Delfi (web portal)
Type of site | web portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | Estonian, English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Russian |
| Revenue | €17.240 million (2024) |
| Parent | Ekspress Grupp |
| URL | |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required for unlimited access |
| Current status | Active |
Delfi (occasionally capitalized as DELFI) is a news website in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania providing daily news, ranging from gardening to politics. It ranks as one of the most popular websites among Baltic users.
Delfi operates in the respective Baltic countries under the domain names delfi.ee, delfi.lv, and delfi.lt. Aside from versions in the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian languages, the company offers Russian-language versions of its portal in all three countries. On 12 March 2012, Delfi started a Polish version under pl.delfi.lt. A year later an English version was added under en.delfi.lt.
In March 2014, the delfi.ua website was closed.
In February 2016, most of the delfi.lt English-language content was placed behind a paywall to restrict access to most articles without a paid subscription, as the articles in this version of Delfi are supported by the Lithuania Tribune, which raised questions on implementing the paywall there. Other language editions followed later on.
In 2024, Delfi and its parent company Ekspress Grupp achieved significant growth in digital subscriptions across all Baltic states. The total number of digital subscriptions increased by 15% year-over-year, reaching 238,182 subscribers by the end of December 2024.
In April 2024, Delfi signed a partnership agreement with ENEX, a European news exchange network. This partnership allows Delfi to exchange news content across the ENEX group and receive additional news content from ENEX's newsroom in Luxembourg. The agreement expanded ENEX's presence to 26 of the EU's 27 member states.