RuNet Domestic Platforms

avito.ru

Russia's biggest classifieds platform — goods, vehicles, property and jobs. Useful for lifestyle analysis, asset tracing and seller attribution.

bigenc.ru

State-backed Russian encyclopedia (Wikipedia alternative)

dzen.ru

Recommendation-driven content and blogging platform (formerly Yandex Zen, now VK-owned). Aggregates news, channels and user content across RuNet.

kinopoisk.ru

Russian film and streaming service (owned by Yandex)

max.ru

State-promoted national messenger built by VK, positioned as a domestic alternative to WhatsApp/Telegram amid 2025–2026 messaging restrictions. A rising priority to track.

ok.ru

Social network popular with older Russian-speaking users and the diaspora. Useful for people search, especially regional and family connections.

ozon.ru

Major Russian e-commerce platform

rossgram.ru

Russian Instagram alternative

rutube.ru

State-backed Russian video-hosting platform positioned as a YouTube alternative; hosts official and pro-government media content.

xn--h1ajim.xn--p1ai

Russian national internet initiative / domain registry

tenchat.ru

Russian professional social network (LinkedIn alternative)

vk.com

Russia's largest social network. Central to people-search and social-media investigation; rich profile data, communities, and a powerful (if shifting) search API.

wildberries.ru

Large Russian online retailer

yandex.com

Russian mapping service

yappy.media

Russian short-video platform (TikTok alternative)

znanierussia.ru

Russian educational knowledge platform