Private company

onet.pl

Logo: Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Polish web portal

Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language web portal 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.2 It was founded by Piotr Wilam and Tomasz Kolbusz.1 Its chief executive is Aleksander Kutela (since 2015).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 22, 1996Founded1
  • HeadquartersKraków1
  • Websitewww.onet.pl
  • Legal formspółka akcyjna1
Alma Tower, 10 Pilotów street, Kraków, Poland
Photo: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language web portal 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.2

Corporate structure

onet.pl sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • onet.pl Kraków
    • NK.pl Owned
    • plejada.pl Owned
    • Zapytaj.onet.pl Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What onet.pl reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • NK.pl
  • Zapytaj.onet.pl
  • plejada.pl

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Piotr Wilam and Tomasz Kolbusz on Jun 22, 1996.1

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 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Onet.pl, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • web portal

Listed on Wikidata.1

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.

Onet had hosted over 800,000 active blogs but in 2018, due to popularity of social media, the service was closed.

From Wikipedia’s article on Onet.pl, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Also owns

  • NK.pl
  • Zapytaj.onet.pl
  • plejada.pl

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 2015New chief executive Aleksander Kutela becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 5, 2014New chief executive Jonny Crowe becomes CEO1
  3. 2011New chief executive Robert Bednarski becomes CEO1
  4. 2006New chief executive Łukasz Jan Wejchert becomes CEO1
  5. 2002New chief executive Paweł Kosmala becomes CEO1
  6. Nov 14, 2000Acquired Acquired by ITI Holding1
  7. Jun 22, 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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