The Paper
Source Passport
CN-M-00009-4
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- Legal name
- 上海东方报业有限公司
- Country
- China
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 2014
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- 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
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- 澎湃新闻
- 澎湃
- Company registration number Pending check
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证 31120170006 (CAC internet news licence, as shown in the site footer)
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email Pending check
- news@thepaper.cn
2 sources
- 澎湃新闻, 重建用户连接解锁全新体验，澎湃客户端12.0版焕新上线, 31 July 2026, read 2026-10-20 (footer © 2014-2026 上海东方报业有限公司; 互联网新闻信息服务许可证 31120170006; 增值电信业务经营许可证 沪B2-2017116; 沪ICP备14003370号; news tips news@thepaper.cn; app marks 12 years since launch)
- 36Kr PitchHub, 澎湃新闻 company profile (工商信息 business-registration data; underlying register not named), read 2026-10-20 (上海东方报业有限公司, Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper Co.,Ltd.; established 2012-06-26; registered address 上海市静安区江场三路238号1515室; legal representative 程峰)
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
- 上海报业集团 (Shanghai United Media Group)
2 sources
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
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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