El Español

El Español is a Spanish digital newspaper based in Madrid. Journalist Pedro J. Ramírez, previously founder and editor of El Mundo, launched it in October 2015 and still leads it as editor. The publisher is El León de El Español Publicaciones S.A.

Sections

• General news from Spain, the regions and the world, plus opinion, sport, culture, science and health.
• Invertia, its business and finance section, which it took over from Telefónica in 2019.
• El Cultural, the culture magazine that joined the group in 2022, and topic blogs such as Omicrono (technology) and El Bernabéu.

Ownership

The company was financed by an equity crowdfunding campaign in early 2015 that raised 3.6 million euros from more than 5,600 small investors. In 2024 it reported more than 5,000 shareholders. Pedro J. Ramírez presides over the board. The paper reported revenues of 31 million euros in June 2026.