环球时报英文版（GLOBAL TIMES）创刊于2009年4月20日，读者涵盖使用英语阅读的主流人群，包括各国政要、商界精英和专家学者。

环球时报英文版聚焦社会热点，评论天下大事，向世界报道一个真实、复杂和变化的中国，反映日益多元化的社会诉求和公众舆论，其新闻报道和社评每天都在被国际知名媒体引用转载。除常规发行渠道外，英文版发行还覆盖60多个国家驻华使馆、700多家4星级以上酒店、19家航空公司和众多国际组织、驻华商会、国际媒体等，英国《经济学家》杂志称赞环球时报英文版为中国新闻界的“非凡创新”。

环球时报英文版现已成为中国最具国际知名度的报纸之一。

The English-language Global Times is founded in April 2009 and its readers, both foreign and Chinese, include ambassadors, business leaders, politicians, and intellectuals.

The English Global Times focuses on current trends in society, provides in-depth coverage of controversial stories and features heated debate over tough international issues. It is your key to understanding China’s changes. The newspaper has become essential reading for every China watcher and has drawn attention from international press. The Economist calls it a “remarkable innovation,” which ad-dresses “realms once thought taboo.”

Besides regular distribution channels, the distribution network of the newspaper also extends to more than 60 foreign embassies, morn than 700 luxury hotels with four-star ratings and above, 19 airlines and numerous international organizations and international media companies, as well as higher education institutions.

The English-language Global Times is one of the most dynamic players among Chinese media, and has rapidly become the major English newspaper in the nation.