7iber

What 7iber does

7iber (حبر) is an independent Arabic-language digital media organization founded in Jordan in 2007 and incorporated as a limited liability company in Amman. Originally launched as a volunteer-driven citizen journalism platform, the organization transitioned to a professional newsroom in 2012 following an institutional grant from Open Society Foundations; it was re-registered in 2020 under the operating name 'حبر للإعلام الإلكتروني' (7iber for Electronic Media). The publication delivers long-form, investigative, and analytical journalism across politics, economics, society, culture, technology, health, and the environment, distributed freely to Arabic-speaking readers across Jordan, the wider Arab world, and globally through 7iber.com.

The platform is structured as a digital-first multimedia journalism product: a website organized into 13 topic categories plus dedicated sections for coverages, opinion, dossiers, interviews, photo stories, and video reports, with geography-based filtering across Jordan, the region, and the world. Members can access audio article formats, save articles, and receive the Shubbak intellectual newsletter. Distribution is primarily through the owned website, an Instagram channel, a SoundCloud channel, email newsletters, and organic SEO across the Arabic-language archive.

The business model is a hybrid of three streams. The primary stream is institutional grants and donor funding from a defined set of international media-development organizations and foreign embassies in Amman, including Open Society Foundations, IMS, EED, CFI, Free Press Unlimited, Porticus, and the Canadian and Swiss embassies. The second stream is the Noqta 7iber (نقطة حبر) tiered subscription membership program — Noqta at 5 JOD/month or 50 JOD/year, Noqta Al-Tiqa' at 10 JOD/month or 100 JOD/year, and Noqta+ at 150+ JOD/year — offering premium benefits such as audio articles, the Shubbak newsletter, exclusive event invitations, and printed archival photographs. The third stream is media consulting, editorial services, and training workshops offered to external organizations.

Name

7iber

Legal name

شركة حبر للتدريب والتكنولوجيا (حبر للإعلام الإلكتروني)

Website

https://7iber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

7iber (حبر) is an independent Arabic-language digital media organization founded in 2007 in Amman, Jordan. It publishes long-form investigative and analytical journalism across politics, economics, society, and culture for Arabic-speaking readers, funded by international institutional grants, a tiered subscription membership program, and media consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donor Funding: 7iber relies heavily on institutional grants and donor funding from international foundations supporting media freedom and independent journalism. Major institutional donors include IMS, EED, Open Society Foundations, CFI, Free Press Unlimited, and Porticus. Additional project-based funding comes from the Canadian and Swiss embassies in Amman.
2. Membership Subscriptions (نقطة حبر): Paid membership tiers (نقطة, نقطة التقاء, نقطة+) provide recurring subscription revenue. Monthly and annual plans offer benefits including article saving, audio articles, exclusive access to the شباك newsletter, and invitations to exclusive events.
3. Consulting and Training Services: 7iber generates income by providing media consulting services and delivering training workshops and courses in journalism and media production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

7iber is an independent Jordanian digital media organization that publishes in-depth Arabic-language investigative journalism and multimedia content (articles, video reports, photo essays, dossiers, and interviews) across politics, economy, society, culture, technology, environment, health, sports, and education. Its primary distribution channel is the 7iber.com website, with reader-supported monetization via the tiered Noqta 7iber (نقطة حبر) membership program, complemented by institutional grants and paid media consulting and training services.

Product overview

7iber is an independent Jordanian digital media organization offering a portfolio of journalism and multimedia content products. Its primary offering is its open digital magazine covering politics, economy, society, culture, technology, environment, sports, and more, with content organized into categories, photo stories, video reports, interviews, and thematic dossiers. The subscription program 'Noqta 7iber' (نقطة حبر) is a paid membership add-on offering premium benefits such as article saving, audio articles, exclusive access to the Shubbak intellectual newsletter, invitations to events, and printed photos. A free email newsletter and a video archive round out the content ecosystem. The organization also offers media and training services as a professional consulting offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Noqta 7iber (نقطة حبر) Membership Program A paid tiered membership program for individual readers of 7iber offering article saving, audio articles, exclusive access to the Shubbak (شباك) intellectual newsletter, invitations to exclusive events, and (top tier) a printed photograph from 7iber's archive.
• Video Reports (فيديو) Documentary-style video reports covering society, technology, culture, environment, and other topic categories as part of 7iber's open editorial offering.
• Photo Stories (صور) Photographic essays and galleries documenting events, places, and social stories across Jordan, the region, and the world, offered as part of 7iber's open editorial content.
• Dossiers / Special Files (ملفات) In-depth multi-article thematic dossiers aggregating 7iber's coverage of significant regional issues (e.g., electricity crisis, diabetes, economic issues), offered as open editorial content.
• Interviews (مقابلات) Long-form published interviews with analysts, researchers, and public figures on regional and global political and social topics, offered as open editorial content.
• Media Consulting and Training Services (خدمات إعلامية وتدريبية) Fee-based media consulting, editorial services, training workshops, and courses in journalism and media production provided by 7iber to external organizations in Jordan and the Arab world.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Inkyfada: Tunis-based independent digital media outlet producing long-form journalism, data-driven investigations, and multimedia on politics and society. Similar scale, format, and grant-supported independent model.
• Raseef22: Beirut-based independent Arabic-language digital magazine publishing long-form journalism, opinion, and multimedia on politics, society, and culture. Closely comparable to 7iber in mission, format, and target Arabic-reading audience.
• Mada Masr: Cairo-based independent Arabic digital news outlet producing investigative, analytical, and cultural journalism. Operates with a similar independent, reader-supported ethos and faces comparable regional constraints.
• The New Arab / Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: London-headquartered pan-Arab independent digital news outlet covering politics, society, and culture across MENA. Closely comparable in language, audience, and independent editorial positioning.
• 858.ma: Casablanca-based independent Moroccan digital media outlet producing investigative and analytical journalism in Arabic and French. Comparable independent, grant-supported, multi-format digital newsroom model.
• Daraj Media: Independent Beirut-based Arabic digital outlet focused on investigative and in-depth journalism on power, accountability, and underreported issues across the Arab world. Directly comparable in editorial model and audience.

Emerging players

• ARIJ (Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism): Amman-based network that funds, trains, and publishes investigative journalism across the Arab world. Comparable in mission and regional focus, and a likely partner/funding counterparty for 7iber rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Egypt Independent: English- and Arabic-language Egyptian digital news outlet covering politics, business, and society. Comparable in regional coverage and digital-first news delivery, though with a broader editorial mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/7iber
• Xx.com/7iber
• Facebookfacebook.com/7iber

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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