sputnik.ru

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #8,417

sputnik.ru operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on state-sponsored news. Sputnik is a Russian state-owned news agency, news website, and radio broadcast service. It was established by the Russian government-owned news agency Rossiya Segodnya and launched in 2014, often described as a propaganda outlet. It is operated by Rossiya Segodnya, a subsidiary of Russian Government.

Industry Category

News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Related Topics

newsgeopoliticsrussiainternational relationspropaganda

Well Established

sputnik.ru is a well-established platform operated by Rossiya Segodnya. Top 10,000 global website, 24 years old, high traffic. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 10,000 global website24 years oldhigh traffic
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{
  "domain": "sputnik.ru",
  "state": "developed",
  "stability": "permanent",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "news_media",
    "specialization": "State-Sponsored News",
    "secondary_purposes": []
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Russian state-owned news agency and radio broadcast service",
    "summary": "Sputnik is a Russian state-owned news agency, news website, and radio broadcast service. It was established by the Russian government-owned news agency Rossiya Segodnya and launched in 2014, often described as a propaganda outlet.",
    "operator": "Rossiya Segodnya",
    "parent_entity": "Russian Government",
    "topics": [
      "news",
      "geopolitics",
      "russia",
      "international relations",
      "propaganda"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "created_at": "2001-12-03",
    "rank": 8417,
    "hosting_provider": "SPUTNIK LLC \"Search portal Sputnik\""
  }
}

Hosting

SPUTNIK LLC "Search portal Sputnik"

Registered

Dec 3, 2001

Last Updated

Jan 8, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.