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Wiley's growing portfolio of AI licensing deals
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Wiley has built a portfolio of AI licensing agreements with companies including OpenEvidence, Anthropic and other corporate customers, reporting $49 million in AI licensing revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026. Its deal structures range from point-of-care medical AI integrations to interoperability standards for scholarly content, and Wiley has not disclosed an author revenue-sharing formula tied to these licenses.
What was reported#
- Wiley reported $49 million in AI licensing revenue for fiscal year 2026, citing deals with IQVIA, OpenEvidence and other corporate customers, per Publishers Weekly.
- In March 2026, Wiley and OpenEvidence announced a partnership bringing Wiley's peer-reviewed medical content into OpenEvidence's point-of-care AI platform.
- In July 2025, Wiley announced a planned partnership with Anthropic to adopt the Model Context Protocol for integrating its research content with AI tools.
- Wiley's net income rose 163% to $221.6 million in fiscal 2026, with AI and data analytics cited as a key growth driver alongside its research division.
- Wiley also offers a standing 'Wiley AI Rights' licensing program for companies seeking to integrate its published content into internal AI applications.
- Wiley has not disclosed any author revenue-sharing formula tied to its fiscal 2026 AI licensing income, according to reporting on the disclosures.
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Sources
Public sources, checked 2026-10-09. SourceX is not affiliated with the organizations named.
- Publishers Weekly: AI, Research Drive Gains at Wiley in Fiscal 2026 publishersweekly.com
- Wiley: Wiley and OpenEvidence Partner to Deliver Trusted Research to Physicians newsroom.wiley.com
- Wiley: Wiley Partners with Anthropic to Accelerate Responsible AI Integration newsroom.wiley.com
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