MarketWise, Inc. Reports Preliminary Selected Unaudited Second Quarter Results With Paid Subscriber Growth Continuing In The Second Quarter 2026; Billings Increased 56% Year-Over-Year To Approximately $91 million; Raises FY 2026 Billings Guidance 10% To $330 million; Affirms FY 2026 Dividend Target To Class A Shareholders Of $1.80 Per Share

MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) is a leading multi-brand digital subscription services platform that provides premium financial research, software, education, and tools for self-directed investors, today reported preliminary selected unaudited financial and operational updates for second quarter 2026.

Consistent with past practice, we are providing investors with selected information in advance of issuing our second quarter 2026 earnings press release, which we expect to release on August 6, 2026.

The selected unaudited results in this press release are preliminary and subject to the Company’s normal quarterly accounting procedures and external review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Therefore, these preliminary unaudited results are subject to adjustment. In addition, these preliminary unaudited results are not a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results and should not be viewed as a substitute for full, audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Q2 2026 Preliminary Selected Unaudited Financial and Operational Updates:

Paid Subscribers were 400 thousand at June 30, 2026, compared to 374 thousand at December 31, 2025.

Active Free Subscribers were 2.1 million at June 30, 2026.

Billings for second quarter totaled approximately $91 million, representing a 56% year over year increase, and the highest quarterly Billings since 2023.

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