Who owns Kinopoisk?
Kinopoisk is owned by Yandex (Russia, MOEX: YDEX).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yandex Annual Report 2025, Yandex IPJSC, 14 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yandex International Public Joint-Stock Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia, Moscow
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming video
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: YDEX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kinopoisk
Kinopoisk is the film platform of the Yandex group, which its annual report describes as an entertainment platform about movies combining a streaming service, a ticket-buying service, a media outlet about cinema and an encyclopedia of world cinema; it also streams major sporting events. The report calls it the leader among Russian online cinemas by subscribers and says it is included in the Yandex Plus subscription.
Ownership timeline of Kinopoisk
Where Kinopoisk sits in Yandex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Yandex
Yandex controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Yandex Browser (2012)
- Yandex Eats (2018)
- Yandex Go (2011)
- Yandex Mail (2000)
- Yandex Maps (2004)
- Yandex Market (2002)
- Yandex Music
- Yandex Search (1997)
Other brands in streaming video, and who owns them
The 36 brands in streaming video on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is AMC Networks, with 5.
About the owner: Yandex
Yandex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as MOEX: YDEX.
Yandex IPJSC is the parent company of Yandex Group, which its 2025 annual report describes as a leading technology company in Russia. Its head office is in Moscow and its shares trade on the Moscow Exchange under YDEX. The 2025 report says the year was its first full year of operation as YANDEX IPJSC.
🇷🇺 Kinopoisk and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kinopoisk is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kinopoisk?
The parent company of Kinopoisk is Yandex, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is Kinopoisk Russian?
Yes. Kinopoisk originated in Russia and its owner, Yandex, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is Kinopoisk still owned by Yandex?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Kinopoisk is still owned by Yandex. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Yandex Annual Report 2025 — Yandex IPJSC, Annual report, published 14 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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