Professional Darts Corporation, also known as PDC, is a privately owned entity based in the UK. Founded in 1992, the company operates with approximately 50 employees, reported $69.3M in revenue as of 2024, and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It primarily serves as the body for professional darts, offering around £7 million in prize money each year within the realm of bar sports.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1992

Headcount

44

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Bar sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On April 27, 2026, Beau Greaves made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) ranking title, defeating three former world champions—Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, and Michael Smith—at the Players Championship 11 in Milton Keynes. Previously, on March 23, 2026, VTM, the Dutch-language broadcaster in Belgium, expanded its rights package with the PDC to cover all events from 2027, building on its 2020 agreement which provides free-to-air coverage of PDC’s Premier Events and Belgian European Tour events. Earlier, on March 13, 2026, Halo agreed a deal with the PDC to become an Official Partner of the 2026/7 World Darts Championship, commencing in December 2026. This followed news from February 24, 2026, that tickets for the US Darts Masters sold out in minutes, prompting promoters to switch next year’s tournament to a larger venue amidst growing US market interest. Separately, on February 2, 2026, Republic Technologies UK became an official partner of the PDC Premier League Darts for 2026 with its OCB and Swan brands.

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Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) offers 15 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)'s product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and bar sports.
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Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)'s revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is darts. For full access to Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) sells broadcasting rights of its 14 darts competitions to 19 companies globally, covering 7 countries. Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)'s rights holders include Sky Group. Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) currently holds 13 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including darts.

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