In 1905 the newspaper was established in its own right and has since focused on investigative journalism, news, sports and entertainment.

[7] In December 2010 Ekstra Bladet editor-in-chief Poul Madsen threatened to complain to the European Court of Justice after its submission of an application to Apple's App Store was rejected.

[8] Madsen claimed the application was deemed offensive, and in an editorial described Apple as being an "American nanny".

[9] Since 5 October 2012 Tipsbladet, an association football magazine, has been sold with the Friday edition of Ekstra Bladet.

[13] For over 100 years, Ekstra Bladets main competitor has been BT published by Berlingske Media.