Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language

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and online news platform. According to Digital News Report, it is the largest online news source in the country, reaching 42% Internet users every week. It is also one of the most-quoted news media in Poland.

History and ownership

It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company and is owned by the

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-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide and the 3rd most popular site in Poland. As of December 2016, it is the 6th most visited website in Poland, 311th in the UK, and 375th worldwide. Ringier Axel Springer Media AG holds the majority of Onet since 2012.

Services

Among its services is a Polish

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, the

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. It also has a licence for Rebtel service (marketed in Poland as OnetRebtel) and

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service (marketed in Poland as OnetSkype). Its other services include

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access, web forums and

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s. Onet launched a clone of CNN iReport called Cynk. This

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project received between 20 and 30 news items a day, according to Michał Bonarowski, Onet's chief editor of publishing.Portal's not dead: the Onet.pl strategy in Window on the Media, October 2008
/ref> Onet had hosted over 800,000 active blogs but in 2018, due to popularity of social media, the service was closed.

References

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* Companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in Poland Online companies of Poland Web portals Polish news websites {{web-portal-stub