NMG Acquires Control of Komsomolskaya Pravda
Putin's favorite newspaper has come under the control of Kabayeva's holding. The publishing house 'Komsomolskaya Pravda' has come under the control of the 'National Media Group' (NMG) holding: a representative of the holding told 'Vedomosti' that MIIT 'Izvestia', which is part of NMG, has acquired a controlling stake in the publishing house.
Consensus
- MIЦ 'Известия', part of the 'Natsionalnaya Media Grupa' (NMG), acquired a controlling stake in the publishing house 'Комсомольская правда'.
- The acquisition was announced by NMG's press service.
- The transaction did not disclose the amount or the seller.
- The deal aims to strengthen NMG's position in the information and entertainment content market.
- The merger is expected to enhance presence on the advertising market through a unique multi-platform offering.
- The integration will allow for exchange of journalistic practices, production standards, and operational optimization.
- The website kp.ru is part of the acquisition and has a significant monthly audience.
- Olesea Nosova, general director of 'Komsomolskaya Pravda', stated the partnership offers new opportunities and access to resources from MIЦ 'Izvestia'.
- Vladimir Tulyin, general director of MIЦ 'Izvestia', described the merger as a logical step toward forming a unified information space and creating cross-platform projects.
- The brand 'Komsomolskaya Pravda’ will be preserved and modernized within the holding.
Points of divergence
- The audience of one daily issue of 'Komsomolskaya Pravда' averaged 2.9 million Russians over 16 years old from December 2025 to April 2026, according to Mediascope. — meduza
- The website kp.ru had a monthly average audience of 23.4 million people in 2025, according to Forbes data. — thebell
- The 'Natsionalnaya Media Grupпа' is owned by the bank 'Rossiya', with Yuri Kovalchuk as the main shareholder and Alina Kabaeva as chairman of the board since 2014. — meduza
- Alina Kabaeva is described as Vladimir Putin's lover and has been the chairman of the board of NMG since 2014. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The ownership structure of 'Komsomolskaya Pravdа' has been opaque for years, with shareholder data last updated in October 2002. The company was previously owned by 'Prof-Media' of Vladimir Potanin and later sold to a group linked to Grigory Berezkin. — thebell
- After the death of Oleg Rudnov in 2015, his son Sergey Rudnov became the effective owner, with a 45.2% stake in 'LDV Press'. — thebell
- The 'Natsionalnaya Media Group' and general director Vladimir Sungorkin are under European sanctions. — meduza
- Vladimir Sungorkin was added to the EU sanctions list due to his association with 'Komsomolskaya Pravдa', Putin's favorite newspaper. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The 'Natsionalnaya Media Gruppа' was created in 2008 based on media assets of bank 'Rossiya', Alexei Mordashov, 'Surgutneftegaz', and 'Sogaz'. — thebell
Coverage (7 sources)
- National Media Group acquired controlling stake in Komsomolskaya Pravda — Коммерсантъ
- Media Holding Kabayeva bought controlling stake in "Komsomolskaya Pravda" — Putin's favorite newspaper — Meduza
- Putin's favorite newspaper passed under control of Kabayeva holding — The Moscow Times
- Komsomolskaya Pravda officially passed under control of Kovalchuk structures — The Bell
- MITS — Вечерняя Москва
- National Media Group acquired controlling stake in Izdaniye "Komsomolskaya Pravda" — Коммерсантъ
- NMG bought controlling stake in ID "Komsomolskaya Pravda" — Интерфакс
Key entities
- NMG
- Komsomolskaya Pravda
- MIZ "Izvestia"
- Izvestiya
- National Media Group
- Kabayeva
- Putin
- ID 'Komsomolskaya Pravda'
- Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House
- Moscow
- ID
- KП
- Interfax
- The Authorities
- EGRUL