Aqui.fr

What Aqui.fr does

Aqui.fr is a privately held French-language independent news media platform that publishes editorial content on social, economic, and regulatory topics affecting French citizens' daily lives, including retirement, social aid, purchasing power, housing, and energy. The site is organized into five content verticals — Société, Pouvoir d'achat, Aides & droits, Retraites, and Énergie & Habitat — and is distributed free of charge with no subscription or paywall. Content is attributed primarily to a single principal editor, Régis Rodin, and the firm's headquarters is located in Paris, France (per first-party website contact data; firmographic records list Bordeaux, but the company website directly states Paris as its location).

The underlying platform is a standard WordPress-based CMS, with no proprietary technical features, no mobile apps, no public APIs, and no disclosed integrations. Audience reach is built through a combination of organic SEO targeting French long-tail queries, organic social channels (Facebook, X/Twitter), and an email newsletter. The company has no subsidiaries, no parent entity, no funding rounds, no patents, no certifications, and no formal corporate partnerships; the only documented association is that its principal editor concurrently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Acteurs du Commerce Français (ADCF.org), a personal editorial relationship rather than a formal corporate alliance.

Monetization is exclusively through digital display advertising on article pages, with no subscription revenue, no e-commerce, and no disclosed training or consulting line items despite the firm's broader classification as a "press, training, and consulting" entity. The company has operated continuously since 2004 and was actively publishing as of mid-2026, with no disclosed employee count beyond a 1-10 band and no financial metrics available in the source material.

Name

Aqui.fr

Legal name

Aqui.fr

Website

https://aqui.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aqui.fr is an independent French online news platform publishing free editorial coverage of social, economic, and regulatory topics — including retirement, social aid, purchasing power, housing, and energy — for French readers, monetized via display advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

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

Revenue model

1. Digital advertising: The website generates revenue through display advertising placed on article pages and the website. The site displays standard media advertising units visible to all visitors.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aqui.fr is an independent French online news media platform that publishes editorial content covering social, economic, and regulatory topics affecting the daily lives of French citizens. The site organizes its coverage into five main content sections: Société (Society), Pouvoir d'achat (Purchasing Power), Aides & droits (Aid & Rights), Retraites (Retirement), and Énergie & Habitat (Energy & Housing), and monetizes the audience through digital advertising.

Product overview

Aqui.fr is a single, unified independent French news media platform organized into five main content sections: Société (Society), Pouvoir d'achat (Purchasing Power), Aides & droits (Aid & Rights), Retraites (Retirement), and Énergie & Habitat (Energy & Housing). These sections provide editorial analysis and reporting on social, economic, and regulatory topics affecting French citizens' daily lives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aqui.fr News Platform Independent French online news media website providing clear and factual editorial reporting on social, economic, and regulatory topics that impact the daily lives of French citizens, organized into sections covering society, purchasing power, aid and rights, retirement, and energy and housing. Content is free to readers and supported by digital advertising.

Segments4 records

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.

• Acteurs du Commerce Français (ADCF.org)minorOthersRégis Rodin, the principal editor of Aqui.fr, also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Acteurs du Commerce Français (ADCF.org). This represents a professional association between individuals rather than a formal corporate partnership between the two organizations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Les Échos: Leading French economic and financial daily covering purchasing power, energy, retirement, and policy. Highly comparable in topical coverage (économie, pouvoir d'achat, retraites) though it serves a more business-oriented audience and operates at much larger scale.
• Mediapart: Major independent French online news outlet built on a subscription model. Comparable to Aqui.fr in editorial independence positioning but operates at significantly larger scale with a paid subscription model that Aqui.fr lacks.
• Capital.fr: Major French personal-finance and economics outlet covering household budgets, energy costs, and social policy. Comparable in subject matter (purchasing power, aides, énergie) and target audience (French households), though at much larger scale and with broader news scope.
• Le Monde: France's flagship national newspaper with extensive digital coverage of social policy, retirement reform, and economic regulation. Comparable in topical coverage of French social/economic policy but operates at massive scale and broader news scope than Aqui.fr's niche positioning.
• La Croix: Established French daily covering social policy, retirement, family benefits, and citizen rights. Comparable in its consistent coverage of French social/economic topics for a general readership, though it operates at much larger scale and with broader scope.

Direct peers

• Basta!: Independent French digital media outlet covering social, economic, and environmental policy. Comparable to Aqui.fr as a small, independent, ad/newsletter-supported French publisher with a left-leaning social-economics editorial focus.
• Alternatives Économiques: French independent magazine and digital outlet focused on social, economic, and policy topics for a general French readership. Closely comparable to Aqui.fr in subject matter (retirement, purchasing power, social policy) and audience profile (French citizens navigating daily economic decisions).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/aqui
• Facebookfacebook.com/aqui.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aqui

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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