Headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, and incorporated in Delaware,[3] it was formerly the owner of The Washington Post newspaper and Newsweek magazine.

[citation needed] The history of Graham Holdings Company dates back to 1877, when The Washington Post was first published.

Its new headquarters are at 1300 North 17th Street in Arlington, Virginia, with the choice of state motivated (according to Don Graham) by the proximity to Congress and the fact that two of the holding's activity areas, education and health care, are subject to federal regulation.

[21] Nash Holdings LLC, a company owned by Bezos, closed the purchase of the newspaper and affiliated publications on October 1, 2013.

[22][23] Graham Holdings Company retained ownership of WaPo Labs, its technology innovation group,[24] since rebranded as Trove.

In 2014, Tim O'Shaughnessy, founder of LivingSocial and a son-in-law of CEO Don Graham, joined GHC as president.

[29] In June 2021, Graham Holdings completed their acquisition of Leaf Group, a consumer internet company,[vague] at a valuation of approximately $323 million.

Led by chief executive officer Catherine Badalamente, the company is based in Detroit, co-located with its local NBC affiliate WDIV-TV.

[33][34] The Root, an online magazine focusing on African American culture, was owned by The Slate Group until Graham Holdings sold it to Univision Communications in 2015.

The subsidiary designs business and technology solutions[buzzword] aimed at streamlining hospice and home health operations and improving quality of care.

The company, which is based in Addison, Texas, manufactures equipment that monitors and controls the combustion of coal, natural gas, and other materials.

[49] Over the years, it has purchased several other educational companies and schools worldwide, expanding its operations and delivery of courses and programs in key markets beyond North America including the UK,[50] Ireland,[51] Singapore,[52] Australia, and New Zealand.