Kinopoisk, a privately owned company headquartered in Russia, was founded in 2003 and employs approximately 180 individuals. The company reported $427.0M in revenue as of 2024 and operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer, specializing in media and TV services. It functions as a Russian website focused on cinematography, providing information about movies, TV shows, actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, composers, and editors. The platform also offers an online cinema with films and TV series available by subscription to Yandex.Plus or for a separate fee.
Russian internet services began blocking users attempting to access them via VPN tunnels on April 16, 2026, as authorities intensified efforts to restrict censorship-circumvention tools, according to reports from Moscow Times and Meduza. Previously, on January 26, 2026, Kinopoisk's Senior Communication Designer Trophim Laptev described the company's process for creating "dudels," custom logos for premieres, focusing on simplifying visual solutions for immediate recognition on small formats (164x36 pixels) while preserving meaning. This followed administrative protocols issued to seven Russian online cinema leaders on January 13, 2026, for alleged LGBT "propaganda." Earlier, on November 28, 2025, Russia's Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media published a 'white list' providing stable access to key resources amidst mobile internet restrictions implemented in Orel and other regions since summer 2025 for security reasons.
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