Onet.pl
{{Short description|Polish web portal}}
{{About|the Internet portal|the O*NET occupational database|Occupational Information Network|the musical group|One-T}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Onet.pl
| logo = Onet.pl logo 2017.svg
| caption =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1996|6|2}}
| url = {{URL|onet.pl}}
| commercial = yes
| type = Web portal
| owner = Ringier Axel Springer Poland
| author = Oddział Internet
}}
Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language web portal and online news platform.{{Cite web |title=Onet liderem w informacjach i publicystyce, WP.pl przyciąga najdłużej |url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/onet-lider-informacje-publicystyka-wp-pl-przyciaga-najdluzej |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.wirtualnemedia.pl |date=15 February 2022 |language=pl}} According to Digital News Report, it is the largest online news source in the country, reaching 42% Internet users every week.{{Cite web |title=Poland |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022/poland |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |date=15 June 2022 |language=en}} It is also one of the most-quoted news media in Poland.{{Cite web |title=Onet, "Rz" i TVN 24 najczęściej cytowane, "Press" na czele magazynów |url=https://www.press.pl/tresc/63369,onet_-_rzeczpospolita_-i-tvn-24-najczesciej-cytowanymi-mediami-w-sierpniu |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Press.pl |language=pl}}
History and ownership
It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company and is owned by the Kraków-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide
[https://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?ts_mode=global&lang=none Alexa Web Search - Top 500] Accessed 2007-12-12 and the 3rd most popular site in Poland.Alexa [https://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?cc=PL&ts_mode=country&lang=none Top Sites Poland]. Accessed 2007-12-12. As of December 2016, it is the 6th most visited website in Poland, 311th in the UK, and 375th worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/onet.pl|title=onet.pl Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com}}
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG holds the majority of Onet since 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axelspringer.com/en/press-releases/ringier-axel-springer-media-ag-and-tvn-s-a-enter-into-an-agreement-regarding-the-acquisition-of-75-percent-of-the-shares-in-leading-polish-online-portal-onet-pl|title=Ringier Axel Springer Media AG and TVN S.A. enter into an agreement regarding the acquisition of 75 percent of the shares in leading Polish online portal Onet.pl|date=June 4, 2012|website=Axel Springer SE}}
Services
Among its services is a Polish online encyclopedia, the WIEM Encyklopedia. It also has a licence for Rebtel service (marketed in Poland as OnetRebtel) and Skype service (marketed in Poland as OnetSkype). Its other services include email, web hosting, Usenet access, web forums and online chats.
Onet launched a clone of CNN iReport called Cynk. This citizen journalism project received between 20 and 30 news items a day, according to Michał Bonarowski, Onet's chief editor of publishing.[http://windowonthemedia.com/2008/10/onet-pl-strategy-portal/ Portal's not dead: the Onet.pl strategy in Window on the Media, October 2008]
Onet had hosted over 800,000 active blogs but in 2018, due to popularity of social media, the service was closed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/blog-pl-koniec-dzialalnosci-grupa-onet-rasp-to-efekt-rosnacej-roli-mediow-spolecznosciowych|title=Onet zamyka Blog.pl. "Efekt rosnącej roli mediów społecznościowych"|website=www.wirtualnemedia.pl|date=8 December 2017 }}
References
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External links
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Category:Companies established in 1996
Category:1996 establishments in Poland
Category:Online companies of Poland
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