What Hespress does

Hespress is a Moroccan electronic newspaper founded in February 2007 and headquartered in Rabat, operating as a private, independent digital media company. It publishes 24-hour news coverage across politics, regional affairs, society, economy, incidents, media, arts and culture, sports, and international news, with content available in Arabic (primary), French, and English editions, plus a dedicated Tamazight (Berber) language section. The product surface is a single unified web portal (hespress.com) augmented by specialized content verticals including sport, audio/video reports, opinion columns, interviews, social video, infographics, and original programs, distributed via the website, dedicated French and English sites, and WhatsApp and Telegram channels. The company is managed by a CEO (Hassan Al-Kanouni), a publishing director, multiple editorial heads, a CFO/COO, a public-relations lead, an operations lead, and a technical manager, with a headcount of 101-250 employees. No revenue model, pricing, parent company, funding, or external ownership structure is disclosed; the business model is implicitly advertising-supported digital publishing typical of MENA news portals, but specific revenue mechanics, advertiser relationships, and any subscription or premium offerings are not publicly detailed.

Name

Hespress

Website

https://hespress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hespress is a Moroccan digital news portal founded in 2007, publishing Arabic, French, English, and Tamazight news across politics, society, economy, sport, and culture to general audiences in Morocco and abroad. It operates a website plus WhatsApp and Telegram channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online News & Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

akta.pro primary industry

International Multilingual/Diaspora Broadcasters (MPABAEAG)

Keywords

• Online news publishing
• Digital journalism
• News media platform
• Moroccan newspaper
• Multilingual news

Headquarters

HQ city

Rabat

HQ country

Morocco

HQ region

Africa

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hespress is a Moroccan electronic newspaper that publishes digital news and editorial content across politics, society, economy, sports, culture, international affairs, and Amazigh (Tamazight) language topics. It operates an online news portal available in Arabic, French, and English, complemented by audio/video content, opinion columns, interviews, infographics, and social media distribution. The platform serves Moroccan readers and the Moroccan diaspora with 24-hour news updates.

Product overview

Hespress is a Moroccan electronic newspaper operating as a single unified news portal platform. The offering consists of a main Arabic-language website supplemented by French and English regional variants, with specialized content verticals including sports coverage, audio/video content, opinion columns, interviews, social videos, and infographics. The platform is organized into topic sections covering politics, regions, society, economy, incidents, media, arts and culture, Tamazight language content, sports, and international news.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hespress (هسبريس) - Main Arabic News Portal The main Moroccan electronic newspaper website providing comprehensive news coverage across politics, society, economy, sports, culture, and international affairs in Arabic, with sections including a dedicated Tamazight (Amazigh) language section.
• Hespress Français (French Edition) French-language edition of the Hespress news portal serving French-speaking readers with the same Moroccan and international news coverage offered in the Arabic edition.
• Hespress English (English Edition)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Yabiladi: Leading Moroccan diaspora-focused online news platform in French and Arabic. Closely comparable to Hespress in target audience (Moroccans at home and abroad), multilingual format, and digital-only distribution model.
• TelQuel / TelQuel.ma: Moroccan bilingual (French/Arabic) online news magazine covering politics, economy, and culture. Comparable as a Morocco-centric digital-first news brand targeting the same young, urban, French-reading audience.
• Hespress Francophone / Rue20: Moroccan French-language online news platform covering politics, society, and culture in Morocco. Direct peer competing for the same Moroccan French-speaking online news audience and ad budgets.
• Akhbar Al Yaoum (اليوم 24): Moroccan Arabic-language online news portal covering politics, society, economy, and sports in Morocco. Direct peer competing for Arabic-speaking Moroccan readers in the same digital news category.
• Le Matin: Major Moroccan French-language newspaper with both print and digital editions. Comparable as a Moroccan general-interest news brand covering politics, economy, and culture; overlaps in audience and advertiser base with Hespress.
• Morocco World News: English-language Moroccan digital news outlet covering politics, culture, society, and economy. Directly comparable as a Morocco-focused online newspaper competing for the same advertiser and reader pool, especially with Hespress's English edition.

Broad incumbents

• BBC News Arabic: BBC's Arabic-language digital news platform with extensive MENA coverage. Comparable as an international multilingual digital news publisher serving Arabic-reading audiences that include Morocco and the Moroccan diaspora.
• France 24 Arabic: International French-backed Arabic-language digital news service covering North Africa including Morocco. Comparable for its multilingual Arabic/French digital news model and its focus on the Moroccan/Arab audience.
• Al Jazeera Net (Arabic): Pan-Arabic digital news platform reaching hundreds of millions of Arabic readers. Comparable as an Arabic-language digital news publisher in the same audience funnel; broader geographic scope than Hespress but overlapping Moroccan readership.

Regional players

• Medi1 TV / Medi1 Radio: Morocco-headquartered pan-Maghreb broadcaster with web/digital properties. Comparable as a Morocco-rooted multimedia news operation targeting Morocco and the broader Maghreb diaspora, similar to Hespress's multilingual reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hespress-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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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