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Founding Date | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2015 | Founding Date 2013 | Founding Date 1997 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private | Type Private |
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Locations | Locations Solana Beach, US HQ | Locations Berlin, DE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Buenos Aires, AR South Yarra, AU Sydney, AU Thalheim Bei Wels, AT Wien, AT see more | Locations Durham, US HQ | Locations London, GB HQ Chichester, GB |
Employees | Employees 1192% decrease | Employees 9,400 | Employees 674% decrease | Employees 726 |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $191.3m (Y, 2020) | Revenue (est.) €1.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) £21.3m (FY, 2018) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €156.7m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods £7.9m (FY, 2018) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €1.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit £13.4m (FY, 2018) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income €356m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income £3.9m (FY, 2018) |
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Journals | Journals N/A | Journals 2.7 k (May, 2023) | Journals N/A | Journals 266 (Y, 2016) |

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