Medcom.id

What Medcom.id does

Medcom.id, operating under the legal entity PT Citra Multimedia Indonesia, is an Indonesian digital news and broadcasting platform headquartered in Jakarta. It was established in 2017 as the digital news arm of Media Group, a diversified Indonesian conglomerate active in media, retail, publishing, education, and hospitality. The platform delivers free, multi-category news and multimedia content — covering national and international news, sports, entertainment, technology, economy, lifestyle, automotive, and education — in Bahasa Indonesia to a general Indonesian consumer audience.

The company's core product is the Medcom.id news website, supplemented by a dedicated video content platform at video.medcom.id, a mobile application, and an active presence across six social media channels (Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn). The underlying technology is described as a standard digital news portal platform with web and mobile application delivery; no proprietary AI/ML, API, or SDK capabilities are disclosed in the source data.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and advertising-funded: content is provided free of charge to end users, with revenue generated through display advertising and sponsored content placements enabled by traffic across its content categories. The company has 101-250 employees, is privately held, and operates as an affiliate under Media Group's corporate ownership structure, with no disclosed venture funding, M&A activity, or external ownership changes.

Name

Medcom.id

Legal name

PT Citra Multimedia Indonesia

Website

https://medcom.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Medcom.id (PT Citra Multimedia Indonesia) operates a free, advertising-funded Indonesian digital news and video platform, serving general Indonesian consumers with multi-category content as the digital arm of Media Group conglomerate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Medcom.id generates revenue through display advertising and sponsored content placements on its digital platforms. The news portal attracts high traffic volumes across news, entertainment, sports, technology, and lifestyle categories, enabling targeted advertising opportunities for brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medcom.id operates a digital news portal delivering Indonesian-language news, entertainment, sports, technology, education, economy, lifestyle, and automotive content via its website, mobile app, and affiliated video platform. Content is provided free to end consumers, with revenue generated through display advertising and sponsored content placements on its digital properties.

Product overview

Medcom.id is a single unified news portal with an associated video content platform. The core offering is the Medcom.id news website providing comprehensive news coverage across multiple categories (national, international, entertainment, sports, technology, education, economy, lifestyle, automotive), supplemented by the video.medcom.id sub-platform for video content including entertainment news, music, Korean drama coverage, and video interviews. The two products work together to provide multimedia news coverage for Indonesian audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medcom.id News Portal Indonesian online news portal providing latest news across categories including national, international, entertainment, sports, technology, education, economy, lifestyle, and automotive, targeted at general Indonesian audiences.
• Video Medcom.id Video content platform affiliated with Medcom.id featuring entertainment news, music, Korean dramas, and video interviews for Indonesian audiences.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Media Group (Citra Multimedia Indonesia Affiliates)coreOthersMedcom.id (PT Citra Multimedia Indonesia) operates as part of Media Group, a diversified media conglomerate active in Media, Retail, Publishing, Education, Hospitality and other business areas. Medcom.id is identified as an affiliate of Media Group under corporate ownership structure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Detik.com: One of Indonesia's largest digital news portals covering national, international, sports, and entertainment news with a similar free, ad-funded model and broad vertical coverage directly comparable to Medcom.id.
• Kompas.com: Major Indonesian online news portal from the Kompas Gramedia group offering multi-vertical news, video, and lifestyle content under a similar advertising-funded direct-to-consumer model.
• CNN Indonesia: Transmedia-affiliated Indonesian digital news outlet providing breaking news, sports, and entertainment content to Indonesian audiences with comparable free, ad-supported distribution.
• Tempo.co: Established Indonesian online news outlet offering national and international news, investigative journalism, and lifestyle coverage with an advertising-supported business model.
• Liputan6.com: SCTV/Emtek-affiliated Indonesian news portal offering news, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle content with video integration, comparable in format and monetization to Medcom.id.
• Kumparan: Indonesian digital news and content platform offering multi-vertical news, user-generated content, and native advertising, directly competing for the same Indonesian audience and ad budgets.
• IDN Times: Indonesian millennial-focused digital media company delivering news, entertainment, and lifestyle content with strong social distribution and ad-supported monetization.
• Tribunnews.com: Part of the Kompas Gramedia network, Tribunnews is one of Indonesia's highest-traffic news portals covering regional and national news, sports, and entertainment under an ad-funded model.
• Suara.com: Indonesian digital news portal providing national news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment content with a free, advertising-supported model targeting general Indonesian readers.
• Okezone.com: MNC Media-affiliated Indonesian news portal offering news, sports, celebrity, and lifestyle content with integrated video, directly comparable in scope and monetization to Medcom.id.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/medcom_id
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@medcomid
• Facebookfacebook.com/medcomid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pt-citra-multimedia-indonesia
• Instagraminstagram.com/medcomid

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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