The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the Indy, it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition.
Homepage of The Independent in July 2021 | |
| Type | Print newspaper (1986–2016) Online only newspaper (2016–present) |
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| Owner(s) | Evgeny Lebedev (41%) Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel (30%) Justin Byam Shaw (26%) Minor shareholders (3%) |
| Publisher | Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |
| Editor | Geordie Greig |
| Founded | 7 October 1986 |
| Political alignment | Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Ceased publication | 26 March 2016 (print) |
| Headquarters | Alphabeta Building, 14–18 Finsbury Square, EC2A 1AH, London |
| Sister newspapers | The Independent on Sunday (1990–2016) i (2010–2013) Online only indy100 (2013–present) |
| ISSN | 1741-9743 |
| OCLC number | 185201487 |
| Website | independent |
The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. Lebedev also co-owned Novaya Gazeta alongside Mikhail Gorbachev until the latter's death on 30 August 2022. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in The Independent.
The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. The Independent won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023.