Forbes (Georgia)

What Forbes (Georgia) does

Forbes Georgia is the licensed Georgian edition of the Forbes brand, operated domestically by Media Partners JSC under a license from Forbes LLC. The company produces Georgian-language business news, analysis, market commentary, lifestyle content, and executive interviews for a primarily Georgian audience of business professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and corporate leaders. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tbilisi, Forbes Georgia describes itself as the most influential Georgian business publication (ყველაზე გავლენიანი ქართული ბიზნეს-გამოცემა) and operates within a single-country geographic scope focused on the Caucasus market.

The company's product portfolio spans four formats: the forbes.ge digital news website (its primary platform), a monthly print magazine, a curated blogs section, and signature proprietary events. Editorial verticals include Forbes Woman (women's leadership), Forbes Health, and Forbes Life, and recurring franchises include the annual Under 30 list, Best Managed Companies rankings, the Real Estate Summit, and the Women Conference. Distribution is multi-channel, covering Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Viber, and a blog feed, with an English language toggle on the web property to serve international and diaspora readers.

The underlying business model relies on four revenue streams inferred from public materials: print and digital advertising (mediated through a 2026 media kit and bespoke advertising proposals), digital subscription access, event sponsorship and ticketing, and ancillary editorial partnerships. There are no disclosed revenue figures, no funding history, and 11–50 employees headquartered in Tbilisi. The company is private, operates only within Georgia, and functions structurally as a brand licensee rather than a vertically integrated media business.

Name

Forbes (Georgia)

Legal name

Forbes LLC (Licensor) / Media Partners JSC (Georgian Operator)

Website

https://forbes.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Business news publishing
• Business magazine
• Editorial media
• Business journalism
• Digital media publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forbes Georgia publishes Georgian-language business news, market analysis, executive interviews, industry rankings, and lifestyle coverage through its digital news website (forbes.ge), a monthly print magazine, and signature industry events. It operates under license from Forbes LLC as the local Georgian edition of the Forbes brand, serving as the country's most influential business publication.

Product overview

Forbes Georgia is a licensed edition of the Forbes brand operating under Media Partners JSC, offering a multi-platform media portfolio consisting of a Georgian-language digital news website (forbes.ge), a monthly print magazine, curated blog content, and signature events including the annual Real Estate Summit and Women Conference. The publication covers business, finance, technology, lifestyle, and entrepreneurship news with editorial verticals such as Forbes Woman. Content is produced in Georgian with an English language toggle available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forbes Woman: Women's edition focusing on women leaders and entrepreneurship
• Forbes Health
• Forbes Life

Products and services

• Forbes Georgia Website

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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 Partners JSCcoreOthersForbes Georgia operates under license from Forbes LLC. Media Partners JSC is the local licensee and operator of the Forbes Georgia brand in Georgia.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forbes Ukraine: Licensed Forbes edition serving a neighboring post-Soviet market. Operates under the same brand-licensing structure as Forbes Georgia, covering business, rankings, and lifestyle content in the local language with comparable digital + print + events portfolio.
• Forbes Kazakhstan: Another licensed Forbes edition in the post-Soviet / Central Asia region. Same brand-licensing and editorial format, comparable audience of business executives and entrepreneurs in a single-country market.
• Forbes Romania: Licensed Forbes edition covering a mid-sized Eastern European market. Closest structural analogue to Forbes Georgia in terms of population scale (Romania ~19M), licensing structure, and mix of digital, print, and events.
• Forbes Bulgaria: Licensed Forbes edition in a similarly-sized Eastern European market. Comparable business model (digital + print + brand licensing) and target audience of executives, investors, and entrepreneurs.
• Forbes Poland: Larger regional Forbes edition with a more developed events and subscription business. Useful analogue for understanding the maturation arc from a small licensed edition (Forbes Georgia's current state) toward scale.

Regional players

• Georgia Today: English-language Georgian news publication covering politics, business, and society. While broader in scope than Forbes Georgia, it competes for the same Georgian executive and expat audience and advertising budgets.
• Business Group Europe / Netgazeti: Georgian investigative and business-adjacent news outlet with strong digital reach. Competes for advertising budgets and audience attention in the broader Georgian media market where Forbes Georgia monetizes.
• The Investor (Georgia): Georgian-language investment and business news site covering markets and corporate Georgia. Most direct head-to-head competitor for Forbes Georgia's digital business news audience in the local language.

Broad incumbents

• Financial Times: Global business and financial news brand that reaches Georgian executives directly in English. Represents the primary international alternative for the same premium business-reader audience Forbes Georgia targets.
• Bloomberg: Global financial data and business news platform accessed by Georgian finance professionals. Broad incumbent competing for the same executive time and advertiser attention as Forbes Georgia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/forbesgeorgian
• YouTubeyoutube.com/forbesgeorgian
• Facebookfacebook.com/forbesgeo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forbes-georgia
• Instagraminstagram.com/forbesgeorgia

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Forbes (Georgia)