The Tab
| Type | News site |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Owner(s) | Digitalbox Plc |
| Founder(s) | George Marangos-Gilks, Jack Rivlin, Taymoor Atighetchi |
| Editor | Grace Vielma |
| Founded | June 2009 |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | thetab |
The Tab is a youth news and entertainment site, published by Digitalbox Plc.
It was launched at the University of Cambridge and has since expanded to over 20 universities in the United Kingdom. Now it is better known as a voice-driven pop culture brand for Gen-Z and 18-34s.
The name originates from both an abbreviation for tabloid and a nickname applied to Cambridge students (from "Cantabs'").
The Tab's network consists of a global site and an individual sub-site for each university. The global site covers a wide range of topics, such as pop culture, news, lifestyle, trends, mental health, politics, and gaming.
Local campus-based stories are produced by students, with a student editorial team for each sub-site. Professional editors in The Tab's offices in Shoreditch and Williamsburg offer guidance and editorial insight to their student teams, as well as writing for the site on a regular basis.
In September 2017, News Corp was the main investor with a total of $6m (£4.6m) of new funding raised by Tab Media. In return for its investment, News Corp took a minority stake in it and Emma Tucker, deputy editor of The Times, sat on its board of directors. The Tab was acquired by Digitalbox Plc in 2020.