Komsomolskaya Pravda

What Komsomolskaya Pravda does

Komsomolskaya Pravda is a Russian private joint-stock media company (legal entity: AO «Izdatelskiy Dom «Komsomolskaya Pravda», founded 1920) headquartered in Moscow, operating one of Russia's oldest continuously published newspapers alongside a multi-platform portfolio. Its core products include the print newspaper, the kp.ru online news portal covering Politics, Society, Economics, World, Health, Science, Sports, and Entertainment, the radiokp.ru radio station (operating with financial support from the Russian Ministry of Digital Development), and seven regional editions serving Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yaroslavl, and Tyumen. The company serves a horizontal Russian-speaking consumer audience seeking news, lifestyle, and entertainment content across digital, broadcast, and physical formats.

The underlying technology is a multi-platform media infrastructure spanning print production, web publishing (kp.ru with mobile/desktop), and radio broadcast, supplemented by special-project verticals covering real estate (dom.kp.ru), education, travel, finance, and a promotional codes section featuring partner brands such as Yandex Market, Sbermegamarket, Kinopoisk, Okko, and Eldorado. The company has no disclosed APIs, no proprietary mobile application, and no AI/ML capabilities. Roskomnadzor registration (certificate ФС77-80505) provides licensed mass-media status in the Russian Federation.

Komsomolskaya Pravda generates revenue through two primary streams: advertising sold across its print and digital properties via the advert.kp.ru platform, and recurring newspaper subscriptions distributed through newsstands and subscription services. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via owned digital properties, regional portals, radio broadcast, and physical newspaper retail. The GTM motion is consumer-facing with a regional-edition overlay serving CIS markets; no enterprise or B2B customer base is disclosed.

Name

Komsomolskaya Pravda

Legal name

AO «Izdatelskiy Dom «Komsomolskaya Pravda»

Website

https://kp.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Komsomolskaya Pravda is a Russian multi-platform media company operating a legacy newspaper, the kp.ru news portal, Radio KP, and seven regional editions across Russia and CIS, serving Russian-speaking consumers with news, lifestyle, and entertainment content via advertising and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

News Media

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Media Representatives (54184)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA), News Talk Radio & Current Affairs Stations (MPABAIAI), News & Public Affairs Syndication (MPABAMAF)

Keywords

• Newspaper publishing
• Online news media
• Radio broadcasting
• Digital journalism
• Regional news coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The company operates an advertising platform (advert.kp.ru) offering advertising space across its print and digital properties including the kp.ru website, reaching a large Russian-speaking audience.
2. Newspaper Subscriptions: Physical newspaper subscriptions offered to readers through periodic subscription services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Komsomolskaya Pravda is a Russian multimedia news publisher that produces and distributes general-interest news content across its print newspaper, the kp.ru online portal, the radiokp.ru radio station, and a network of regional editions covering Russia and several CIS countries. The content portfolio spans politics, society, economics, world news, entertainment/celebrities, health, science, sports, incidents, and lifestyle verticals, targeted at Russian-speaking general audiences. The company also operates a promotional codes section featuring partner brand discounts and a network of themed special project pages covering real estate, travel, education, and consumer guides.

Product overview

Komsomolskaya Pravda is a traditional news media company offering a unified product portfolio centered on news content delivery. The core offering consists of the KP.RU online news portal with comprehensive sections covering Politics, Society, Economics, World, Stars, Health, Science, and Sports. Complementary products include Radio KP, the print newspaper subscription, regional editions for Belarus, Yamal, and Yaroslavl, and a promocodes section featuring partner brand discounts. The company operates as АО «ИД «Комсомольская правда» (Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House), a long-standing Russian newspaper brand with no platform-plus-modules architecture or API-based products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KP.RU Website
• Radio KP (Радио КП)
• Print Newspaper Traditional print newspaper version of Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of Russia's oldest and most prominent newspapers, distributed via subscriptions and newsstands.
• Regional Editions Regional versions of the publication including Belarus (belarus.kp.ru), Yamal (yamal.kp.ru), Yaroslavl (yar.kp.ru), Kazakhstan (kp.kz), Kyrgyzstan (kp.kg), and Moldova (md.kp.media) covering local and regional news for their respective audiences.
• Promocodes Section (Промокоды) Discount codes and promotional offers section featuring partner brands including Kinopoisk, Okko, Yandex Market, Sbermegamarket, Eldorado, and others.

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.

• Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian FederationmoderateOthersRadio KP (radiokp.ru) operates with financial support from the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications. This partnership enables the radio station's operations as a state-supported media outlet.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gazeta.ru: Major Russian online news outlet covering politics, economics, society, and sports. Comparable digital news publisher serving Russian-speaking audiences with similar topical coverage and advertising revenue model.
• Vedomosti: Russian business newspaper with national print and digital editions. Comparable multi-platform news brand serving Russian-speaking professional and consumer audiences with advertising and subscription revenue.
• Lenta.ru: One of Russia's most-visited online news portals, covering politics, society, and world news. Directly comparable digital news operation targeting Russian-speaking general audiences with advertising-led monetization.
• Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian daily newspaper of record with strong digital presence, covering politics, economics, and society. Closely comparable to Komsomolskaya Pravda as a national multi-platform news outlet targeting Russian-speaking general audiences.
• Moskovsky Komsomolets: Long-running Moscow-based Russian newspaper with a significant online portal. Comparable as a legacy Russian print-and-digital news brand covering politics, society, and lifestyle with advertising-driven revenue.
• Argumenty i Fakty: One of Russia's largest-circulation weekly newspapers with a major digital portal (aif.ru). Directly comparable as a multi-platform Russian news publisher serving general-interest audiences with similar advertising and subscription revenue models.
• Kommersant: Leading Russian business and general-interest newspaper with a strong digital subscription model. Comparable as a multi-platform Russian news publisher, though skewed toward business/politics rather than mass-market lifestyle coverage.
• Izvestia: Major Russian national newspaper with both print and digital editions covering politics, economics, and current affairs. Directly comparable multi-platform news publisher with similar audience and advertiser profile.

Broad incumbents

• RIA Novosti: Large Russian state-affiliated news agency operating across multiple languages and platforms. Comparable as a major Russian-language news content producer and distributor, though operating at significantly larger scale as a state-affiliated incumbent.
• TASS: Russian state news agency with broad national and international coverage. Comparable as a major Russian news content platform with multi-format distribution, though TASS operates at significantly larger scale and as a state-affiliated wire service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kpru
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC术后_yp9yT7qR4RZJq6Xt2w
• Facebookfacebook.com/onlinekpru
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/komsomolskaya-pravda
• Instagraminstagram.com/kp.prague

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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