What Mononews does

Mononews is a privately held Greek-language digital news publisher founded in 2015 and headquartered in Athens, Greece. Operating through mononews.gr, the portal delivers financial, business, economic, political, and lifestyle content to Greek professionals, investors, and policymakers, complemented by real-time market data widgets covering the Athens Stock Exchange General Index (ΓΔ), major European and US indices, currencies, oil, and gold. The platform organizes content across vertical categories including banking, shipping, energy, real estate, and cryptocurrency, supplemented by branded editorial columns (The Wiseman, Room 301, My Story, Winners & Losers, Trader's Book, The Value Investor), lifestyle and sports franchises (Les Bons Vivants, monoF1), ESG coverage (ESG Today), and the annual Mononews100 ranking of Greece's 100 most influential people in business and economy. The site holds Greek media certification (Μ.Η.Τ.242012), employs 51–100 staff, and lists Syed Oyan as co-founder; no further leadership or ownership structure is disclosed.

The company's business model is advertising-led and entirely digital. Revenue is generated through display advertising, sponsored content sections, branded content studios (Monocle Media Lab), and corporate partnerships; eToro is the only named sponsor, anchoring the cryptocurrency section. A publicly promoted 2026 Reports & Branded Content Calendar formalizes a recurring B2B content offering for advertisers in banking, energy, shipping, real estate, and technology. Distribution is exclusively via the website, email newsletter subscription (ΕΓΓΡΑΦΗ), and seven social media platforms (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Threads). No subscription, paywall, or pricing model is disclosed, no funding rounds have been recorded, and no M&A, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the available data.

Name

Mononews

Legal name

Mononews

Website

https://mononews.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mononews is a privately held Athens-based Greek-language digital news publisher founded in 2015, delivering financial, business, economic, and political coverage to Greek professionals and investors via mononews.gr, supported by branded content studios and the annual Mononews100 ranking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Mononews.gr generates revenue through display advertising, sponsored content sections, and branded content partnerships. The site features sponsored cryptocurrency content (eToro), branded content studios, and sponsored articles from corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mononews.gr is a Greek-language online business and economic news portal that publishes daily financial news, opinion columns, market analysis, and branded content across categories including economy, banking, shipping, energy, real estate, politics, capital markets, and cryptocurrency. The platform provides real-time stock market data widgets, an annual ranking of Greece's most influential people (Mononews100), and produces branded content for corporate advertisers. Revenue is generated primarily through display advertising, sponsored content sections, and branded content partnerships.

Product overview

Mononews.gr is a Greek-language online business and economic news portal structured as a unified content platform offering real-time financial market data (stock indices, currency rates, commodities) alongside comprehensive news coverage across multiple vertical categories including economy, business, banking, shipping, energy, real estate, politics, markets, and cryptocurrency. The platform features distinctive editorial columns including The Wiseman (business analysis), Room 301 (political reporting), and My Story (executive interviews), plus specialized offerings such as Mononews100 (annual ranking), monoF1 (motorsport coverage), and Les Bons Vivants (lifestyle). Additional sections cover crypto, ESG, and branded content through Monocle Media Lab.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Wiseman: Economic and financial commentary column
• Room 301
• My Story
• Winners & Losers
• ESG Today
• monoF1
• Monocle Media Lab
• Mononews100

Products and services

• Mononews.gr Digital News Portal The core digital news portal of Mononews offering free access to financial news, stock market data, opinion columns, and branded content for Greek readers including business professionals, investors, and policymakers.
• Mononews100 Annual editorial ranking identifying the 100 most influential people in Greek business and economy, with associated events positioning Mononews as a key voice in Greek business media.
• Monocle Media Lab Creative content and branded storytelling service that produces sponsored articles and branded content for corporate advertisers seeking to reach Mononews' professional Greek audience.
• Mononews Email Newsletter Email newsletter subscription service delivering regular updates on business, finance, and economic news to Greek readers, used as a mid-funnel engagement channel.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• eTorominorOtherseToro appears as a sponsor of the cryptocurrency section on mononews.gr, displaying branded content alongside Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market coverage. This is a sponsored content/advertising relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kathimerini: One of Greece's leading newspapers with a major digital edition covering politics, economy, and business. Overlaps with Mononews on Greek political economy coverage and competes for the same business-professional advertiser budgets.
• Naftemporiki: Greek-language financial daily with a strong digital portal covering economy, markets, and business. Directly comparable to Mononews in audience (Greek investors and professionals), editorial focus (finance, shipping, energy), and advertising-led monetization.
• Euro2day: Greek digital financial news portal focused on markets, listed companies, and economic policy. A close head-to-head competitor for the same Greek investor audience Mononews targets, with overlapping real-time market data coverage.
• Capital.gr: Greek business and financial news site covering markets, companies, and economic analysis. Directly comparable in product format (online portal), audience (Greek finance professionals), and advertising-supported business model.
• Insider.gr: Greek digital business news outlet covering economy, companies, and markets. Competes with Mononews for both readership and corporate branded-content sponsorships in the Greek business vertical.
• OT.gr (Oikonomikos Taxydromos): Long-running Greek financial weekly with a digital edition focused on business, markets, and economic policy. Similar business-professional audience and overlapping coverage categories with Mononews.

Broad incumbents

• Financial Times: Premium international business publication explicitly referenced on Mononews' navigation. Represents the upper-tier subscription benchmark Mononews would need to emulate to convert its audience into paying readers.
• Reuters: Global newswire covering business, markets, and politics. Directly competes with Mononews for international financial news consumption by Greek professionals, often via free access points.
• Protothema: One of Greece's largest general-news portals with dedicated economic and business sections. Broader in scope than Mononews but competes for the same premium Greek digital advertising budgets and overlapping business-content audience.
• Bloomberg: Global financial news heavyweight whose coverage Mononews itself aggregates via a Bloomberg section. Sets the editorial benchmark for the international business content Mononews' Greek audience also consumes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mononewsgr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mononewsgr131
• Facebookfacebook.com/mononewsgr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mononews.gr
• Instagraminstagram.com/mononews.gr
• TikToktiktok.com/@mononews.gr

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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