[5] Since purchasing JPIMedia, National World has launched sixteen new titles and made a further seven acquisitions,[6] notably Insider Media.

[10] On 31 December 2020, it was announced that JPIMedia Publishing Ltd (formerly Johnston Press[11]) and its subsidiaries were being sold to National World PLC on 2 January 2021.

[5] In September 2023, it was announced that the Graham family-owned Claverley Group had sold its subsidiary Midland News Association to National World PLC.

[22] National World also acquired the assets of football website publisher Scoopdragon and video content aggregator Newschain,[23] and news titles such as Newry Reporter,[24] Farm Week[25] and Banbridge Chronicle.

The geographic readership of some titles extends across the Irish border into the Republic of Ireland, such as the Derry Journal which also covers County Donegal.

On 7 August 2023[31] National World launched Shots!, a website devoted to football chat, true crime shows[32] and real life stories.