What Vedomosti does

Vedomosti (Ведомости) is a Russian-language business newspaper and digital media platform founded in 1999 and published by АО «Бизнес Ньюс Медиа» (Business News Media JSC), a privately held joint-stock company headquartered in Moscow at ul. Polkovaya, d. 3, str. 1. The publication covers business, economics, finance, investments, technology, media, real estate, politics, and society for a primary audience of business professionals, executives, government officials, and financial/investment decision-makers in Russia. It is self-described as the leading business publication in Russia and operates a regional edition in Saint Petersburg with a dedicated sales/marketing office.

The core product is the vedomosti.ru digital news platform, supplemented by a daily print newspaper, iOS and Android mobile applications, two regional editions (Vedomosti Northwest at spb.vedomosti.ru and Vedomosti South at south.vedomosti.ru), and specialized sections including Science (Наука), Tourism (Туризм), and Law (Право). Beyond core publishing, the company operates an ecosystem of adjacent products: the VEDY short-video platform (ved.vedomosti.ru), the MAX premium subscription (max.ru/vedomosti), the Справочник компаний company directory and Справочник персон person directory, a conferences business (events.vedomosti.ru), the annual Impulse Prize award (impulse.vedomosti.ru), and the TechSuccess (Техуспех) ranking of fast-growing Russian technology companies (ts.vedomosti.ru).

Vedomosti monetizes through four streams: digital subscriptions, print newspaper subscriptions, corporate volume-licensed subscriptions for legal entities, and advertising (display and sponsored/partner content, including press releases). Distribution relies on organic SEO, DashaMail-powered email newsletters, Yandex.Direct and VK Реклама advertising tools, a VKontakte presence, and conferences/events. The technology stack includes standard web analytics (Yandex.Metrika, LiveInternet) and third-party recommendation widgets (СМИ2, INFOX, 24smi) for on-site content personalization; the publication holds a Roskomnadzor online media license (ЭЛ № ФС 77-79546, issued November 27, 2020).

Name

Vedomosti

Legal name

Акционерное общество «Бизнес Ньюс Медиа» (Business News Media JSC)

Website

https://vedomosti.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vedomosti (Ведомости) is a Russian-language business newspaper and digital media platform founded in 1999, serving executives, government officials, and financial professionals in Russia with news, analysis, and business intelligence across print, web, mobile, and regional editions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Online subscription services providing access to digital content, news articles, analytics, and exclusive materials on vedomosti.ru
2. Print Newspaper Subscriptions: Physical newspaper subscriptions for print version delivery
3. Advertising: Display advertising and sponsored content on the website and in publications, including press releases from partner companies
4. Corporate Subscriptions: Corporate subscription packages for legal entities with volume licensing for organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vedomosti is a leading Russian business newspaper and digital news platform that publishes daily business news, economic analysis, financial market coverage, and policy reporting. The publication distributes content through its website (vedomosti.ru), print newspaper, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and regional editions, monetizing primarily through individual and corporate subscriptions and display advertising.

Product overview

Vedomosti is a leading Russian business publication offering a comprehensive media platform comprising the core digital business news website (vedomosti.ru), a print newspaper, regional editions (Northwest and South), specialized topic sections (Science, Tourism, Law), and supplementary products including company/person directories, conferences, the Impulse Award, the TechSuccess ranking of fast-growing tech companies, video content platform (VEDY), premium MAX subscription, podcasts, and mobile applications. The platform uses recommendation technologies and web analytics for content personalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ВЕДЫ: Video content platform featuring short news videos and visual storytelling
• MAX
• Справочник компаний
• Справочник персон
• Техуспех
• Премия Импульс
• Конференции

Products and services

• Vedomosti Digital Platform (vedomosti.ru) Primary digital news platform providing subscription-based access to business news, economic analysis, financial coverage, and editorial content for Russian business professionals and corporate subscribers.
• Print Newspaper Subscription (Газета) Physical print edition of the Vedomosti business newspaper, delivered via annual subscription to readers across Russia.
• MAX Premium Subscription

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TASS: TASS is the Russian state news agency with extensive business, economic, and political coverage; it competes for Russian business-news audience attention and advertiser budgets but as a state-backed incumbent at far greater scale.
• Financial Times: The Financial Times is the global benchmark for premium business news and subscription-based B2B journalism; it represents the international model that Vedomosti's subscription and corporate licensing products are patterned after.
• Interfax: Interfax is a major Russian news and wire services agency covering business, finance, and politics; it competes with Vedomosti in the business-news category but operates at broader scale as a wire service for institutional clients.

Direct peers

• Delo (Russian business magazine): Delo is a Russian business and economics magazine covering industry, finance, and policy for a professional audience, broadly comparable in editorial positioning to Vedomosti's specialized vertical publications.
• Forbes Russia: Forbes Russia publishes business news, rankings, and premium editorial targeted at Russian executives and entrepreneurs, overlapping directly with Vedomosti's audience and subscription-driven business-media model.
• Profile (Profil.ru): Profile is a Russian weekly news and business magazine with online coverage of politics, economics, and business — comparable in audience and in the mix of print and digital distribution to Vedomosti.
• Expert Magazine: Expert is a long-standing Russian business and economics magazine and online publication, directly comparable in audience (business leaders, policymakers) and editorial coverage of Russian economic and political affairs.
• Kommersant: Kommersant is Russia's flagship paid business daily newspaper and online platform, directly competing with Vedomosti in the same national business-newspaper category, with overlapping B2B readership and subscription/advertising revenue model.
• RBC (RosBusinessConsulting): RBC is one of Russia's largest business news portals covering economics, finance, and politics, directly competing with Vedomosti for the same executive and professional audience across digital, mobile, and TV extensions.

Emerging players

• The Bell: The Bell is an independent Russian-language digital business news outlet covering Russian business and economics, competing with Vedomosti for paying professional readers via a subscription-first digital model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vedomosti
• Facebookfacebook.com/Vedomosti
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vedomostievents

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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