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Template:Infobox website AsiaOne.com is a Singaporean news and lifestyle website and news aggregator. It is Singapore's first pure play digital content platform, serving readers primarily in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.[1] AsiaOne was launched in 1995 by Singapore Press Holdings. On 5 June 2000, SPH AsiaOne Ltd was listed on the Singapore Exchange.[2] It was delisted on 24 January 2002.[3][4]
In 2018, AsiaOne was partially acquired by mm2 Asia, which took a 51 per cent stake in the operating entity, AsiaOne Online Pte. Ltd., with SPH Media retaining the remaining 49 per cent as a joint-venture partner.[5][6]
AsiaOne was revamped in July 2021, focusing on being "Off Centre, On Trend", under incoming chief executive Sean Ler, who steered the outlet's editorial voice toward a more social-media-first, visual format aimed at younger readers.[7] The website has had one of the largest readerships in Singapore,[8] having been listed in 2019 as the country's fourth most popular news site.[9]
AsiaOne won the Silver award for the Best News Website Or Mobile Service for its NewsLite service in 2021 at the WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards.[10] The site itself also nominates business leaders and ASEAN-friendly diplomats for prestigious awards each year.[11][12]
In December 2022, AsiaOne completed a management-led buyout of AsiaOne Online Pte. Ltd., with mm2 Asia and SPH Media exiting active control but remaining minority shareholders.[5]
Content
AsiaOne initially started as a news aggregator covering news from across the Southeast Asian region. Today, over 90% of its content is organically created by a team of in-house writers and video producers. Its core verticals are News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Digital Culture. In April 2021, AsiaOne added a new sustainability-focused vertical, EarthOne.[13] The vertical houses articles that discuss climate change and sustainability issues.
Over 60% of AsiaOne's readers are between the ages of 18 and 44.[14] AsiaOne's website is free-to-use, and has a social media reach on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Dailymotion. AsiaOne's social media performance includes over 45 million reach on Facebook, with an average 10 million monthly Facebook engagements, and over 9.5 million monthly minutes viewed via FB watch.[15]
2023 driver interview
In July 2023, AsiaOne published an exclusive interview with the former personal driver of Workers' Party MP Leon Perera, published within about a day of a video surfacing online that appeared to show Perera and fellow WP MP Nicole Seah together.[16] The interview formed part of the wider controversy surrounding the pair's resignation from the party, and the speed of AsiaOne's access to the driver was itself questioned by other outlets.[17]
Management and staff
Low Huan Ping was the founding CEO of AsiaOne,[18] the current CEO is Sean Ler.[19]
The current Head of Content is Tan Thiam Peng.[20]
Previous editors include Margaret Thomas, Paul Jansen, Irene Ngoo, and Adrian Tay.[21]
References
External links
- ↑ "About Us -". AsiaOne. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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- ↑ "SPH AsiaOne delisting plan approved". telecompaper.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Media Releases - SPH AsiaOne". asiaone.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Letter from the Editor: New website, new office, new hopes". AsiaOne. (1 June 2023). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "AsiaOne Online names new CEO as mm2 completes takeover of 51% equity interest stake". Marketing-Interactive. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "AsiaOne". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "Top News And Media Websites Ranking in Singapore in July 2022". Similarweb. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "Digital news portal AsiaOne marks first year as joint venture with strong growth in readership". The Straits Times. (19 August 2019). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Asian Digital Media Awards 2021". WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "Dr HBM Iqbal receives "Bangladesh's Best Chairman 2022" award". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). (13 July 2023). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Moroccan Ambassador to Bangkok Receives "AsiaOne" Award". Morocco World News. (11 February 2020). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Letter from the Editor: We only have one Earth". AsiaOne. (2021-04-22). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "asiaone.com Traffic Analytics & Market Share | Similarweb". Similarweb. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "AsiaOne". facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "'I tried to help him': What ex-driver knew and did about MP Leon Perera's alleged relationship with Nicole Seah". AsiaOne. (18 July 2023). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "AsiaOne's quick access to Leon Perera's former driver: Coincidence or calculated move?". The Online Citizen. (19 July 2023). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "AsiaOne Internet to be headed by Low Huan Ping". telecompaper.com. (13 October 1999). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "AsiaOne announces new Chief Executive Officer". AsiaOne. (2021-06-14). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ "AsiaOne wins top honours at international competition for its latest mobile application". The Straits Times. (2014-05-07). Retrieved 2021-07-13.