The Kathmandu Post
Source Passport
NP-M-00012-3
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Kantipur Publications Limited
- Country
- Nepal
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 1993
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
2 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- The Kathmandu Post
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@kmg.com.np
2 sources
- The Kathmandu Post, About us page, read 2026-10-19 (launched February 1993 "as Nepal's first private-run English-language broadsheet"; published from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj; sister outlets eKantipur, Saptahik, Nepal, Nari, Radio Kantipur, Kantipur TV; social accounts)
- Kantipur Media Group, Kantipur Publication page, read 2026-10-19 ("Kantipur Publications Limited is Nepal's oldest and largest print media company"; since 1993; publications Kantipur Daily, The Kathmandu Post, Nari, Saptahik, Nepal; group companies Kantipur Publications, Kantipur Radio, Kantipur Television, Kantipur Max HD, Kantipur Neo; Central Business Park, Thapathali, Kathmandu; info@kmg.com.np)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group Pending check
- Kantipur Media Group
2 sources
- Kantipur Media Group, Kantipur Publication page, read 2026-10-19 ("Kantipur Publications Limited is Nepal's oldest and largest print media company"; since 1993; publications Kantipur Daily, The Kathmandu Post, Nari, Saptahik, Nepal; group companies Kantipur Publications, Kantipur Radio, Kantipur Television, Kantipur Max HD, Kantipur Neo; Central Business Park, Thapathali, Kathmandu; info@kmg.com.np)
- The Kathmandu Post, "Publisher's note", 19 Feb 2024, read 2026-10-19 ("Established 31 years ago, Kantipur Publications..."; author Kantipur Media Group)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X twitter.com/kathmandupost Facebook facebook.com/kathmandupost Instagram instagram.com/kathmandupost.official/
3 sources
- The Kathmandu Post, About us page, read 2026-10-19 (launched February 1993 "as Nepal's first private-run English-language broadsheet"; published from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj; sister outlets eKantipur, Saptahik, Nepal, Nari, Radio Kantipur, Kantipur TV; social accounts)
- Kantipur Media Group, Kantipur Publication page, read 2026-10-19 ("Kantipur Publications Limited is Nepal's oldest and largest print media company"; since 1993; publications Kantipur Daily, The Kathmandu Post, Nari, Saptahik, Nepal; group companies Kantipur Publications, Kantipur Radio, Kantipur Television, Kantipur Max HD, Kantipur Neo; Central Business Park, Thapathali, Kathmandu; info@kmg.com.np)
- Input master list Q044-WORLD-media-NG-NI-NP.csv (MPMONITOR master, updated 2026-04-27 / 2026-08-14; domain as listed in input)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Kantipur
- Saptahik
- Nepal
- Nari
- Radio Kantipur
- Kantipur TV
- Kantipur Max HD
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- The Kathmandu Post, About us page, read 2026-10-19 (launched February 1993 "as Nepal's first private-run English-language broadsheet"; published from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj; sister outlets eKantipur, Saptahik, Nepal, Nari, Radio Kantipur, Kantipur TV; social accounts)
- Kantipur Media Group, Kantipur Publication page, read 2026-10-19 ("Kantipur Publications Limited is Nepal's oldest and largest print media company"; since 1993; publications Kantipur Daily, The Kathmandu Post, Nari, Saptahik, Nepal; group companies Kantipur Publications, Kantipur Radio, Kantipur Television, Kantipur Max HD, Kantipur Neo; Central Business Park, Thapathali, Kathmandu; info@kmg.com.np)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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