HamariWeb.com is one of Pakistan’s oldest and most expansive web portals, offering news and information across dozens of categories. Launched on August 14, 2007, it was built to serve Pakistani users with localized content in both Urdu and English. The site describes itself as “Pakistan’s most credible info portal” that covers “every aspect of life” with a philosophy of improving people’s knowledge. In practice, HamariWeb delivers a vast array of content – from Urdu and English news to business updates, mobile phone information, live cricket scores, Islamic resources, health and women’s sections, online tools, and more. This review explores HamariWeb’s background, features, audience, and role in Pakistan’s digital landscape, highlighting its strengths and areas for improvement.
History and Background
Hamari Web is a project of Webiz Media Pvt. Ltd, a Lahore-based online business development company founded by Abrar Ahmed. Webiz Media started HamariWeb.com in 2007 to fill the gap for a comprehensive local portal – at the time many Pakistani users were relying on foreign sites for news and entertainment. Within a few years, HamariWeb had become highly successful: by 2010 it was ranked among the top 10 Pakistani websites (with over 1.5 million unique monthly visitors and 7 million pageviews) and won a P@SHA ICT Award for “Best Brand Development”. The portal’s bilingual “Anglo-Urdu” approach (mixing English and Urdu content) and wide range of services helped it attract users of all ages and backgrounds. Today it proudly claims a loyal user base “including students, professionals, youth, teachers, parents, as well as all family members”.
Over the years Hamari Web has continued to expand its reach. It forged content partnerships with international Urdu media – for example, BBC Urdu and VOA (Voice of America) Urdu distribute multimedia news through HamariWeb. Webiz Media and HamariWeb have also won regional awards such as the Arabia500 Fast Growth Award (top 500 companies in MENA region, 2012) and the Brand of the Year (Online Web Portal category, 2011). The site has even ventured into sports marketing, partnering with Pakistan Super League (PSL) teams: it was a media partner for Peshawar Zalmi (PSL 2017) and Kotli Lions (Kashmir Premier League, 2021). These recognitions and partnerships underscore HamariWeb’s prominence and influence in Pakistan’s digital ecosystem.
Main Features and Content
HamariWeb’s strength lies in its sheer breadth of content and tools. The portal functions as a one-stop hub, with dozens of sections accessible from a rich top navigation menu.
Key features include:
- News (Urdu & English): The site offers up-to-the-minute news. Its Urdu section covers politics, society, culture, and breaking stories, while an English-language news subsite (enews.) delivers national and international headlines. Through partnerships with BBC Urdu and VOA Urdu, It also syndicates high-quality multimedia news content. The portal even streams live Urdu news TV channels (e.g. Samaa TV, Dunya News, ARY News) via its site and mobile app. Softonic’s review of the HamariWeb app notes it provides “the latest news from Pakistan and around the world” and live TV channel streaming.
- Business & Finance: A dedicated business section tracks the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) index, currency rates, commodity prices (e.g. gold), and prize bond draws. HamariWeb publishes market updates and finance news, making it useful for traders and investors. (The mobile app explicitly advertises “PSX updates, Gold Price, Forex & Prize Bond” info.)
- Cricket & Sports: Cricket is extremely popular in Pakistan, and HamariWeb keeps pace with live scorecards, match schedules, and results for international and domestic cricket. The portal has special coverage for league tournaments (like PSL and KPL) and provides ball-by-ball updates. Indeed, the Android app’s description highlights “Cricket Live Score (live matches, recent result & upcoming matches)” and includes PSL live scores for all matches. (While cricket dominates, the site also touches on other sports news in its Articles section, though with less emphasis.)
- Mobile Phones & Technology: It also maintains a comprehensive Mobiles section, listing phone models, specifications, and current prices in Pakistan. It essentially serves as a price-comparison and review hub for smartphones and feature phones. Visitors can browse by brand or search for a device to see technical details and market rates. This category caters to tech shoppers who want the latest mobile market information at their fingertips.
- Islamic Content: There is a substantial Islam section for religious and practical Islamic resources. This includes daily prayer timings, Qibla compass, Sehri/Iftar schedules, Azan alarms, and Ramadan calendars. Audio Quran recitations and naats (devotional songs) are also provided. HamariWeb supplements these with Islamic articles, quizzes, and education content. The portal’s app even highlights “PRAYER TIMES, QIBLA DIRECTION, RAMADAN TIMES, AZAN & ALERT” as a feature. This makes the site useful for devout Muslims seeking easily accessible faith-based tools.
- Health & Women’s Corner: Hamari Web runs a Health subsite (health.) covering medical news, wellness tips, and health articles. In parallel, a Women section focuses on women’s issues: beauty, fashion, lifestyle advice, and women-centric news. For example, it publishes content on nutrition, parenting, and women’s empowerment. These lifestyle segments aim to serve Pakistani women with relevant information and community content.
- Education & Results: Students benefit from HamariWeb’s Results portal, which publishes academic exam outcomes (school/college board results) shortly after they are announced. This timely feature is widely used in Pakistan, where students flock to online sites to check exam scores. The parent menu also has an Article section with education and career advice, and a platform for guest contributors.
- Lifestyle & Entertainment: Beyond hard news, HamariWeb.com offers lighter content. The Poetry section features classical and contemporary Urdu poetry and allows users to submit poetry. Quotes provides famous sayings. The Articles section spans various genres – culture, science, humor, true stories, and more. It even delves into pop culture: for example, one featured article discusses horoscopes and zodiac signs, reflecting the audience’s interest in astrology. Notably, Cooking & Recipes are covered in a standalone Recipes category, offering traditional Pakistani and international recipes for home cooks.
- Tools & Utilities: Several practical online tools are available. The Dictionaries section provides English–Urdu, Urdu–English, and other multilingual lookup tools. HamariWeb markets its online dictionary as a resource to help Pakistan’s Urdu speakers translate English words and phrases. The site also offers Islamic baby name lists under Names, loan calculators and currency converters under Calculators, and a general Directory (classified/business listings). A unique Urdu Editor tool helps users write in Urdu script online. All these utilities enhance the portal’s everyday usefulness.
In sum, HamariWeb’s content is remarkably broad. It truly tries to cover “life’s every aspect” as the site claims. For readers, this means they can check politics, markets, stock quotes, shop for a cellphone, read a recipe, and find the day’s prayer times all on one site.
Achievements and Partnerships
HamariWeb’s prominence is reflected in several notable accomplishments:
- Arabia500 Fast Growth (2012): Webiz Media (HamariWeb’s parent) was ranked among the top 500 fastest-growing entrepreneurial companies in the Middle East and South Asia, earning the Arabia500 award.
- Brand of the Year Award (2011): HamariWeb won the “Brand of the Year – Online Web Portal” in 2011, acknowledging its popularity and strong brand presence.
- P@SHA ICT Award (2009): The Pakistan Software Houses Association honored HamariWeb.com with the Best Brand Development award at the ICT Awards in 2009, recognizing its successful market positioning.
- Content Partnerships: In 2011, HamariWeb became a content distribution partner for BBC Urdu and for VOA (Voice of America) Urdu. These deals brought BBC and VOA multimedia news directly to HamariWeb’s audience, enhancing its international credibility.
- Sports Collaborations: Hamari Web has sponsored and promoted cricket activities. It partnered with PSL team Peshawar Zalmi (winners of PSL 2017) and served as the official media partner of Kotli Lions in the Kashmir Premier League (2021). These associations helped raise the portal’s profile among sports fans.
These achievements and partnerships illustrate HamariWeb’s deep integration into both local and regional media ecosystems. It is widely recognized by industry awards and connected to global Urdu media outlets.
User Interface and Usability
HamariWeb’s user interface follows the classic web-portal style, with a dense homepage and extensive navigation bars. The site opens with multiple news headlines, menus, and featured blocks. The top menu (visible on every page) contains dozens of categories (News, Business, Mobiles, Cricket, Health, Women, Islam, Articles, Names, Dictionary, and more) – making content easy to find but also creating a busy look. Many users appreciate that almost every topic is accessible within a couple of clicks; however, this abundance of links can feel overwhelming to new visitors.
The portal is bilingual. Users can toggle between Urdu and English content (a language switch appears at the top). The Urdu interface uses a clear Naskh font and right-to-left layout, while the English pages use a standard left-to-right layout. This dual-language support helps HamariWeb serve both Urdu-dominant users and those who prefer English.
HamariWeb also offers a mobile-friendly site (m.) and Android apps to improve on-the-go usability. The mobile app interface has been praised as “user-friendly”, consolidating all portal features (news, scores, prayer times, etc.) into an app. On a desktop browser, the interface is functional but somewhat dated: the design could be more streamlined and modern, and advertisements or sponsored links can sometimes crowd the page. Overall, usability is decent given the vast content – one can quickly jump to categories or use the search bar for specific queries. In short, while power users enjoy quick access to everything HamariWeb offers, casual users may have a brief learning curve due to the portal’s high information density.
Mobile Apps and Services
To complement its website, HamariWeb (via Webiz Media) provides several mobile apps. The flagship Hamari Web Urdu News Live app for Android (version 8.2, updated 2025) effectively mirrors the portal’s content. It delivers Urdu news headlines, live TV streaming of Pakistani channels, and integrates features from the portal – including live cricket score updates, business news, prayer times, and recipe sections. A Softonic review summarizes it as an “excellent app for staying updated” with a “user-friendly interface” and notes its full suite of features like cricket scores, Islamic content, women’s corner, recipes, and Muslim names. The app even includes PSL (cricket) live scores and the latest prize bond numbers, making it a comprehensive mobile companion.
Besides this news app, HamariWeb’s parent company has released other Android apps under its brand. These include Islamuna (prayer times, Quran, Ramadan guide), HamariWeb Muslim Names (a database of baby names with meanings), Urdu Dictionary Offline, and more. A Google Play developer page shows 8+ apps by Webiz Media, confirming that the portal’s key services are also available in app form. However, as of this writing no dedicated iOS app for the main HamariWeb portal is evident (the apps focus on Islamic tools and utilities). Thus, Android users have a native experience, while iPhone users mostly access HamariWeb via the mobile website or third-party apps.
Audience and Reach
It targets all segments of Pakistan’s online population. Its content appeals to a wide demographic: students and educators (exam results, academic articles), professionals (business news, job ads, technology), youths (sports, entertainment, quizzes), parents and homemakers (recipes, parenting tips, women’s topics), and the general public (news, weather, directory). In its own words, the portal is “becoming the most favorite web portal of all age groups”.
Analytics data confirms HamariWeb’s popularity. As of 2025, SimilarWeb ranks it #3 among News & Media publishers in Pakistan. It receives on the order of 5–7 million visits per month, making it one of the country’s top sites. The audience is skewed male (~68%) and largely young adults (25–34), though the site’s content also draws women and older readers. Traffic comes mostly from Pakistan (>50%) with significant spillover to overseas Pakistani communities (USA, UK, Gulf states).
HamariWeb’s role in Pakistan’s digital landscape is significant: it serves as a generalist web portal akin to an all-encompassing media site. Alongside competitors like UrduPoint, Jang, Dawn, and ProPakistani, HamariWeb helps define the online news and information space. Its blend of local-language content, global news partnerships, and practical tools makes it a staple for many Pakistani Internet users. In summary, HamariWeb.com successfully caters to both niche and broad audiences by offering something for everyone under one online roof.
Strengths and Areas for Improvement
Strengths: HamariWeb’s greatest asset is its comprehensiveness. It consolidates news, culture, utilities, and community content in one place. Users appreciate not having to visit multiple sites for different needs. The site’s local focus (Urdu and Pakistan-specific content) fills a gap left by international portals. Its long history and brand recognition (“one of Pakistan’s largest web portals”) have earned user trust. Partnerships with BBC/VOA and coverage of live TV give it credibility and breadth beyond what purely local sites might offer. The mobile app availability and downloadable Islamic and naming apps further extend its usefulness beyond the browser. In reviews of the mobile app, the interface and feature set have been praised as “user-friendly”.
Areas for Improvement: On the flip side, the portal’s design can feel cluttered. The interface carries a lot of text links and rotating news panels, which can be visually overwhelming. A more modern, clean layout could improve readability, especially on smaller screens. Navigation is generally intuitive, but some sections (like Poetries vs Articles) might confuse new visitors. Ad density is relatively high, so users sometimes have to scroll past banners or pop-ups. Content quality is mixed: while official news and BBC articles are strong, some user-submitted articles and lists (e.g. astrology horoscopes or entertainment pieces) can be superficial. There’s also room to enhance interactivity – for example, enabling user comments or social sharing could engage the audience more. Finally, it has a robust Android app but lacks a similarly well-known iOS version of its news app; expanding platform support could reach more users.
Despite these drawbacks, it remains a powerful portal. It continually updates with fresh material (the homepage news changes daily) and has added new features over time (e.g. the mobile app, the Urdu keyboard/ editor, etc.). Readers valuing convenience will find it hard to match. With some UI refinements and quality-control polish, HamariWeb could enhance its user experience while maintaining its status as a top-tier Pakistani web destination.
Summary
In summary, is a long-established, award-winning Pakistani web portal that offers a vast array of content and tools for general users. It excels at being comprehensive – from news (both Urdu and English) and financial data to Islamic resources, health tips, and even recipe collections. Supported by strategic media partnerships (BBC, VOA) and high traffic rankings, it plays a key role in Pakistan’s online media scene. Its strengths are its breadth, localization, and multimedia integrations. On the other hand, its interface can be complex and its content quality variable in some sections. Still, for the average internet user in Pakistan, HamariWeb.com remains a go-to hub for news and everyday information, continually expanding its offerings while aiming to improve usability.
