KG Media

KG Media (Kompas Gramedia Group of Media) is the main mass-media business unit of the Kompas Gramedia Group, one of Indonesia's largest and oldest media conglomerates. It brings together the group's newspaper, magazine, television, radio, printing and digital publishing assets under a single operating umbrella, and describes itself as Indonesia's leading media group and business-solution ecosystem. Its portfolio spans the national daily Harian Kompas (founded 28 June 1965), the financial title Kontan, the regional newspaper network Tribun Network, the news portal Kompas.com, the television channel KompasTV, the radio operations of KG Radio Network, and licensed magazines such as National Geographic Indonesia. The group's roots reach back to the founding of the Kompas daily in 1965, and KG Media states that it draws on more than 55 years of experience in media and broadcasting. It claims the largest audience in Indonesia, reaching more than 64 percent of the country's population across its combined print, broadcast and digital properties. KG Media is led by CEO Andy Budiman, who joined the Kompas Gramedia organization in 2003 and has headed KG Media since 1 August 2018. A leadership team of business-unit and corporate-function executives runs the individual brands, including Harian Kompas, KompasTV, Kompas.com, Kontan, Grid Network, KG Radio Network and Tribun Network. Beyond traditional publishing, KG Media positions itself as a business-solution ecosystem, offering media and marketing solutions to advertisers and partners. It has invested in digital transformation, including the adoption of AI and automation across editorial and commercial functions, and in sustainability initiatives such as its "Lestari" campaign platform, which covers waste management and other projects aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The company is privately held within the Kompas Gramedia Group and is headquartered in Jakarta.

KG Media is the mass-media business unit of the Kompas Gramedia Group, an Indonesian conglomerate whose publishing heritage dates to the founding of the Kompas daily on 28 June 1965. That newspaper, which carries the slogan "Amanat Hati Nurani Rakyat" (roughly, "the mandate of the people's conscience"), became the anchor of a growing media empire. Over the following decades the group expanded from newspapers into magazines, book publishing, printing, radio, television and digital media, and KG Media was formed as the umbrella for those media interests. KG Media describes itself as having more than 55 years of experience in media and broadcasting, and states that its combined properties reach more than 64 percent of Indonesia's population. Its portfolio includes Harian Kompas and its paid digital news service Kompas.id; the financial daily and weekly Kontan and its digital outlets Kontan.co.id, Business Insight, Kontan Academy and E-Paper Kontan; the Tribun Network of regional newspapers, which publishes in dozens of cities with 25 regional newspaper units across Aceh, Batam, Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Palembang, Lampung, Bangka-Belitung, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Kupang, Manado, Makassar, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Pontianak and Bali; the television channel KompasTV; the Kompas.com digital news portal; the KG Radio Network; and licensed magazines including National Geographic Indonesia, National Geographic Kids Indonesia, Intisari, Bobo and others. Leadership of KG Media has been closely tied to long-serving Kompas Gramedia executives. Andy Budiman joined the organization on 15 January 2003 as a research and development staff member in the print research department, then advanced through production and business roles before moving to the digital group in November 2015, where he served as vice director and then director. On 1 August 2018 he became CEO of KG Media. Wisnu Nugroho, a journalist who joined Kompas on 16 July 2001 and later served as editor-in-chief of Kompas.com, became Vice President Sustainability & Communication of KG Media in October 2024. Johnsons, a technology executive who joined KG Media in 2017, took charge of the Technology Directorate in July 2023, overseeing product, design, data, engineering and infrastructure, and has driven the adoption of AI and automation across editorial and commercial functions since 2022. In the 2010s and 2020s KG Media has pursued digital transformation and diversification. It has restructured technology and product teams for more agile, cross-functional collaboration, and it has built out a "business solution ecosystem" offering media and marketing services to advertisers. It has also developed sustainability programming under the "Lestari" banner, including campaigns, a summit and awards, and projects such as waste management aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Several print titles have been discontinued or moved to digital as reader habits shifted, including the magazines Hai (ceased print July 2017), Kawanku (December 2016), Girls Cantik dan Cerdas (December 2015), Bobo Junior (December 2022) and Nova (December 2022).

• 2024

  Wisnu Nugroho becomes Vice President Sustainability & Communication of KG Media in October 2024.

• 2023

  Johnsons takes charge of the Technology Directorate in July 2023, overseeing product, design, data, engineering and infrastructure.

• 2022

  KG Media begins adopting AI and automation technologies across editorial and commercial functions.

• 2018

  Andy Budiman becomes CEO of KG Media on 1 August 2018.

• 2015

  Andy Budiman moves to the Digital Group in November 2015, later becoming its director.

• 2003

  Andy Budiman joins the Kompas Gramedia organization on 15 January 2003 as a research and development staff member.

• 1965

  Harian Kompas is founded on 28 June 1965, the anchor publication of what becomes the Kompas Gramedia media group.

Indonesia's leading media group and business-solution ecosystem, with the country's largest audience across print, broadcast and digital.

• Harian Kompas

  National daily newspaper founded 28 June 1965, with the slogan "Amanat Hati Nurani Rakyat"; also available digitally via the paid Kompas.id service.

• Kompas.com

  One of Indonesia's leading digital news platforms.

• KompasTV

  Television news channel operated by KG Media.

• Kontan

  Financial, investment and economic media brand comprising the daily Kontan newspaper, weekly Kontan tabloid, Kontan.co.id, Business Insight, Kontan Academy and E-Paper Kontan.

• Tribun Network

  National network of regional newspapers with 25 regional newspaper units across Indonesian cities, including Serambi Indonesia, Pos Kupang, Bangka Pos, Banjarmasin Post, Sriwijaya Post, Warta Kota, Tribun Jabar, Tribun Jateng, Tribun Jogja, Harian Surya and Tribun Timur.

• KG Radio Network

  Radio broadcasting arm of KG Media.

• Grid Network

  Media network within KG Media's portfolio.

• National Geographic Indonesia

  Monthly licensed magazine focused on environment and nature.

• National Geographic Kids Indonesia

  Monthly children's magazine.

• Intisari

  Monthly inspirational magazine first published in Indonesia in 1963.

• Bobo

  Children's magazine published weekly on Thursdays.

• Potret Negeriku

  Monthly magazine covering Indonesian cultural diversity.

• Princess

  Monthly magazine featuring Disney characters.

• Barbie

  Monthly magazine featuring Barbie characters, games and activities.

• Lestari

1. 1KG Media: Indonesia’s Leading Media Group and Business Solution Ecosystemkgmedia.id
2. 2KG Media leader profile: Johnsonskgmedia.id
3. 3KG Media leader profile: Andy Budimankgmedia.id
4. 4KG Media leader profile: Wisnu Nugrohokgmedia.id
5. 5KG Media — Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6KG Media — Wikipedia (Indonesian)id.wikipedia.org