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Indonesian media and publishing network under Kompas Gramedia, producing magazines, tabloids and digital lifestyle, entertainment and news properties.

Last updated September 28, 2026

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Overview

Grid Network is an Indonesian publishing and media company that produces and distributes news, entertainment and lifestyle content to tens of millions of Indonesian readers. It was previously known as Gramedia Majalah, or the Kompas Gramedia Group of Magazine, and operates within the Kompas Gramedia media group. The business spans print magazines and tabloids as well as a large portfolio of digital properties. Its magazine and tabloid titles have included National Geographic Indonesia, a joint venture with Disney Indonesia, along with Bobo, m&c!, Elex Media Komputindo, Gramedia Pustaka Utama and Phoenix Gramedia Indonesia, a joint venture with Kadokawa Corporation. The company also brought the comics publisher m&c! Comics and Elex Media Komputindo back under its wing after they had been placed under Gramedia Publishers. On the digital side, Grid Network runs a broad network of websites and online brands covering lifestyle, beauty, parenting, technology, food, automotive and sports. These include Grid.id, BeautyDate, Bobo.id, CewekBanget.id, Nextren, SajianSedap, GridKids, Hai-Online, MakeMac, GridPop.id, GridGames.id, GridHot.id, GridHype.id, GridVideo, XY-Kids! Online, GridKids.id, GridStar, Parapuan.id, Foto Kita, GridHealth.id, OtoSeken.id, OtoFemale.id, Suar.id, Nakita.id, Idea, Sosok.id, Stylo.id, Wiken.id, Kitchenesia, BolaSport.com, Bolanas.com, BolaStylo.com, Juara.net, SuperBall.id, GridOto.com, Otomotifnet.com, Otomania.com, Otobursa.com, Otomontir, OtoRace.id, Motor Plus, Gridmotor.id, GridVoice and Grid Story Factory. The company has used several slogans over time: Delivering Ideas from 2018 to 2020, Touch, Real, Audience from 2020 to 2022, and The Enthusiast Hub from 2023 onwards. Over its history it has also discontinued or divested a long list of former titles and brands, including Hai, Kawanku, Girls, Sekar, Chic, Nakita, Mombi, Prevention Indonesia, Gaya Hidup Sehat, NOVA, Saji, More Indonesia, InStyle Indonesia, Martha Stewart Living, Sedap, Sedap Pemula, Sinyal, JIP, Laptop1, Forsel, Bobo Junior, Mombi SD, Intisari, Intisari: Mind, Body & Soul, CHIP, Star Nova, CHIP Foto Video, Info Komputer, Komputer Aktif, RELOAD, What Hi-Fi?, PC Plus, Digital Camera Indonesia, Travel Fotografi, HotGame, Bola, Soccer, BolaVaganza, FourFourTwo, Inside United, Oto Plus, Car & Tuning Guide, Kidnesia.com, Kreatif, Auto Bild Indonesia, Fortune Indonesia, Flona, HomeGarden, Angkasa, Commando, Reload, AutoExpert, Motor Plus, MOTOR, R2, Scooteriz, Otosport, Bikers, Ridebike, Citra, Rumah, Idea, Renovasi, Serial Rumah, Home Garden, Apertment Guide, ACT!, Ide Bisnis, National Geographic Kids Indonesia, National Geographic Traveler Indonesia, Potret Negeriku, Venue, Kuji & Friends, Kreatif, Ori, XY-Kids!, Princess, Barbie, Tinkerbell, Cars, Donal Bebek, Paman Gober and Hot Wheels. Grid Network positions itself as a hub for enthusiasts across multiple lifestyle verticals, from automotive and sports to parenting, food and technology, combining legacy print publishing with digital-first brands.

History

Grid Network traces its origins to Gramedia Majalah, also known as the Kompas Gramedia Group of Magazine, the magazine publishing arm of the Indonesian Kompas Gramedia group. Under that name it built a large portfolio of consumer magazines and tabloids spanning news, entertainment, lifestyle, automotive, sports, parenting, food and technology. The company later rebranded as Grid Network, reflecting a shift toward a digital-first, multi-brand media network. It also brought the comics publisher m&c! Comics and Elex Media Komputindo back under its management after they had been placed under Gramedia Publishers. Its slogan history marks the evolution of its positioning: Delivering Ideas from 2018 to 2020, Touch, Real, Audience from 2020 to 2022, and The Enthusiast Hub from 2023 onwards. The current slogan signals a focus on enthusiast communities across verticals such as automotive, sports, parenting, food and technology. Over the years Grid Network has launched and operated a wide range of digital properties, including Grid.id, BeautyDate, Bobo.id, CewekBanget.id, Nextren, SajianSedap, GridKids, Hai-Online, MakeMac, GridPop.id, GridGames.id, GridHot.id, GridHype.id, GridVideo, XY-Kids! Online, GridKids.id, GridStar, Parapuan.id, Foto Kita, GridHealth.id, OtoSeken.id, OtoFemale.id, Suar.id, Nakita.id, Idea, Sosok.id, Stylo.id, Wiken.id, Kitchenesia, BolaSport.com, Bolanas.com, BolaStylo.com, Juara.net, SuperBall.id, GridOto.com, Otomotifnet.com, Otomania.com, Otobursa.com, Otomontir, OtoRace.id, Motor Plus, Gridmotor.id, GridVoice and Grid Story Factory. It has also discontinued or divested many former titles and brands, including Hai, Kawanku, Girls, Sekar, Chic, Nakita, Mombi, Prevention Indonesia, Gaya Hidup Sehat, NOVA, Saji, More Indonesia, InStyle Indonesia, Martha Stewart Living, Sedap, Sedap Pemula, Sinyal, JIP, Laptop1, Forsel, Bobo Junior, Mombi SD, Intisari, Intisari: Mind, Body & Soul, CHIP, Star Nova, CHIP Foto Video, Info Komputer, Komputer Aktif, RELOAD, What Hi-Fi?, PC Plus, Digital Camera Indonesia, Travel Fotografi, HotGame, Bola, Soccer, BolaVaganza, FourFourTwo, Inside United, Oto Plus, Car & Tuning Guide, Kidnesia.com, Kreatif, Auto Bild Indonesia, Fortune Indonesia, Flona, HomeGarden, Angkasa, Commando, Reload, AutoExpert, Motor Plus, MOTOR, R2, Scooteriz, Otosport, Bikers, Ridebike, Citra, Rumah, Idea, Renovasi, Serial Rumah, Home Garden, Apertment Guide, ACT!, Ide Bisnis, National Geographic Kids Indonesia, National Geographic Traveler Indonesia, Potret Negeriku, Venue, Kuji & Friends, Kreatif, Ori, XY-Kids!, Princess, Barbie, Tinkerbell, Cars, Donal Bebek, Paman Gober and Hot Wheels. Today Grid Network operates as a publishing and media network within Kompas Gramedia, producing and distributing news, entertainment and lifestyle content to tens of millions of Indonesian readers across print and digital channels.

  • Operated under the name Gramedia Majalah / Kompas Gramedia Group of Magazine

  • Rebranded as Grid Network

  • Slogan 'Delivering Ideas' used (2018-2020)

  • Slogan 'Touch, Real, Audience' used (2020-2022)

  • Slogan 'The Enthusiast Hub' introduced (2023-present)

  • m&c! Comics and Elex Media Komputindo returned under Grid Network management

Products and positioning

A multi-vertical enthusiast media hub combining legacy print publishing with a large digital network.

  • National Geographic Indonesia

  • Bobo

  • m&c!

  • Elex Media Komputindo

  • Gramedia Pustaka Utama

  • Phoenix Gramedia Indonesia

  • Grid.id

  • BeautyDate

  • Bobo.id

  • CewekBanget.id

  • Nextren

  • SajianSedap

  • GridKids

  • Hai-Online

  • MakeMac

  • GridPop.id

  • GridGames.id

  • GridHot.id

  • GridHype.id

  • GridVideo

  • XY-Kids! Online

  • GridKids.id

  • GridStar

  • Parapuan.id

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