rappler.com
Rappler is a relatively new online multimedia platform. It started in 2012.
Aside from publishing news and features, Rappler has an advocacy arm, MovePH, and an investigative section, Newsbreak. Its website also has a “mood meter,” which gauges the reaction of the readers. In 2014, Rappler set up a bureau in Jakarta, Indonesia.
According to analytics website alexa.com, rappler.com ranked as the 14th top site in the Philippines as of November 8. It is the fourth top media site, following abs-cbn.com, inquirer.net and gmanetwork.com.
Rappler, Incorporated is owned by Rappler Holdings Corporation, whose biggest shareholders include media company Dolphin Fire Group with 31.21 percent shares, Rappler president Maria Ressa with 23.77 percent shares, digital company Hatchd Group and Benjamin So, with 17.86 shares each, according to the company’s 2015 General Information Sheet filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Before founding Rappler, Maria Ressa was ABS-CBN’s News and Current Affairs head for six years. She also served as CNN International’s Jakarta bureau chief.
The Securities and Exchange Commission in a Jan. 11 2018 decision voided Rappler’s certificate of incorporation, saying the social media news network engaged in a “deceptive scheme” to skirt foreign equity restrictions in mass media.
Rappler called the decision “a blow to press freedom in the Philippines.”
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
private
Geographic Coverage
International
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
Rappler Holdings Corporation
Ownership Structure
Rappler, Incorporated is a subsidiary of Rappler Holdings, Corporation.
Group / Individual Owner
Rappler Holdings Corp.
Rappler Holdings is owned by media company Dophin Fire Group, Rappler president Maria Ressa, holding company Hatchd Group and a certain Benjamin So.
Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa is the president of Rappler, Inc.
Dolphin Fire Group
Dolphin Fire Group is a media company owned by investment house Menlo Capital Corporation, whose largest shareholders include property development firm MRC Allied director Bernard Rabanzo and businessman Lucio Tan, Jr.
General Information
Founding Year
2012
Founder
Maria Ressa, Beth Frondoso, Glenda Gloria, Chay Hofileña, Gemma Mendoza, Marites Vitug, Cheche Lazaro, Manny Ayala and Raymund Miranda
Affiliated Interests Founder
Maria Ressa is a former CNN Correspondent and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Head. Beth Frondoso, Glenda Gloria and Gemma Mendoza are former producer, managing editor and editor in chief of ABS-CBN, respectively. Meanwhile, Chay Hofilena is a faculty member at the Ateneo de Manila University. Marites Vitug is a board member of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and Cheche Lazaro is the founding president of Probe Productions. Manny Ayala chairman of holding company Hatchd Group, one of Rappler's shareholders, while Raymund Miranda is now the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer of ABS-CBN.
Ceo
Maria Ressa
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Maria Ressa is CNN's former bureau chief and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Head.
Editor-In-Chief
Maria Ressa
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Maria Ressa is CNN's former bureau chief and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Head.
Contact
Unit B, 3/F, North Wing Estancia Offices, Capitol Commons, OrtigasCenter, Pasig CityTelephone Number: +632-661-9983 to 85www.rappler.com
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
2.98 Mil $ / 139.47 Mil P
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
-0.82 Mil $ / -38.35 Mil P
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
Conversion rate on Dec. 31, 2015: P 46.85.
Data based on Audience share from Effective Measurement (2016).
Sources
2015. Securities and Exchange Commission. General Information Sheet of Rappler, Inc. (available upon request at SEC).
