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| Traded as | : AGO |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | Warsaw, Poland (1989) |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
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Key people
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Executive Chairman, Adam Michnik Co-founder |
| Products | Gazeta Wyborcza |
| Revenue |
 PLN 1.3 billion (2012) |
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PLN (38,734) million (2012) |
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PLN (23,341) million (2012) |
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Number of employees
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3613 (2012) |
| Website | agora |
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Type of site
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Web portal |
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| Available in | Polish |
| Owner | Agora SA |
| Website | gazeta |
| Alexa rank |
 423 (January 2014[update]) |
| Commercial | yes |
Agora Spółka Akcyjna or Agora SA is a Polish media company. Agora and Gazeta Wyborcza (English: Electoral Gazette) were created on the eve of the parliamentary elections in 1989. Gazeta became the first independent newspaper in Poland, while Agora grew into one of the largest and most renowned media companies in Poland. Since 1999 Agora's shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Agora's activities include newspapers, advertising, cinemas, radio, various online services, magazines, books and more.
Agora's flagship business is Gazeta Wyborcza - Poland's largest quality daily, which has 3.48 million readers, and sells 257 thousand copies every day. "Gazeta" combines a national newspaper with regional pages and thematic supplements. In 2012 "Gazeta's" advertising sales reached PLN 202.9 million, while its share in the newspaper advertising market was 36.5%.
Agora also publishes a free newspaper Metro, the third most read nationwide daily in Poland. Currently, Metro distributes 348 thousand copies in 18 Polish cities. It is the only free nationwide daily in the Polish newspaper market.
Agora is also present in the outdoor advertising through its subsidiary company AMS - one of the leading players in out-of-home advertising. AMS offers a broad array of premium panels, such as backlights, citylights on public transportation shelters, city-scrolls and classic billboards, transit advertising on buses and large format wall-mounted panels on buildings as well as CitiINFOTv panels installed in Warsaw Metro cars and buses. In 2012, the advertising sales of AMS reached PLN 162.1 million and its share in the outdoor advertising market stood at almost 30%.
Agora owns a majority stake in Helios - the second largest cinema operator in Poland. Helios was established in 1993 and following acquisitions (including the 5 multiplex cinemas under the Kinoplex brand in 2007) it operates 31 cinemas in Poland including 30 multiplexes and one traditional cinema. As of 31 December 2012, Helios cinemas offered a total of 166 screens and almost 356 thousand seats.
Currently, Agora owns over several dozens of themed, classified, entertainment and social services belonging to the Gazeta.pl group: Gazeta.pl, Wyborcza.pl, Blox.pl and Sport.pl as well as portals and classified services GazetaPraca.pl and Domiporta.pl.
Agora also offers Internet film series and content from its Internet services by means of mobile technology. Online advertising service agencies include GlossyMedia.pl, SearchLab.pl, AdPlayer.pl, PayPer.pl and HandyNet.pl. At the end of 2012, the total reach of Gazeta.pl Group's Internet services amounted to 59.1%, to 11.4 million users, allowing Gazeta.pl Group to become the third biggest portal in Poland.
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