Jagran New Media

What Jagran New Media does

Jagran New Media is the digital publishing and multimedia arm of Jagran Prakashan Limited (JPL), one of India's largest media conglomerates with an 80-year legacy across print, radio, out-of-home, and digital. The company operates a portfolio of 12+ digital-first platforms covering news, education, health, lifestyle, youth, fact-checking, and commerce verticals in 12+ Indian languages, reaching 100 million+ total digital population per Comscore MMX Multi-Platform (March 2026). Its flagship properties include Jagran.com (36M+ users, leading Hindi news), Jagran Josh (21.7M users, education and competitive exams), HerZindagi (17.8M users, women's lifestyle), OnlyMyHealth (9.8M users, health), and Vishvas News (IFCN-certified fact-checking platform in 12 languages).

The company's technology stack is built around AI-driven tools for content and advertising operations, programmatic advertising platforms, AdTech infrastructure, and proprietary assets including the Vishvas News WhatsApp fact-checking chatbot and an in-house audio-visual production house (Rocketship Films). Notable AI integrations include the Aurigin.ai Apollo system for audio deepfake detection achieving 97.7% accuracy across 40 languages, deployed within the Misinformation Combat Alliance's Deepfakes Analysis Unit.

Jagran New Media monetizes through five primary revenue streams: (1) digital advertising and programmatic across its platform portfolio, (2) affiliate and content-to-commerce via JagranReviews.com, (3) subscription-based exclusive content access, (4) branded content and custom 360-degree media campaigns for enterprise clients, and (5) video production services via Rocketship Films. Its go-to-market combines content-led organic audience acquisition through SEO and social media with a B2B enterprise sales team handling corporate advertising, government, and education verticals. The company serves a primarily Indian audience, with no disclosed geographic expansion beyond South Asia.

Name

Jagran New Media

Legal name

Jagran New Media

Website

https://jnm.digital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jagran New Media is the digital publishing arm of Jagran Prakashan Limited, operating 12+ multilingual digital platforms across news, education, health, lifestyle, and fact-checking verticals, reaching 100 million+ Indian digital audience and monetizing through advertising, affiliate commerce, subscriptions, and branded content services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising & Programmatic: Primary revenue stream from digital advertising across the company's 12+ digital platforms. The company operates programmatic ad platforms and AdTech infrastructure to serve display, video, and native ad formats to its 100 million total digital population.
2. Affiliate & Content-to-Commerce: Revenue generated through JagranReviews.com affiliate marketing platform. The platform earns commissions from e-commerce transactions when users purchase products through expert reviews, comparisons, and curated buying guides. Deals are aggregated from leading e-commerce platforms.
3. Subscription & Exclusive Content Access: Users can access exclusive content through subscription-based models. The company offers subscription tiers for premium content access across platforms like Jagran.com and its regional news portals.
4. Branded Content & Custom Campaigns: Tailored, insight-driven brand campaigns designed to meet clients' unique business goals. The company offers 360-degree media solutions including pitch, production, strategy, and storytelling across its digital ecosystem, content, media, and tech platforms.
5. Video Production Services: In-house video and audio-visual production through Rocketship Films, delivering high-quality branded content, animations, and immersive content experiences for corporate and brand clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jagran New Media operates a portfolio of 12+ digital-first platforms delivering real-time credible news, multimedia content, education, health, lifestyle, and entertainment across multiple Indian languages (Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu). It monetizes this audience through digital advertising, subscription-based premium content, branded content campaigns, in-house video production (Rocketship Films), and a content-to-commerce affiliate platform (JagranReviews.com). It also operates an IFCN-certified fact-checking platform (Vishvas News) available in 12 languages with a WhatsApp chatbot.

Product overview

Jagran New Media operates a multi-platform digital media portfolio spanning 12+ digital-first platforms under a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering includes regional language news portals (Jagran.com, The Daily Jagran, Punjabi Jagran, Gujarati Jagran, Marathi Jagran, NaiDunia) alongside vertical-specific platforms covering education (Jagran Josh), health (OnlyMyHealth), women's lifestyle (HerZindagi), youth (INextLive), and fact-checking (Vishvas News). Supporting products include a production house (Rocketship Films), podcast platform (Jagran Podcast), technology/autotech content (Jagran Hitech), video podcasts (Jagran Manthan), business finance content (Jagran Business), and affiliate commerce platform (JagranReviews.com). The portfolio serves 100+ million total digital population across news, education, health, entertainment, and commerce verticals in multiple Indian languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JagranReviews.com: Content-first, shoppable affiliate marketing platform offering expert-led product reviews across electronics, appliances, fashion, and lifestyle categories
• Rocketship Films
• Jagran Fatafat App
• Jagran Local App

Products and services

• Jagran.com India's leading Hindi news website with 36+ million users, offering credible content in politics, national/international news, business, auto, tech, entertainment, spirituality, and sports, available through live streaming, video news, web stories, and podcasts.
• The Daily Jagran India's leading English news website with 6.2 million users, catering to English digital readers with credible and unbiased news across politics, sports, business, lifestyle, entertainment, and local news.
• Punjabi Jagran India's leading Punjabi language news website with 0.326 million users, dedicated to bringing Punjabi culture through engaging content related to news, information, and entertainment.
• Gujarati Jagran India's leading Gujarati language news website with 1.6 million users, providing real-time, reliable national and local news updates alongside exclusive content on entertainment, markets, lifestyle, business, health, and sports.
• Marathi Jagran Marathi news and information portal expanding Jagran New Media's digital footprint in Maharashtra, covering news, entertainment, markets, lifestyle, astrology, and local news in Marathi.
• NaiDunia India's leading unbiased Hindi news website with 5.4 million users, known for value-based, fearless journalism covering regional, national, and international politics, entertainment, sports, spirituality, career, and education with hyperlocal coverage from six major cities of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
• INextLive India's leading youth portal with 0.253 million users, offering content covering news, trends, lifestyle, technology, entertainment, and sports designed for young audiences.
• Jagran Josh India's leading education and career website with 21.7 million users, serving as a one-stop portal for school, college, jobs, and careers information. Ranked as top website for current affairs and competitive exam preparation.
• OnlyMyHealth India's leading health and lifestyle platform with 9.8 million users, providing expert-verified health and lifestyle information, tips, home remedies, and resources in English, Hindi, and Tamil covering fitness, nutrition, mental health, and preventive care.
• HerZindagi India's leading women's lifestyle website with 17.8+ million users available in English, Hindi, and Telugu, offering content on food, fitness, travel, wellness, fashion, beauty, parenting, education, safety, and relationships.
• Vishvas News India's leading fact-checking website available in 12 languages with 0.92 million users, certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), combating misinformation with a free fact-checking WhatsApp chatbot.
• Rocketship Films In-house audio-visual production venture of Jagran New Media specializing in crafting compelling audio-visual narratives, video production/post-production, voiceover narrations, animations, and creative solutions for brand and corporate clients.
• Jagran Hitech India's leading technology and automotive platform providing latest news, views, reviews, comparisons, and interviews from the world of technology and automobiles with national and global coverage.
• Jagran Podcast India's leading digital audio streaming platform committed to delivering curated and engaging audio podcasts in Hindi and English with high-end production quality.
• Jagran Manthan Award-winning video podcast series creating positive, knowledgeable, and fact-based content with prominent faces from politics, health, education, entertainment, and spirituality.
• JagranReviews.com Ad-free, shoppable affiliate marketing platform offering expert-led product reviews across electronics, appliances, fashion, and lifestyle. Features product comparisons, curated buying guides, and deals aggregation from leading e-commerce platforms.
• Jagran Business India's leading business and finance platform delivering timely market updates, in-depth news coverage, video coverage, business expert insights, and real-time data for investing and personal finance guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 million+ total digital population reached (Comscore MMX Multi-Platform, March 2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JagranReviews.com (E-commerce Partner Integrations)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 February 2026JagranReviews.com aggregates deals from leading e-commerce platforms to power its shoppable affiliate marketing model. The platform partners with multiple e-commerce platforms to curate and display product offers, deals sections, and affiliate links, generating revenue through transaction referrals when users purchase through the platform.
• Aurigin.aicoreTechnology or IntegrationAurigin.ai announced an integration with India's Misinformation Combat Alliance's Deepfakes Analysis Unit, with Jagran New Media's Vishvas News participating to enhance audio deepfake detection. The collaboration utilizes Aurigin.ai's Apollo system, which achieves 97.7% accuracy across 40 languages, to improve real-time detection speed and reliability for combating misinformation on digital platforms.
• Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) - Deepfakes Analysis UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJagran New Media's Vishvas News is part of the Misinformation Combat Alliance's Deepfakes Analysis Unit, a collaborative initiative to combat deepfake misinformation in India. This alliance enables cross-platform deepfake detection capabilities and shared intelligence on audio-visual misinformation threats.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Times Internet: Digital arm of Bennett, Coleman & Co. (Times Group), operating Times of India, Economic Times, Navbharat Times, Indiatimes, and other multi-vertical platforms. Directly comparable as a multi-language (including Hindi), multi-platform digital publisher covering news, education, lifestyle, and entertainment with overlapping advertiser base.
• DB Corp (Dainik Bhaskar): India's largest print media company with strong digital presence across Hindi (Dainik Bhaskar), Gujarati (Divya Bhaskar), and English. Closest direct competitor to JNM in Hindi Heartland digital publishing, with overlapping audience targeting, advertiser base, and regional language strategy.
• HT Media (Hindustan Times): Operates Hindustan Times, LiveHindustan (Hindi), Mint, and HT Tech across news and business verticals. Directly comparable multi-platform publisher competing for the same English and Hindi digital audiences and premium advertiser relationships.
• ABP Network: Operates ABP Ananda (Bengali), ABP Majha (Marathi), ABP Live, and ABP News across multiple Indian languages. Directly comparable regional-language digital news publisher competing for the same multi-language advertiser base and audience segments.
• NDTV: Leading English digital news platform now part of the Adani group. Directly comparable as a premium English-language digital news publisher targeting similar high-value audiences and competing for the same premium brand advertisers.
• India Today Group (Living Media): Operates India Today, Aaj Tak (Hindi), Business Today, and Aaj Tak Digital across news and current affairs. Directly comparable multi-platform news publisher with strong Hindi and English digital presence competing in similar verticals.
• The Hindu Group: Operates The Hindu, The Hindu Business Line, and Sportstar with strong digital presence in English news and business. Comparable as a credible, multi-platform digital news publisher competing for English-speaking premium audiences and educational vertical mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• Network18: Reliance-backed media conglomerate operating News18 (multi-language), Moneycontrol, Firstpost, and CNBCTV18. Larger scale and broader portfolio but covers overlapping verticals with substantial digital news and business content presence.
• Zee Media Corporation: Operates Zee News, DNA, Wion, and Zee Business across multiple languages as part of the broader Zee/Essel conglomerate. Larger media conglomerate with overlapping multi-language digital news and business coverage targeting similar audiences and advertisers.

Emerging players

• Dailyhunt (Verse Innovation): Leading Indian regional language content aggregator and news platform with strong short-form video and creator ecosystem. Comparable as a regional-language digital content platform targeting similar Hindi Heartland and tier 2/3 audiences, though operating on an aggregation model rather than owned-publishing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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