Livesport
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| Industry | Instant sports data and sports news |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , Czech Republic |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Revenue | €114 million (2021) |
| Owners |
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Number of employees | 1000+ (January 2023) |
| Website | livesport.eu |
Livesport Ltd. is a Czech media and technology company headquartered in Prague and founded in 2006 by Martin Hájek and Jiří Mareš. Livesport provides websites and mobile apps with live scores, sports news, statistics, and other information from over 35 major sports. Livesport's flagship product, the Flashscore network, is visited by approximately 100 million monthly users.[1]
In April 2006, the company launched Livesport.cz, its first local project providing instant live scores. Livesport then began to expand its service to other countries and also launched a global service, Flashscore.com, which gave its name to the entire Flashscore network. As of 2021, Livesport operates in 46 countries.[2]
In October 2013, Livesport released the first version of its Flashscore mobile app for iOS and, in 2014, also for Android. As of 2021, mobile apps developed by Livesport have been globally downloaded by more than 100 million users.[3]
In January 2023, Pavel Krbec became the CEO of the company.[4]
Investments
In January 2015, Livesport acquired a share in the Danish B2B sports data provider Enetpulse. After a few months, Livesport became the sole owner.[5] The company is also a sole owner of the international broadcasting rights trader Pragosport[6] and holds shares in the Y Soft Ventures investment fund, and in the technological platform Liftago.[7]
