The DAZN sports platform streamed 1.2bn hours of content globally in 2022, across 130m connected devices.
The company, which has a media centre in Leeds, said that this made it the largest digital sports broadcaster in Europe, as well as being the highest grossing sports app of 2022.
Over the last 12 months it has added more than 75 sports rights to the platform and also completed the acquisition of Eleven Sports – the streaming company founded by Leeds United owner, Andrea Radrizzani.
“The past twelve months have been a highly significant period for DAZN as we look to become the ultimate daily destination for sports fans. We have experienced healthy growth across our markets, added a significant volume of global and domestic rights to the platform, and substantially increased our revenues by adjusting our core offerings and exploring new revenue streams,” said Shay Segev, Chief Executive Officer.
“Looking forward, we have a clear plan in place to deliver the next phase of DAZN’s progress. Our focus will be on making the product more accessible, removing further friction and improving customer engagement. We are excited for what the future holds.”
The figures show DAZN is now live in 225 countries and territories, and has 15m premium paying subscribers.
In Italy, Japan, DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Spain, it is a market leader, as it holds top-tier domestic football right to the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Serie A.
Looking ahead, it plans to diversify its offering to become a “daily sports destination” with news, analysis, merchandise, ticketing, gaming and betting.
“DAZN Group has gone from strength to strength over the past year,” added Kevin Mayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
“Driven by a highly experienced new senior leadership team drawn from across technology, media, telecommunications, entertainment and sport, the business has proven the potential of an innovative direct-to-consumer sports offering. With these solid foundations in place, we are in a strong position as we enter 2023.”
