Privately owned World Wrestling Entertainment, also known as WWE, headquartered in the US, is a tier 1 media tech buyer and a subsidiary of TKO Group. Founded in 1980 with approximately 1,130 employees, the company reported $1.7B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in developing and producing television programming, pay-per-view programming, and live wrestling events, with its operations structured across segments including Media, Live Events, and Consumer Products.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1980

Headcount

1,121

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Martial arts

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

WWE is reportedly discussing WrestleMania 43 and other shows in Saudi Arabia, with plans for a return in June for Night Of Champions 2026, a consistent feature of its relationship with the country, and potentially another premium live event later in the year. Earlier on March 15, the company officially filed multiple trademarks for new signing Danhausen with the United States Patent and Trade Office, all featuring the "Hausen" suffix. On March 14, additional details emerged regarding WWE premium live events (PLEs) moving exclusively to Netflix in Germany and Austria starting April 1 as part of a strategy to expand international distribution. WrestleMania 42, scheduled for April 18-19 in Las Vegas, will be the first major event under this new arrangement. Also on March 14, WWE partnered with ghostwrite to release a highly limited "Stone Cold" Steve Austin collectible figure, celebrating 3:16 Day. This followed news from March 14 that Alexandra Williams had been promoted to vice president and lead writer for WWE RAW, a role Dave Meltzer later noted she assumed in January.

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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) offers 8 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s product portfolio comprises of martial arts, sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship and media and TV services.
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is professional wrestling. For full access to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s suppliers include NEP Group, Disney+ (Disney Streaming) and Encompass Digital Media.

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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) sells broadcasting rights of its 6 professional wrestling and video streaming competitions to 9 companies globally, covering 2 countries. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s rights holders include NBCUniversal.

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