Tabnak News Agency

What Tabnak News Agency does

Tabnak News Agency (تابناک) is a privately held Iranian news organization founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tehran, operating a Farsi-language digital news portal at tabnak.ir. The platform delivers comprehensive coverage across international, political, economic, sports, social, cultural, and energy categories, supplemented by opinion columns, interviews, reports, video content, and photo galleries. The site maintains a network of 31 dedicated provincial sub-sites — one for each of Iran's provinces — enabling geographically targeted local news delivery that is uncommon among Iranian national outlets.

The product surface extends beyond traditional news to include a classifieds/Bazaar marketplace, weather forecasts, Islamic prayer times, reader polls, a historical archive, RSS feeds, and email newsletters. Content is available in Persian, English, and Arabic, and the organization maintains an unusually broad distribution footprint across at least 10 messaging and social platforms including Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Aparat, X, Soroush, Eitaa, Rubika, and Bale. A mobile app version is also referenced.

The business model is advertising-driven, with revenue generated through display advertising on the website and associated digital channels, plus the Bazaar classifieds section. No pricing, subscription, or B2B revenue lines are disclosed. The organization operates independently with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no disclosed funding rounds on record. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees. No financial figures, leadership team, partnerships, or technology stack details are publicly disclosed.

Name

Tabnak News Agency

Legal name

Tabnak News Agency

Website

https://tabnak.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tabnak News Agency (تابناک) is a privately held Iranian digital news platform founded in 2007, operating a multi-language Farsi news portal with 31 provincial sub-sites and a broad multi-platform social media presence, monetized through advertising and classifieds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online News Media

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

akta.pro primary industry

News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized) (MPAJADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI), Local/Regional News Channels (MPABAIAD)

Keywords

• Persian news media
• Online news portal
• Digital journalism
• Regional news coverage
• News website Iran

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tabnak News Agency operates a Persian-language digital news platform that delivers multi-category news, analysis, opinion columns, interviews, reports, video, and photo content across international, political, economic, sports, social, cultural, and energy topics. The platform also runs a network of 31 provincial sub-sites covering all Iranian provinces and additional utility services such as weather, prayer times, classifieds/bazaar, polls, newsletters, and RSS feeds. Content is published in Persian, English, and Arabic and distributed via the website, mobile app, and extensive social media and messaging channels.

Product overview

Tabnak News Agency operates a comprehensive news portal platform providing multi-category news coverage including international, economic, sports, political, social, cultural, and energy news. The platform features a main website with regional provincial news sites, video content section, photo gallery, archived content, newsletter subscriptions, RSS feeds, weather information, prayer times, and market place services. The site offers content in Persian, English, and Arabic languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tabnak News Portal Primary digital news portal providing multi-category coverage (international, economic, sports, political, social, cultural, energy) in Persian, English, and Arabic, with opinion columns, interviews, reports, video, and photo content, plus utility services (weather, prayer times, polls, bazaar, newsletter, RSS). Targeted at Iranian-speaking audiences.
• Tabnak Provincial News Network (31 provincial sub-sites) Network of 31 regional news websites covering news specific to each Iranian province, including East/West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Alborz, Ilam, Bushehr, Tehran, Chaharmahal, South/North/Razavi Khorasan, Khuzestan, Zanjan, Semnan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qazvin, Qom, Kurdistan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh, Kish, Golestan, Gilan, Lorestan, Mazandaran, Markazi, Hormozgan, Hamedan, and Yazd. Targeted at provincial audiences across Iran.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BBC Persian: International Persian-language news service with strong diaspora reach in Iran, Europe, and North America. Compares to Tabnak on language, audience overlap, and multi-platform distribution, though it operates from outside Iran.
• IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency): Iran's official state news agency and the largest domestic wire service, providing multi-category news in Persian and several other languages. Directly comparable to Tabnak as a general-purpose Persian news platform targeting Iranian audiences with a wire/agency-style newsroom model.
• Fars News Agency: Large Iranian news agency with broad domestic and international coverage and a strong multi-platform digital footprint. Competes head-to-head with Tabnak for the same Persian-speaking audience in politics, economy, and international affairs.
• Tasnim News Agency: Major Iranian semi-official news agency with extensive political, economic, and international coverage. Comparable to Tabnak in scope, multi-category coverage, and heavy social media (Telegram-led) distribution within Iran.
• Iran International: Persian-language news outlet broadcasting to Iranian audiences across politics, economy, and society. Comparable to Tabnak in target audience, language, and digital-first distribution strategy.
• Mehr News Agency: Established Iranian news agency covering politics, economy, culture, and sports with English-language editions. Closely comparable to Tabnak in editorial scope and multi-language ambitions.
• ISNA (Iranian Students' News Agency): Major Iranian news agency focused on politics, society, economy, and culture with both Persian and English content. A direct comparable to Tabnak in audience, format, and multi-category news delivery.
• Tehran Times: English-language Iranian daily newspaper covering politics, economy, culture, and international affairs. Comparable to Tabnak's English edition in scope and audience targeting non-Persian readers interested in Iran.

Broad incumbents

• Press TV: Iranian state-funded English-language television broadcaster with a broader portfolio (TV, video, web) including news, documentaries, and analysis. Comparable to Tabnak on editorial scope and international audience targeting, with a much larger broadcast infrastructure.
• Al Jazeera: Pan-Arab news network with Arabic-language coverage of Middle East politics, economy, and culture. Comparable to Tabnak's Arabic edition in language and regional news coverage, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teletabnak
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ToptalkTube
• Facebookfacebook.com/mytabnak
• Instagraminstagram.com/tabnak_official?igsh=ZDF3YjN3bmpsb3N0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tabnak-news-agency

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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