Editoria e Media
Digital subscription results of AS Ekspress Grupp in the third quarter of 2025
"The number of digital subscriptions of Ekspress Grupp increased by 10% year-over-year, reaching 244 500 subscriptions by the end of September. It is a strong double-digit growth rate that shows the resilience of our business model in a difficult economic situation.
In the third quarter, the Baltic States were generally at a standstill, and this is also reflected in the numbers of our subscribers. Economic challenges and low consumer confidence affect people's willingness to take out new subscriptions.
In Estonia, the results of Delfi Meedia show a stable 8% annual growth, which is a very good number, considering that Delfi Meedia already has over 120 000 subscribers, which is a strong result in the Estonian market. In a mature market, every new subscriber is increasingly more valuable and requires more elaborate approach.
In Latvia and Lithuania, we see a continued strong interest in digital news and the annual growth – 24% and 22% in Delfi portals, respectively – confirms that there is a significant further growth potential. In these markets, we work hard on both product development and targeted marketing activities to prepare for larger growth numbers when consumer confidence and the economic situation improve.
We believe that our investments in the quality and marketing activities of our products will create a solid foundation for a new wave of growth."
Detailed overview of digital subscriptions
The Group considers only the subscriptions with the value of more than 1 euro per calendar month that are separately invoiced and separately cancellable at any given time as digital subscriptions.
Digital subscription revenue makes up an increasingly larger share of the digital revenue base of Ekspress Grupp. We are moving in the direction of the Group's long-term goals of increasing the volume of digital subscriptions to 340 000 subscribers in the Baltic countries by the end of 2026. The long-term goals of Ekspress Grupp were established and disclosed at the beginning of 2022.
Additional information
Rain Sarapuu
CFO of the Group
rain.sarapuu@egrupp.ee
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