Linternaute.com (webified name for L'Internaute or "the internet navigator", pronounced [lɛ̃tɛʁnot]) is a major French news site, launched in 2000.
[8] Per the survey institute Médiamétrie / NetRatings, in January 2017, Linternaute.com is the third news site in France with ten million unique visitors each month.
[9] According to the book Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies, linternaute.com is one of "the most visited sites within France.
: surfez, communiquez, trouvez, téléchargez... cited linternaute.com as a gateway site that could help novice internet users make progress in the online world.
"[12] L'Internaute and its parent company were acquired by Groupe Figaro in 2015; with it Groupe Figaro became the largest native French online content provider,[5] thus increasing the concentration of French media under Serge Dassault, long a source of controversy in terms of conflict-of-interest, as Dassault also owned a major military supplier, Dassault Aviation, and served in political positions from the Union for a Popular Movement party.