MAIL on Moscow Exchange

VK

Logo: VK, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Russian internet company

VK, known as Mail.ru Group until 12 October 2021, is a Russian technology company. It started in 1998 as the parent company of Mail.ru, an e-mail service, and went on to become a major corporate figure in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • TickerMAIL on Moscow Exchange1
  • Industryinvestment, technology company1
  • HeadquartersMoscow1
  • Founded inMoscow1
  • Websitevk.company
  • Legal formopen joint-stock company, ООО1

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Центральный офис Мэйл.ру
Photo: hi-tech.mail.ru, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

VK, known as Mail.ru Group until 12 October 2021, is a Russian technology company. It started in 1998 as the parent company of Mail.ru, an e-mail service, and went on to become a major corporate figure in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet.2

The story

Founded by Dmitry Grishin and Yuri Milner in 2005, in Moscow.1

Leadership

Who has led VK, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Boris Dobrodeyev2016–2021
  2. Vladimir Kiriyenko2021–now
2010201520202025

Products and brands

  • Mail.ru
  • My.com
  • Odnoklassniki
  • VK
  • web service

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • MegaFon
  • USM Holdings

Owners

  • MegaFon 63.5%

Subsidiaries

  • GeekBrains
  • My.Games
  • My.com
  • Odnoklassniki
  • Skillbox
  • Skillfactory
  • VK
  • Uchi.ru since Feb 2023

Also owns

  • Zen News since Aug 2022

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Feb 2023Uchi.ru became a subsidiary1
  2. Aug 2022Acquired Zen News1
  3. Dec 1, 2009Acquired Astrum Online Entertainment1

Employees over time

  • 20208,8401
  • 20153,1221

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

VK revenue by year1160.0B RUB in 2025+330% since 2015
050.0B RUB100.0B RUB150.0B RUB200.0B RUB2015: 37.2B RUB37.2B RUB20152016: 42.8B RUB42.8B RUB2016+15%2017: 51.7B RUB51.7B RUB2017+21%2018: 66.1B RUB66.1B RUB2018+28%2019: 96.2B RUB96.2B RUB2019+46%2020: 100.5B RUB100.5B RUB2020+4%2021: 126.1B RUB126.1B RUB2021+25%2024: 147.6B RUB147.6B RUB2024+17%2025: 160.0B RUB160.0B RUB2025+8%
  • 2025160.0B RUB1
  • 2024147.6B RUB1
  • 2021126.1B RUB1
  • 2020100.5B RUB1
  • 201996.2B RUB1
  • 201866.1B RUB1

Net income

VK net income by year1-22.0B RUB in 2025+173% since 2018
-150.0B RUB-100.0B RUB-50.0B RUB050.0B RUB2018: -8.1B RUB-8.1B RUB20182019: 18.9B RUB18.9B RUB20192020: -21.3B RUB-21.3B RUB20202021: -15.7B RUB-15.7B RUB2021−26%2022: -3.9B RUB-3.9B RUB2022−75%2024: -100.3B RUB-100.3B RUB2024+2465%2025: -22.0B RUB-22.0B RUB2025−78%
  • 2025-22.0B RUB1
  • 2024-100.3B RUB1
  • 2022-3.9B RUB1
  • 2021-15.7B RUB1
  • 2020-21.3B RUB1
  • 201918.9B RUB1

Former names

  • Mail.ru Groupuntil Oct 12, 20211

Timeline

  1. Dec 2021New chief executive Vladimir Kiriyenko becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 12, 2021Renamed Name changed to VK1
  3. Jul 2, 2020Went public Listed on Moscow Exchange1
  4. 2016New chief executive Boris Dobrodeyev becomes CEO1
  5. 2005Founded Founded in Moscow1

Sources

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