Sports.ru Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1998

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 424

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

  • Investments
  • 1

Sports.ru General Information

Description

Publisher of online sports media based in Moscow, Russia. The company's multi-functional sports website collaborates with sports journalists and creates content under categories such as analytics, interviews of athletes, statistics, photos and videos and delivers it in media channels.

Contact Information

Website
www.sports.ru
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • Banny lane, 9
  • Inner City
  • Moscow, Meshchansky 129110
  • Russia
+7 8
Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Information Services (B2C)
Parent Company
Faberlic
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • Banny lane, 9
  • Inner City
  • Moscow, Meshchansky 129110
  • Russia
+7 8

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Sports.ru Valuation & Funding

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Sports.ru Comparisons

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Publisher of online sports media based in Moscow, Russia. The company's multi-functional sports website collaborates wit
Publishing
Moscow, Russia
424 As of 2025

San Francisco, CA
 

Bristol, CT
 
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Sports.ru Competitors (2)

One of Sports.ru’s 2 competitors is Bleacher Report, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Bleacher Report Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
ESPN Sports Media Corporate Backed or Acquired Bristol, CT
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Sports.ru Acquisitions (1)

Sports.ru’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with 90live. The deal was made on 03-Mar-2016.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
90live 03-Mar-2016 Merger/Acquisition Entertainment Software
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Sports.ru FAQs

  • When was Sports.ru founded?

    Sports.ru was founded in 1998.

  • Where is Sports.ru headquartered?

    Sports.ru is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

  • What is the size of Sports.ru?

    Sports.ru has 424 total employees.

  • What industry is Sports.ru in?

    Sports.ru’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is Sports.ru a private or public company?

    Sports.ru is a Private company.

  • What is Sports.ru’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Sports.ru is .

  • Who are Sports.ru’s competitors?

    Bleacher Report and ESPN Sports Media are competitors of Sports.ru.

  • When was Sports.ru acquired?

    Sports.ru was acquired on 09-Mar-2021.

  • Who acquired Sports.ru?

    Sports.ru was acquired by Faberlic.

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