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ADVFN.COM PLC
26 January 2001


For Immediate Release                                           26 January 2001



            ADVFN.COM PLC AWARDED 'BEST PRIVATE INVESTOR WEBSITE'

                     AT THE SHARES UK EQUITY AWARDS 2001





ADVFN.COM plc, ('ADVFN') one of the UK's leading provider of financial
information is pleased to announce that it has been awarded 'Best Private
Investor Website' at the Shares UK Equity Awards 2001.



ADVFN's 'Best Private Investor Website' award was based on assessments made by
the Shares magazine readership.



Commenting on the success of ADVFN, Mike Boydell, Chief Executive said:



We are absolutely delighted to have won this prestigious award.  ADVFN's
status as a leader in this industry is due to the progressive and interactive
nature of our user base and we are thankful for their loyal support.  The
Shares award is a major endorsement for our brand and strengthens ADVFN's
commitment to reaching investors both in the UK and in France and ultimately,
across Europe and Asia.


For further information please contact:

ADVFN.COM PLC                                   020 7070 0947
Michael Boydell (MD)

Buchanan Communications                         020 7466 5000
Alison Cole / Jeremy Garcia


Notes:

ADVFN provides professional quality shares data to private investors from its
web site at www.advfn.com, its WAP services (http://mobile.advfn.com/wap/) and
its interactive television channels with Telewest.



ADVFN supplies via WAP-enabled devices real time prices, personalised shares
monitor, level 2 data, top gainers and losers, news and company announcement
headlines.



It also provides education services through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Success Events Limited (www.success-events.com).



Since going live in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN has quickly become a
leader in its market and recently announced that its web site had achieved 1.5
million page impressions in a day. ADVFN floated on AIM in March 2000.



ADVFN has begun a strategy of international expansion and recently announced
the opening of its French web site at www.advfn.fr.



Its current services include:



* Free real-time prices direct from the Stock Exchange

* Premium site with level 2 data at £35 per month

* User-configurable alerts to e-mail and mobiles

* Comprehensive fundamental data

* Stock monitor. Track stocks - with automatic updates

* Portfolio service. Update and track your portfolios

* Fast quotes

* Top Lists

* Newswire (RNS, AFX and ADVFN in-house journalists)

* Trade Analyser

* Charts (historic, intraday, Microscope)

* Data download area

* Informed and active Bulletin Boards

* Investment education through its subsidiary Success Events Limited

*Interactive Digital Television Channel in conjunction with Telewest

* WAP services directly and via Breathe and Orange