According to Forbes, there have been major changes in the new rating of the largest companies on the Runet. Two major players have disappeared from it - Ulmart and Exist. The first company closed its representative offices in a number of cities and is currently in the process of re-registering its business with other legal entities. And Exist is simply being liquidated.
Well, new giants are replacing old ones. This is what the top 10 largest Runet players look like in 2018. All revenue information was provided by the companies themselves. And the cost of each participant in the selection was calculated by the experts of the publication based on the estimates of venture capitalists, the amount of transactions concluded by companies and according to the multipliers of similar companies.
The rating includes only companies that since the beginning of their existence have been focused on the Internet segment and receive more than half of their revenue through online sales.
10.2GIS
Estimated at $ 211 million.
Once, in order to get to the desired building in the city, you had to ask for directions from passers-by or buy a map. Now it is enough to open the 2GIS application.
The idea to combine a city map and a reference book came to the mind of businessman Alexander Sysoev back in 1999. And now more than 36 million people use his brainchild.
In 2017, the 2GIS program became the “default application” in new Huawei smartphones. The service is also pre-installed in gadgets manufactured by LG, Fly, DEXP and Micromax.
9. Citylink
Estimated at $ 224 million.
It is the only retail electronics retailer on the Forbes list. And while "Yulmart" reduced its presence in the regions, "Citylink" was doing well. He owns 44 stores and a large number of pick-up and drop-off points in 318 Russian cities.
A distinctive feature of Citylink is the absence of consultants. People, using electronic terminals, choose the product they need.
8. HeadHunter
Estimated at $ 228 million.
Perhaps this is the most famous Russian online resource for those looking for a job. Currently, it has posted over 498,000 current vacancies. In 2016, HeadHunter was purchased from Mail.Ru Group by a group of businessmen headed by the investment company Elbrus Capital. The amount of the transaction was 10 billion rubles. And last year HeadHunter acquired its main competitor - Job.ru.
7. Biletix
Estimated at $ 264 million.
On this site, you can purchase a ticket from any of the 700 air carriers from around the world. However, the activities of Biletix are not limited to this. In 2016, he became an online tour operator, and since then has offered a very convenient option - a set of a plane ticket and hotel rooms.
6. Ozon Group
Estimated at $ 369 million.
Ozon was once an online bookstore. And as of 2018, the portal has over 5 million products sorted into 23 categories. At the same time, 25% of Ozone's sales still account for book products.
At the end of 2017, Ozon Group also acquired its own chain of post offices. And last year, the company partially changed its management - Alexander Shulgin became the new CEO instead of Danny Perekalski.
5. Lamoda
Estimated at $ 454 million.
One of the leaders in online shopping in Russia tirelessly supplies customers with beautiful and affordable clothing and footwear. Last year, Lamoda doubled the number of pick-up points thanks to the purchase of Pick-up.ru.
The company does not lag behind the latest trends - it launched a search for the desired item by photo in the mobile application. She also became a partner of the FIFA online store.
4. Wildberries
Estimated at $ 602 million.
One of the most expensive Russian Internet companies was founded in 2004 by an ordinary teacher Tatyana Bakalchuk and her husband. Currently, the Wildberries online store accepts over one hundred thousand orders every day. And cooperates with 7000 brands.
In 2018, Wildberries have a new direction - baby food.
3. Avito
Estimated at $ 2,734 million.
Few have not heard of this electronic bulletin board. You can buy and sell anything on Avito - from greyhound puppies to the most expensive coins of the USSR.
Avito has a monthly audience of 32 million users, and the mobile application is in the top 10 most downloaded in Russia.
2. Mail.ru Group
Estimated at $ 6,860 million.
Mail.ru Group has a very broad area of interest, which includes not only email, but also social networks, games and various Internet services. In 2018, the deal on the transfer of the ESforce esports holding company was completed. It is valued at one hundred million dollars when you deduct the debt.
Mail.ru Group also launched a potential competitor to Aliexpress, the Pandao website. There you can buy Chinese goods with free shipping to Russia. The Pandao app is in the top three in both the App Store and Google Play.
1. Yandex
Estimated at 12,380 million dollars.
In the first place in the list of the most expensive companies on the Runet is the owner of the well-known search engine, as well as the Yandex.Taxi service. In 2018, the deal on the merger of the online taxi ordering businesses Uber and Yandex.Taxi will be completed. Within the framework of this association, a new company will be created, covering not only Russia but also a number of neighboring countries.
The bulk of Yandex's revenue comes from online advertising. For 9 months of last year, the amount of earnings from online advertising amounted to 63.5 billion rubles.