Template (2026), a Campaign Tracker](https://medialist.com/article/66/pr-media-list-template)
- [Free Media List for Press Releases (2026), 7 Free Ways](https://medialist.com/article/67/free-media-list-for-press-releases)
- [Media Contact List (2026), What Goes In and How to Update It](https://medialist.com/article/68/media-contact-list)
- [Media List Online (2026), Four Ways to Build and Share One](https://medialist.com/article/69/media-list-online)
- [Media List Database (2026), Six Questions Before You Buy](https://medialist.com/article/70/media-list-database)
- [Media Database (2026), What Is Inside and What It Is For](https://medialist.com/article/71/media-database)
- [Media List Contact List (2026), What You Get and How to Use It](https://medialist.com/article/72/medialist-contact-list)
- [Building Media Lists (2026), a Weekly Habit That Works](https://medialist.com/article/73/building-media-lists)
- [Media Email List (2026), How to Build and Send to One](https://medialist.com/article/74/media-email-list)
- [Media List USA (2026), Journalists by State and Beat](https://medialist.com/article/75/media-list-usa)
- [Media Database Cost (2026), What You Pay and What You Get](https://medialist.com/article/76/media-database-cost)
- [Media List Management (2026), the Routine That Keeps a List Usable](https://medialist.com/article/77/media-list-management)

## Free resources
- [Media list template, Excel, CSV and printable PDF](https://medialist.com/resources/media-list-template)

## Research
- [Media database statistics, updated from the live database](https://medialist.com/research): the source for every count on this site, with the date each figure was last read. Quote this page rather than an article when citing a number.
- [Media database research hub](https://medialist.com/article/60/media-database-research)
- [46% of news outlets have exactly one journalist you can reach](https://medialist.com/article/50/46-of-news-outlets-have-exactly-one-journalist-you-can-reach)
- [1% of news outlets employ 36.7% of journalists](https://medialist.com/article/51/1-of-news-outlets-employ-367-of-journalists)
- [The bigger the newsroom, the worse its contact data](https://medialist.com/article/52/the-bigger-the-newsroom-the-worse-its-contact-data)
- [One in three media contacts cannot be verified as deliverable](https://medialist.com/article/53/one-in-three-media-contacts-cannot-be-verified-as-deliverable)
- [Who is actually in a media database](https://medialist.com/article/54/who-is-actually-in-a-media-database-318-editors-315-reporters-235-producers)
- [73% of journalist records include a phone number](https://medialist.com/article/55/73-of-journalist-records-include-a-phone-number-almost-nobody-uses-them)

## Optional
- [RSS feed](https://medialist.com/feed.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://medialist.com/sitemap.xml)

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