| Vísir.is | |
| Type: | Online newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1998 |
| Owners: | Sýn hf. |
| Headquarters: | Iceland |
| Website: | visir.is |
Vísir.is is an Icelandic online newspaper. It was founded in 1998 by Frjáls fjölmiðlun ehf and officially opened on 1 April the same year.[1] It originally published news from the newspapers Dagblaðið Vísir, Viðskiptablaðið and Dagur.[2] [3] On 1 December 2017 it was bought by Fjarskipti hf. (later Sýn) along with Stöð 2 and Bylgjan from 365 miðlar.[4]
According to Gallup, it was the second-most popular website in Iceland as of February 2021.[5]