{{lowercase title}} {{Short description|Indonesian digital media company}} {{Infobox website | name = detikcom | logo = File:Logodetikcom.png | foundation = {{Start date and age|1998|7|09}} | owner = Trans Media | country_of_origin= Indonesia | language = Indonesian | location_city = Jakarta | url = {{URL|https://www.detik.com}} | current_status = Active | key_people = Alfito Ginting<br>(Content Director; Editor-in-chief) | website_type = Entertainment, news }}
'''detik.com''' (stylized as '''detikcom''' in all-lowercase) is an Indonesian digital media company owned by Trans Media, a business unit of CT Corp. Detikcom is an online news portal and publishes breaking news. The portal is consistently ranked among Indonesia's 10 most-visited websites and is among the top 250 in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=detik.com Overview |url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/detik.com#overview |website=SimilarWeb |publisher=SimilarWeb Ltd |access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> It receives approximately 180 million visits per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/detik.com |title=detik.com Site Overview |publisher=similarweb.com |access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://adpoint.detik.com/home/publishers?sites=detiknews |title=AdPoint - Welcome |publisher=Adpoint.detik.com |access-date=2019-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619171726/http://adpoint.detik.com/home/publishers?sites=detiknews |archive-date=2015-06-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A 2021 Reuters Institute survey ranked Detikcom as the most widely used online news source in Indonesia out of 16 top outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nic Newman with Richard Fletcher, Anne Schulz, Simge Andı, Craig T. Robertson, and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen |title=Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021 |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2021-06/Digital_News_Report_2021_FINAL.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001013910/https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2021-06/Digital_News_Report_2021_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |website=Reuters Institute |page=137}}</ref>
==History== Detikcom has its roots in ''DeTIK'', which was Indonesia's top-selling and most critical political tabloid in the early 1990s. ''DeTIK'' was effectively banned on 21 June 1994, when Information Minister Harmoko withdrew its publication license together with ''Tempo'' and ''Editor'' magazine. DeTIK had upset the repressive regime of long-serving president Suharto by publishing interviews with senior military officers who were critical of civilian politicians. The tabloid had also dared to speculate on who would succeed Suharto.<ref name="Hill2006">{{cite book|author=David T. Hill|title=The Press in New Order Indonesia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=joGf9_V8fmoC&pg=PA41|date=December 2006|publisher=Equinox Publishing|isbn=978-979-3780-46-7|pages=41–}}</ref>
Following the resignation of Suharto on 21 May 1998, some journalists decided to set up an online news portal. Detikcom was originally founded by Budi Darsono (former ''Tempo'' and ''DeTIK'' journalist), Yayan Sopyan (former ''DeTIK'' journalist), Abdul Rahman (former ''SWA'' journalist), and Didi Nugrahadi. The domain name detik.com became active on 29 May 1998, however the site did not start producing content until 9 July 1998, which is considered its founding date. The founders focused on continuously updating breaking news, as well as more analytical news articles. Detikcom's first office was a small room at Lebak Bulus Stadium in South Jakarta.
On 3 August 2011, Detikcom was acquired by Trans Media under CT Corp, owned by Chairul Tanjung.
In 2019, Detikcom expanded into a media group called Detik Network, which consists of CNN Indonesia, CNBC Indonesia, Haibunda, Female Daily, Beautynesia, and insertlive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOWONGAN MAGANG Detiknetwork (Update per 24 Sept 2021) Digital Journalist & Graphic Design Internship - Department of Communications |url=https://communication.uii.ac.id/lowongan-magang-detiknetwork-update-per-24-sept-2021-digital-journalist-graphic-design-internship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251204051009/https://communication.uii.ac.id/lowongan-magang-detiknetwork-update-per-24-sept-2021-digital-journalist-graphic-design-internship/ |archive-date=2025-12-04 |website=Universitas Islam Indonesia}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{official website|https://www.detik.com }} * [https://www.similarweb.com/website/detik.com Detik.com Traffic Statistics] on SimilarWeb
Category:Indonesian news websites Category:Magazines disestablished in 1994 Category:Internet properties established in 1998 Category:2011 mergers and acquisitions Category:News magazines published in Asia Category:Mass media in Jakarta Category:Trans Media