Naspers

Naspers Limited
	Naspers headquarters in Foreshore, Cape Town
Company type	Public
Traded as	JSE: NPN; LSE: NPSN
Industry	Internet, E-commerce, fintech, food delivery
Founded	12 May 1915
Headquarters	Cape Town, South Africa
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Koos Bekker (Chair); Ervin Tu (Interim CEO); Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa (CEO, South Africa)
Revenue	US$22.1 billion (FY 2020)
Operating income	US$3.7 billion (FY 2020)
Total assets	US$36.3 billion (FY 2020)
Total equity	US$29.93 billion (FY 2020)
Owner	Prosus (49%); Public Investment Corporation (14%); Koos Bekker;
Subsidiaries	Prosus (56.92%); Media24; Takealot.com; Naspers Foundry; OLX; Tencent (26.14%); PayU (98.8%); iFood (54.8%); Delivery Hero (23 3%); Swiggy (38.8%); eMAG (80.1%); Ctrip (6%); Bykea; Codecademy; Stack Overflow; Brainly; Udemy
Website	www.naspers.com

Naspers Limited is a South African multinational internet, technology and multimedia holding company headquartered in Cape Town, with interests in online retail, publishing and venture capital investment. Naspers' principal shareholder is its Dutch listed investment subsidiary Prosus, which owns approximately 49% of its parent as part of a cross ownership structure.^[5]

Founded in 1915 by attorney W. A. Hofmeyr, Naspers was the largest publishing company in South Africa throughout the 20th century with interests across newspapers, magazines and books. In the 1980s, the company began to diversify, launching a subscription television service and investing in markets outside of South Africa for the first time.

In 2001, Naspers made an early investment in Chinese technology firm Tencent and became increasingly focused on the global consumer internet sector. In 2019, Naspers listed its global internet investment business unit Prosus (including a 31% stake in Tencent) on Euronext Amsterdam.

Naspers currently owns a 56.92% stake in Prosus^[5] and wholly owns Media24 (Africa's largest publishing company), Takealot.com (South Africa's largest online retailer) and Naspers Foundry, a South African focused venture capital fund.

^ "About | Naspers".
^ "Naspers Delivers Solid Results for the Twelve Months Ended 31 March 2020". Yahoo!. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Naspers Financial Statements 2020". Naspers. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "Naspers delivers solid results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2020". Naspers. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Omarjee, Lameez. "Naspers-Prosus share swap done and dusted". News24. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[1] "About | Naspers".

[2] "Naspers Delivers Solid Results for the Twelve Months Ended 31 March 2020". Yahoo!. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[AR2020-3] "Naspers Financial Statements 2020". Naspers. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[4] "Naspers delivers solid results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2020". Naspers. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[news24-5] Omarjee, Lameez. "Naspers-Prosus share swap done and dusted". News24. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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