Results for digital subscriptions of AS Ekspress Grupp in the 1st quarter of 2022

The number of digital subscriptions of AS Ekspress Grupp increased by 50% year-over-year in the Baltic States (8% in the 1st quarter) and totalled 145 805 at the end of March.The number of digital subscriptions of AS Ekspress Meedia that publishes the news portal Delfi, newspapers Eesti Päevaleht, Maaleht, Eesti Ekspress and several popular magazines increased by 33% year-over-year (5% in the 1st quarter) and totalled 78 799.The number of digital subscriptions of AS Õhtuleht, 50% of...

Tallinn, 12/04/2022 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - editoria e media)

The Chairman of the Management Board of Ekspress Grupp Mari-Liis Rüütsalu commented:

“The Supervisory Board of Ekspress Grupp has set the company's long-term financial goal to increase the number of digital subscriptions in the Baltic States by 2.5 times by the end of 2026 as compared to 2021, i.e. to 340 000 subscribers. New digital subscribers are important for attaining the company's financial goals because in addition to the online advertising sales it provides a stable revenue base for the Group.

The number of digital subscribers of the key periodicals of Ekspress Grupp continued to grow in the 1st quarter of 2022. The Latvian and Lithuanian markets where the share of digital subscribers has been lower than in Estonia and hence their growth potential is higher, demonstrated the strongest growth. The growth in subscribers accelerated at the end of February this year because during the turbulent time in the world, the interest of readers in high-quality and objective journalism grows. “

Detailed overview of digital subscriptions

One of the long-term goals of Ekspress Grupp is to increase the volume of digital subscriptions to 340 thousand subscribers in the Baltic States by the end of 2026 which is approximately 2.5 times higher than at the year-end 2021.  

Signe Kukin
Group CFO
AS Ekspress Grupp
Telephone: +372 669 8381
E-mail address: signe.kukin@egrupp.ee